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"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 appetite 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...
American foreign policy has no room for Turkey
This summer Turkey became the latest victim of President Trump's global trade war, hallmarking a new low in already rocky US-Turkey...
Mohammed bin Salman: The last real hope for change in the Middle East?
Prince Mohammed Bin Salman might be the most important political figure in the Middle East today. Since his father was crowned King of...
Iran’s Nuclear Option: Make Energy, not Bombs
Is Iran a nuclear threat to global peace? Depends who you ask. Against the din of resounding rejections, which includes that of the...
Iran’s aggression poses an international threat. It is time to stop appeasing and act.
When the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was signed by world-leading nations in 2015, it was hailed as a ground-breaking...
Saudi Arabia: How Their Future Affects Our Fate
Photograph: Flickr, Raeid Allehyani As the world welcomed 2016 with fireworks and music, Saudi Arabia spilled the blood of 47 people. Now...
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