Yemen has slipped well down the global agenda—behind Israel-Palestine, Syria and Iraq—but, as security deteriorates, significant international effort is needed to renew its stalled transition.
Drones in Afghanistan have been responsible for countless civilian casualties. That’s the problem—they’re countless.
Until the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu was one of the most influential politicians in Russia. Not any more. на русском языке
The Syrian imbroglio is very difficult, not intractable—and the west cannot continue to throw up its hands in despair.
Led by the self-proclaimed caliph, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (b.1971), ISIS promotes itself in Iraq and globally as a purified expression of original Islam.
As scenes of jubilation in Sunni cities coupled with fear and calls for jihad in Shia cities show how deep and explosive sectarian divisions are in Iraq, should Kurds be forced to stay on?
The influential nationalist-modernist ideology once attracted religious-sectarian support. Today that process is over, as the latter forces reclaim their older identities.
The shock to Israel's system from the intense conflict in Gaza is profound.
Cossacks have always been loyal to the Kremlin. The crisis in Ukraine has only confirmed that loyalty.
The squeeze between Iraqi, Syrian and international forces and the conflict between armed groups in the region is the gamble that the Islamic State has made. In return for this gamble, global jihadist recruitment from an ever growing list of nationalities and pledges of allegiance are the prizes.
An excerpt from an interview with a Palestinian Christian in Bethlehem, who isn't a politician or a militant, just a normal man trying to live his life under occupation, introduced by the interviewer.
Israel's assault on Gaza provokes international demonstrations and calls for boycotts and economic sanctions.
