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Published in: HomeLetter from London: India next for ISISA young follower sees Western policy recruiting the dispossessed from West Africa to India, in the latest of a...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaReflections on “peace” in AfghanistanLeaving a misguided war and choosing not to look back.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaPersian Wikipedia: an independent source or a tool of the Iranian state?Is Iran catching up with the trend of censorship outsourcing and using Persian Wikipedia towards this end?
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaMakhlouf no more? Russia is calling in the debts in SyriaRumors about Rami Makhlouf’s asset seizures might be signaling divisions between Russia and Iran in Syria.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe perils of improvising policy: from the Balfour Declaration to BrexitAs we experience the consequences of the referendum on Britain’s membership in the EU, we might fruitfully revisit...
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Published in: 50.50Join our Tracking the Backlash investigative projectWe are looking for skilled and passionate investigative and production editors to join our team. Deadline for...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaReimagining Palestine in the future: an interview with Saleem HaddadPalestine is a rich canvas for science fiction: it is the frontier where tools of subjugation, occupation and...
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Published in: HomeUS and UK struggle to find friends against Iran – and Iraq wants its sky backIs it 2003 all over again – but with Iran and Iraq on the same side this time?
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Published in: ourEconomyWanted: writers from the global southAre you a journalist, writer or researcher based in the global south who is passionate about building a fairer...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe “deal of the century” is already on the ground before being on paperMany recent developments signal an early implementation of the “deal of the century” despite Palestinian rejection.
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Published in: HomeThe ISIS comeback is happening – but the west isn’t learning any lessonsISIS is winning support, gaining territory and launching attacks far and wide, while western military strategy...
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Published in: 50.50Anti-LGBTIQ ‘conversion therapy’ occurs worldwide, new study revealsActivities to ‘cure’ LGBTIQ people are widespread globally, says report, driven by ultra-religious groups and...
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Published in: ourEconomy"It's time to end the gentleman’s agreement" – an open letter to the IMFOver 100 organisations and academics sign a letter demanding a fair selection process for the next IMF managing director.
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Published in: HomeBritish navy goes all in with Trump against IranAre Boris and Donald the new Blair and Bush? Movements of the UK’s handful of destroyers suggest they might be.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe decline of Erdoğanist authoritarianism: a new chance for “democratization” in Turkey?The Istanbul municipal elections might be the beginning of the post-Erdoğan period. But is it the end of authoritarianism?
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWar is no solution to the US-Iran standoffNothing other than direct talks can offer a prospect for a solution to the crisis.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaLeaks, hacks, and scandals: a conversation with Tarek El-ArissOn the radical transformations affecting Arab culture in the digital age.
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Published in: ourEconomyTurkey does imperialism: Turkish foreign policy in the Middle EastTo understand Turkey’s actions in the Middle East, we need to grasp its precarious place in world capitalism.
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Published in: HomeThe shadow war on terror is making its enemies strongerFew in the west know about the war fought on their behalf in Syria and Iraq. But they may come to know the rage that...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaTunisia: Essebsi and the resurrection of BourguibaDid Beji Caid Essebsi succeed in his attempt to bring back Bourguibism to Tunisia?
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