Ian Buruma Archives

The Churchill Complex: The Curse of Being Special, from Winston and FDR to Trump and Brexit

From one of its keenest observers, a brilliant, witty journey through the “Special Relationship” between Britain and America that has done so much to shape the world, from World War II to Brexit. […Learn More]

The Collaborators: Three Stories of Deception and Survival in World War II

Ian Buruma’s spellbinding account of three near-mythic figures—a Dutch fixer, a Manchu princess, and Himmler’s masseur—who may have been con artists and collaborators under Japanese and German rule, or true heroes, or something in between. […Learn More]