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Dec 18, 2020

Italy has let Egypt hide the truth regarding Giulio Regeni, and it is now repeating past mistakes

In the last days, numerous Italian intellectuals have returned their Honour Legion, the highest French order of merit, protesting its...

Sep 9, 2020

The Role of Islamism in the Qatar-Saudi Arabia Diplomatic Conflict

On 5 June 2017, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Egypt cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, accusing the country of...

Aug 18, 2020

How do refugees wash their hands?

Analysing the sanitary situation in refugee camps against the backdrop of COVID-19 and climate change.

Jul 19, 2020

Should Begum Return?

We need to remember our place and responsibilities as a liberal democracy The demands that Shamima Begum be prevented from returning to...

Jun 25, 2020

What’s happening in Yemen?

Yemen is going through the worst humanitarian crisis on the planet, ever. We know this. 24 million people are dependent on humanitarian...

Jun 7, 2020

Did the US occupation of Iraq taint the concept of democracy for the country?

Brzezinski claimed that there is “no such thing as ethical foreign policy” (Fouskas) as every war, invasion and occupation is a merely a...

May 29, 2020

The Radicalisation Enigma: The Question of Islamic Migrant Extremism in Russia and Central Asia

The predisposition of Central Asian migrant workers to radicalisation has long been debated. Leaving their home countries for the...

May 5, 2020

The Future of Oil after Covid-19

How Covid-19 has permanently affected the future of the oil industry and chartered a new course for energy consumption Covid-19 has wiped...

May 3, 2020

What does the future hold for peace processes in Afghanistan?

The Afghanistan war began in 2001 and was shortly followed by the Bonn Agreement on Provisional Arrangements in Afghanistan Pending the...

Mar 30, 2020

Flight to Medina - A Second Coming of Al Qaeda?

In fact by 2015 most foreign policy analysts such as the FPRI were claiming that Al Qaeda would disband within the year. They were wrong...

Mar 13, 2020

Lessons from Revolution 2.0

Images of Khaled before and after the assault spread like wildfire. [In the past] similar stories had not spread too widely … thanks to...

Mar 9, 2020

'Faceless' Security Threats

The spread of COVID-19 globally raises an unorthodox question of security for policymakers, how does one combat a threat that is...

Feb 29, 2020

From Democracy to Complicity: The United States' Declining Reputation in Central Asia

Central Asia was once a crucial adjunct to American security, so why is its presence in the region so indiscernible these days?

Jan 11, 2020

UK-Oman Strategic Relations

On the 10th of January 2020, Qaboos bin Said al Said, the Sultan of Oman, passed away. Qaboos oversaw the opening up of Oman akin to the...

Jan 11, 2020

Libya: Inconsequential Arms Embargo

The civil war in Libya approaches its ninth year of conflict. Calls for resolutions continue to be reiterated, but despite this an...

Jan 5, 2020

Iraqi Parliament votes to expel US forces

The Iraqi parliament in Baghdad has just voted to expel US forces from the country. The US airstrike against Qasem Suelimani did not...

Jan 5, 2020

Using the 1979 Revolution as Future Indicators

In 1979, the Iranian Revolution reshaped foreign relations in the Middle East. Iran shifted from being an American ally under the Shah...

Jan 3, 2020

Geopolitical Responses to the US Baghdad Strike

In the early hours of this morning, the highest ranking Iranian military official was killed in a US airstrike. General Qasem Soleimani...

Dec 5, 2019

Notable Comments from Manama Dialogue 2019

This article is a compilation of notable comments from leaders at the 2019 IISS Manama Dialogue hosted from the 22nd to 24th of November....

Oct 27, 2019

The Price of Withdrawal

With the United States withdrawing out of Syria, the board now seems set to allow the further encroachment of Russian and Iranian...

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