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Global interest and celeb supporters, but did the Sumud Flotilla make any difference?
By Ethan Travica In late August 2025, over 500 people, comprising more than 40 vessels launched the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), in the latest attempt by various humanitarian groups like the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, in order to try and directly provide aid to the peoples of Gaza. On Wednesday October 1st, the roughly 400 activists, whose number had been decreased through illegal interceptions by Israeli forces in international waters, made their final approach to Gaza in t


Thirty years on from Srebrenica, why is Gaza slipping down the news-cycle?
By Zaid Patel With the world’s attention shifting towards heightened tensions between Iran and Israel, the dire humanitarian situation in...


Wes Anderson's The Phoenician Scheme: An adventure in stylised political subtext
By Cianan Sheekey Warning: This article contains spoilers for The Phoenician Scheme. Praise for the stylistic brilliance of Wes...


Forget the Furore - No Matter How Uncomfortable it is, No Other Land Demands to be Seen.
By Ehsan Ibrahim The Oscar-winning documentary views the Israel-Palestine through the eyes of Marwan Barghouthi and makes for essential...


The Great Gambler: Ahmed Al-Sharaa and His Quest to Redefine Syria
By Meghana Pappu Al-Sharaa with Hadja Lahbib, the European Commissioner for Equality On March 7th, 2025, a Financial Times article made...


The Middle East Crisis: One Year Later
By Daniel Yates A year on from Hamas’ attack on Israel, tensions in the Middle East are being combined with the emergence of multiple...


Why the aid worker attack in Gaza highlights the hypocrisy of the West
By Tom Lowe Since Hamas’ attacks against Israel on October 7, 33,000 Palestinians, including 25,000 women and children, have died in...


David vs Goliath or Eve and the Serpent?
By William Hall A recent article written by Syed Wadih-Hussein on the crisis in the Red Sea has taken the liberty of applying the famous...


Yemen's Houthis: David against Goliath
By Syed Wadih Hussain The Red Sea has become an unlikely centerstage for resistance as Yemen’s Houthi rebels challenge global powers far...


How recent national politics in Lebanon and Israel intensify the conflict at the Blue Line
BY EMMA KÜHNELT “If … an escalation or conflict develops here, we will return Lebanon to the Stone Age” said Israel’s Minister of...
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