ASH Smyth

is a freelance foreign affairs journalist. He also writes for the Social Affairs Unit and contributes to StopSmilingOnline, Music Teacher magazine and the Brussels Journal. He has an MA in Intelligence and International Security, and is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.

Book review: Liberation or Catastrophe

Sir Michael Howard's insightful essays trace history from the Enlightenment to al-Qaeda

First Posted September 20, 2007

Condom scandal that masks an AIDS crisis

If Mbeki really cared about Aids, he’d do more than recall defective condoms, says ASH Smyth

First Posted August 30, 2007

Volunteering overseas? Cut out the middleman

Voluntourism companies do more harm than good

First Posted August 16, 2007

Howe sends hoodies to ancient Egypt

Baroness Howe's prescription for our troubled youth shows she's out of touch

First Posted July 30, 2007

We've sent the aid, so where's the security?

First Posted June 25, 2007

Thomas Lund-Lack doesn't deserve life imprisonment

First Posted June 22, 2007

What good can the AU-UN force to Darfur do?

With militias being provocative, will there be a peace for the UN to keep, asks A S H Smyth

First Posted June 19, 2007

Tehran, Rushdie and freedom of speech

First Posted June 18, 2007

November 20, 2008