Iraqi Protesters Seek to Reclaim Their Political and Economic Destiny
Since the turn of the century, the Iraqi public have certainly not enjoyed political stability. The decision of the United States and its...
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In Dire Straits - Iran's Aggression Rises
A war is brewing in straits of Hormuz which could have major global implications on peace in the Persian Gulf, the Middle East and the...
Toddler-in-Chief: Why Trump's unilateral Syria strategy spells disaster
On October 6, the White House released a statement following a conversation between Presidents Trump and Erdogan announcing Turkey would...
Why the Afghan peace deal would only make things worse
September 5th. A day like so many others in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul; one filled with carnage and terror after a suicide bombing,...
The slippery tentacles of war: The UK and Saudi Arabia
There are many arguments for the UK’s support of the Saudi-led intervention in Yemen. Senior politicians have touted the intelligence...
"We want to live!" What recent protests reveal about Gazan politics
“We want to live”! A powerful cry emanates from the people of Gaza, brutally suppressed by the ruthless terror group that is Hamas. Amid...
ISIS: a defeated force or only awaiting their resurgence?
Ever since the barbaric slaughter of the American journalist, James Foley, which took place in August 2014, the so called ‘Islamic State’...
Shamima Begum: The Unrepentant Teenager Who Wants It All
The question on how to deal with foreign jihadis wanting to return to their country of birth has always been a complicated one, and the...
Turkey has no appetites for the return of Ottoman Royalty
When almost a century ago Kemal Ataturk founded the secular republic of Turkey, the former rulers, the Ottomans, were forcefully asked to...
Matthew Hedges: Has Britain called the UAE’s Bluff?
Upon first glance, it would not be wrong to categorise the prosecution and subsequent pardoning of Matthew Hedges, a British national and...
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