Rory McCarthy – The Conversation

Israeli soldiers provide security at a new Israeli settlement near the West Bank village of Dura on August 31. Abir Sultan / EPA

September 9, 2026

E1: the illegal settlement at the heart of the UK’s West Bank trade ban

Rory McCarthy, Durham University

The international community has long seen the construction of E1 as a red line.

People in Cairo, Egypt, protesting against the war in Gaza and the displacement of its population. Mohamed Hossam / EPA

September 18, 2025

Rory McCarthy, Durham University

There are three primary reasons why Egypt objects to any expulsion of Palestinians.

The Muslim Brotherhood has organised demonstrations in Jordan in support of the Palestinians. Mohammad Ali / EPA

April 25, 2025

Rory McCarthy, Durham University

Jordan’s government has banned the Muslim Brotherhood movement, a week after 16 of its members were arrested

Tunisian security forces in Sousse. EPA/STR

June 26, 2015

Rory McCarthy, University of Oxford

The worst terror attack in Tunisia’s history is a hideous test of everything it’s accomplished since 2011.

Tunisian soldiers take up positions outside the National Bardo museum. EPA/Mohamed Messara

March 18, 2015

Rory McCarthy, University of Oxford

Tunisia’s problem with radical Islamism has been steadily brewing since the days of the Ben Ali regime.