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Why Netanyahu has been forced to accept the US peace plan

October 9, 2025

The paradox of Syria's new peace 

September 4, 2025

Middle East escalation reveals Israel’s shifting strategy 

August 28, 2025

Trump’s foreign policy playbook returns: what Europe must learn

August 20, 2025

Where are China and Russia in the Israel-Iran conflict?

July 3, 2025
June 24, 2025

Recognising war: Gaza’s occupation and the Israel-Iran conflict

Süleyman Güngör From Atatürk’s homeland — where 'peace at home, peace in the world' still resonates — Süleyman Güngör argues that Gaza is Palestinian land. The violence there, and between Israel and Iran, we must recognise as war under international law — and urgently bring it to an end Read more
June 24, 2025

Trump’s attack on Iran and the logic of America First

Ruairidh Brown Does military intervention against Iran contradict Trump’s America First ideology? Ruairidh Brown argues it, in fact, is a textbook case of Trump’s Machiavellian philosophy Read more
May 6, 2025

Is Iran’s sharp power waning? 

John Chin Bashar Assad is ousted in Syria; Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis weakened in ongoing conflicts. All this has significantly weakened Iran’s 'axis of resistance'. John Chin and Mary Urso argue that the crisis of Iran’s regional proxies is leading Iran to strengthen cooperation with a global network of autocracies Read more
March 19, 2025

Why Syrian refugees are unlikely to return home

Ümit Seven Syrian refugees face multiple challenges in returning to their homeland. The threat of violence may have ended, but the destruction of infrastructure, along with social and economic instability, make return unlikely. Ümit Seven shows how prolonged displacement has led many Syrians to rebuild their lives elsewhere. Many, he argues, have created a 'pragmatic home' in host countries Read more
January 14, 2025

The struggle for a dignified return of refugees to Syria

Maissam Nimer The sudden collapse of the Assad regime could result in Syrian refugees being pressured into returning. But Maissam Nimer and Susan Beth Rottmann say refugee returns must be voluntary, dignified, and sustainable – not driven by political agendas. Given Syria's shattered infrastructure, instability, and limited opportunities, 'safety' means more than simply the absence of violence Read more

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