When the entrenched leaders in Libya, Egypt and Yemen fell victim to revolution, many thought Bashar al-Assad would be next to be consumed by the Arab Spring. Continue reading Syrian Civil War: How Assad has held on for a decade
Of all the stops on the Pope Francis’ tour of Iraq, the first pope to ever visit the country, Mosul stuck out. For many, its name is still stained by the memory of three years of occupation by Daesh, Islamic State. Continue reading The Pope’s visit to Mosul is an opportunity for the city to break with its past
The US-Taliban political peace agreement is “unrealistic” and a culture-based strategy must be sought instead, an Afghan expert told Redaction Politics. Continue reading The Taliban cannot be compromised with a political agreement
The ills of American exceptionalism will continue despite a change of leadership in the White House, an American socialist group has claimed. Continue reading Halting the American war machine requires fundamental government change
In 1994, the younger son of a rather prominent Middle-Eastern family woke up to some unexpected news. His older brother had died suddenly, leaving him as the sole heir to the dictator of Syria. Continue reading From a spark of hope to utter ruin: Syria’s journey since the Arab Spring has seen Assad preside over a decade-long humanitarian catastrophe
War is too profitable to encourage Afghan political elites to make a real effort to end it. Continue reading US troops withdrawal would return Afghanistan to ‘war and disorder’
Jeremy Corbyn has demanded the cessation of arms sales to Saudi Arabia that drive the killing of children and the destruction of an entire country. Continue reading Corbyn demands an end to Saudi arms sales and ‘massive destruction’ of Yemen
The British government must follow Joe Biden in ending support for Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen, campaigners have urged. Continue reading Britain must follow Joe Biden in ending support for Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen, campaigners say
Muammar Gaddafi’s fall did not usher Libya into a new dawn, only utter chaos. Continue reading Ten years after Gaddafi, Libya is a failed state wracked by civil war, militias, and a gaping power vacuum
President Joe Biden’s freezing of billions worth of pending arms sales agreed by Donald Trump in the last months of his presidency has been met with mixed reactions. Continue reading Questions remain over US weapons trade after Biden freezes Saudi arms sales
