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Published in: openSecurityWhen will Islamic State use its chemical weapons?The west turned a blind eye to the possible use of chemical weapons by militant Islamists allied against the Assad...
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Published in: openSecuritySyria's digital civil warMilitarised spyware has played a crucial role in the Assad regime's offensive against the Syrian opposition. But...
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Published in: openSecurityThe two big holes in the strategy against ISThe US-led campaign against Islamic State isn’t working. It won’t unless it addresses Shia sectarianism in Iraq and...
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Published in: openSecurityDeadly cargo: explosive weapons in populated areasIt’s been a year of searing images of horrifying mass civilian injury and death, from Gaza to eastern Ukraine. The...
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Published in: openSecurityTurkey, Kobane and the Kurdish questionThe US wants Turkey to join the military effort against Islamic State at Kurdish-dominated Kobane, across the Syrian...
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Published in: openSecurityStarvation as a weapon of war in SyriaSince 1993, there have been calls for the legal and political recognition of starvation as a weapon of war. In...
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Published in: openSecurityThe failure of the UN: rebuilding from the ruinsNavi Pillay offered a scathing indictment of the UN Security Council's failures to address global crises, most...
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Published in: openSecurityISIS: the spreading cancerSometimes states exaggerate the threat posed by violence from non-state forces. With ISIS in Iraq and Syria,...
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Published in: openSecurityHow Qatar's hand casts Syrian shadowsAs Qatar assumes an increasing role in the political diplomacy of the Middle East, its subtler interventions in...
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Published in: openSecuritySyria’s raging civil war and the west’s inertiaThe Syrian imbroglio is very difficult, not intractable—and the west cannot continue to throw up its hands in despair.
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Published in: openSecurityThe curious case of the Tunisian 3,000
A surge of Tunisian jihadists into Syria tells much about the wider story of violence and politics after the Arab Spring.
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Published in: openSecurityFinding cracks in Syria's deadly politics to deliver aidHumanitarian agencies have renewed support after a rare moment of unity in the UN Security Council regarding...
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Published in: openSecurityThe enduring spectre of chemical weapons in IraqThe US's failure to destroy the remnants of Iraq's chemical weapons stock, along with many others, haunts as ISIS...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaDeliberate starvation: impact on peace and reconstruction in SyriaFor the international community, realizing the magnitude of the challenges and the spiralling economic costs, that...
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Published in: openSecurityAleppo's souq: witness to the modern Syrian stateAleppo, once Syria's economic heartbeat, bears testimony to the historic diversity and associated vibrancy a...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaRazan Zaitouneh and her comrades: spirit of the Syrian revolution kidnappedMore than five months have passed since the kidnap of activists Razan Zaitouneh, Wael Hammadeh, Samira Khalil and...
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Published in: openSecurityAfter fleeing barrel bombs, the long wait for UN aid beginsThe Syrian regime is in the business of inflicting suffering on civilians; their cooperation is valuable to aid...
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Published in: openSecuritySyria and the International Criminal Court: justice deniedWith Russia and China vetoing a UN Security Council resolution to refer the situation in Syria to the International...
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Published in: openSecuritySyrian refugees in Turkey: defusing the powder-kegIn sharp contrast to wider Europe, Turkey has taken in many refugees from the Syrian civil war—but its hospitality...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe shifting balance of identity politics after the Syrian uprisingAn account of the drastic identity and narrative shifts during the Syrian uprising. The author focuses on the...
