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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...


Tensions spike in historic Cyprus split
By JAMES PRESTON As of September 16, 2022, the US Department of State commenced a further lifting of the arms embargo on the Republic of...


Swept under the rug: UK government disguises child fatalities in Afghanistan with “compensations”
By LEEN ALKHLAIFAT The charity organisation “Action On Armed Violence” (AOAV) has released a worrisome report which revealed that Britain...
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