Dr Inna RudolfIraq’s Islamic Resistance and the Bending of Sect-Coded and Cross-Sectarian Solidarity
Read moreIn light of the ongoing conflict in Gaza, particularly following the Iran-Israel ‘12-Day War’ and subsequent U.S. strikes on Iran,…
Dr Shiraz MaherPervasive Mass Violence has Paralysed our Failing Government
Read moreAfter yet another murderous attack, it is time to overhaul our inadequate anti-terror regime. It has been an exhausting week,…
- Dr Shiraz Maher
Manchester and the Jihadi War Against Jews
Read moreJihad al-Shamie emerged from a British subculture contaminated with violence. There was a depressing inevitability to the terrorist attack outside…
Dr Nils MallockGeography and Politics Stand in the Way of an Independent Palestinian State
Read moreThere has been a recent rush of countries to formally recognise the state of Palestine. Affirming Palestinian sovereignty marks a…
Prof John Bew CMGPursuing Pole Position
Read moreHow Whitehall and Westminster planned for a new world order. No sooner had VE Day arrived in May 1945 than…
- Prof John Bew CMG
For Trump et al, the Personal is Always Political
Read moreIn an era of rapid technological advancement, it’s disconcerting that gut instinct and snap judgments by many leaders shape our…
Prof John Bew CMGHow the CIA Lost the War on Terror
Read moreIn The Mission, Tim Weiner argues that the agency’s past 25 years have been defined by scandal, psychodrama and human…
Dr Shiraz MaherThe Contours of Trump’s Middle East Policy
Read morePresident Trump’s recent confrontation with Iran is consistent with his longstanding approach to the Middle East – to strengthen America’s…
- Prof John Bew CMG
Meet the President’s Main Man
Read moreAn elegant portrait of Jimmy Carter’s hawkish security adviser reveals him to be a pivotal figure in cold war policy.…
- Prof John Bew CMG
The Rise of Machinepolitik
Read moreThere is a scene in Gustave Flaubert’s novel Sentimental Education that one cannot read without turning one’s mind to today.…
