Alan Judd

Why Jonathan Powell thinks we’ll have to negotiate with al-Qa’eda

A review of Talking to Terrorists: How to End Armed Conflicts, by Jonathan Powell. He makes much of Blair’s success in Northern Ireland – but not all disputes are so soluble

Jonathan Powell gives evidence At The Iraq Inquiry, 2010. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Jonathan Powell
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  • Talking to Terrorists: How to End Armed Conflicts

    Jonathan Powell

    The Bodley Head, pp. 407

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