Sex trumps torture and corruption

Paul McGeough This is about carnal relations, not global security - got it? We're talking sex, so if you're looking for heavy breathing about ethics and morality, move on, turn the page.

Paul McGeough

Sandy strike timely reminder to deniers

Paul McGeough Can you imagine how events might have unfolded had hurricane Sandy struck a few weeks earlier?

Paul McGeough

US talks reform from comfort of fence

Paul McGeough Amid historic hoopla, something often happens that comes back to bite someone on the bum.

Paul McGeough

Here's a banking chief worth protecting

Paul McGeough When Muhammad Yunus gets mugged by the government of Bangladesh, our culture of modern hero-worship manifests as blanket indifference.

Paul McGeough

Coalition of the unwilling to understand

Paul McGeough With apologies to film director Ken Kwapis, they're just not that into us. We're talking about Afghans.

Paul McGeough

Egyptian generals let Arab Spring wilt

Paul McGeough The jig was up in Cairo when Barack Obama coughed up to the generals a cool $1.5 billion.

Paul McGeough

When charity bites the hand that feeds it

Paul McGeough In Afghanistan it's mop-up time. As foreign armies eye the exits, a meeting in San Francisco last week was a different kind of mopping-up for a non-combat force that is likely to remain on the ground...