Middle East
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The Power to Choose
For much of the period after the Cold War, American power appeared to rest on an extraordinary assumption: Jill Dean…
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Memory Is Not the Past
History becomes dangerous in two very different ways. Artemis Kechagioglou It becomes dangerous when it is used to cultivate hatred.…
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Wrestling with faith in the face of genocide?
The suffering in Gaza and the West Bank poses an uncomfortable question for people of faith: do principles of justice,…
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Türkiye: Long Prison Terms for Children Accused of Crime
Uphold Child Justice Standards; Reject Harmful, Ineffective Approach (Berlin) – A new Turkish law that imposes heavy prison sentences on children…
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Syria’s Hardest Transition: From Revenge to Justice
A war does not truly end simply because a government falls or political power changes hands. Fiona Ko Ko Violence…
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Akrotiri: When Military Security Becomes a Question of Human Security
Military installations may promise security. But security becomes a more complicated concept when the communities surrounding them begin to feel…
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Lebanon: Israel’s Killing of Journalist an Apparent War Crime
Apparently Targeted Journalists, Medical Workers The Israeli military’s April 22, 2026 attacks in Lebanon that killed one journalist and severely…
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Israel is losing America – and endangering Jews
Israel’s war in Gaza has eroded support across the US political spectrum, while Netanyahu’s claim to act for all Jews…
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The Middle East’s Metastasising Conflicts
After a lull, the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran has reignited, spreading in new and dangerous ways. It could continue to…
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Is there a one-state solution to end apartheid in Israel?
South Africa’s transition from apartheid to multiracial democracy suggests that a single secular, non-racist state may offer a more hopeful…
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Beyond Process – When Long-Standing Strategies Deserve Honest Reassessment
Dialogue matters. Dinos Toumazos Keeping communication alive is almost always preferable to silence. Yet diplomacy should never become an end…
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Violence, Civilian Protection and the Rule of International Law
Protecting civilians is not only a humanitarian obligation but a foundation for lasting peace. Jill Dean Singer The latest events…
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The EU and Türkiye: Uniting in Defence?
As the post-World War II international order fades away, officials in Ankara and other European capitals are realising that great…
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52 Years of Turkish Occupation and Colonisation: Resistance is Life
July 20 marked the 52nd dark anniversary of the Turkish invasion. Eren Ali * The so-called “peace operation”, as Turkey…
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Small States, Great Balance
What the Makarios–Nixon Conversation Still Teaches Us About Diplomacy. Stephanie Raptis Some historical conversations become more valuable with time. Wise…
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Can a New Initiative Help the Gulf Region Escape the U.S.-Israel-Iran Trap?
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Egypt and Türkiye are trying out an informal consultative framework that could give these countries a larger…
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