Patrick Cockburn is an award-winning Independent columnist who specialises in analysis of Iraq, Syria and wars in the Middle East. He has been with The Independent since 1990. In 2014 he forecast ...

Patrick Cockburn discusses his new biography about his father, Claud, with his niece, Laura Flanders. Mainstream media has a lot to account for in 2024, but go back 90 years, and prestigious ...

It’s heartening to see that Patrick Cockburn has kept this sceptical legacy alive and his latest work is essential to make sense of the latest phases of the Middle East crises. You can’t buy a ...