On October 8, the Foreign Secretary, Ed Miliband announced that the British Consulate in Occupied East Jerusalem would begin operating under a new name as the ‘UK Mission, Jerusalem’. Whilst the change may seem benign, it symbolises what has become another significant tension between London and Tel Aviv, centred around the violence that has erupted around Israeli West Bank settlements, and a plan that has been described by some as aiming to ‘bury the idea of a Palestinian sta

By Joe Said In the early 2010s, a widespread movement challenged the authoritarian rule of multiple Middle Eastern and North African countries. The Arab Spring had a significant and lasting impact on many countries, some for better; many for worse. Tunisia overthrew the regime and has established widespread reform; Morocco did not stage a revolution, yet protests were able to pressure the government into implementing constitutional and political reforms. And then, there's Egy

By Isaac Tunley Although the U.S. presidential primary season is over a year away, media speculation has intensified over who will run for and win the Democratic nomination. Presidential hopefuls such as Gavin Newsom and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are already battling for media attention, funding from political action committees and donors, and momentum in name recognition and polling. However, Presidential hopefuls ought to be aware of the sole man who could make or break thei