After the terrorist atrocity, Western powers pledged to strike back at Islamic State. They will need to do more than rattle sabres.
- Professor of International Politics, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin
US and UK claim the man who bragged about decapitating western hostages has probably been killed in an airstrike.
Moscow’s mixed messages on the future of the Syrian president is fuelling speculation that it might be preparing to desert its long-term ally.
With Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Iran and the US all at the table, Russia’s benighted Syria plan may at last have a chance of success.
Why has Vladimir Putin stepped up his Syrian game so radically – and is it really all as sudden as it seems?
The Cameron government has announced it killed two British citizens in a drone strike in Syria. Was the announcement timed for maximum impact?
The ten candidates who made it onto Fox News’s debate stage ranged from the serious to the seriously off-base.
Assad is running out of options – and he seems to be admitting it for the first time.
So there’s now a real plan to sort out Iran’s nuclear programme. What about all its other problems?
With both Islamic State and Assad cutting off its fuel supplies, the Syrian opposition is struggling to survive.
The trial of an American journalist in Iran was a craven farce – and a reminder of the brutality with which Tehran still treats journalists.
The worst-kept secret in American politics is finally out in the open. What now?
Iran is celebrating this historic deal – along with the rest of the world. But Iran’s religious leader can still throw a spanner in the works.
Iran is being pushed to the edge by sanctions over its nuclear programme. Will its dying Supreme Leader cave to the pressure?
Reduction in funding for overseas students sparks protest from Iraq postgraduates.
Newly leaked documents show that Mossad has long been briefing against Netanyahu – and that the military has stood in his way.
February 2015 has already seen some major developments in Syria’s four-year conflict. At the start of February, rebels launched more than 100 rockets into Damascus and the Assad regime fired mortars on…
Ministers from 21 countries gathered in London on January 22 to discuss the fight against Islamic State (IS). They had their photo opportunity and issued their statements. US secretary of state, John Kerry…
Talks in Vienna about the future of Iran’s nuclear programme have failed for the time being. The countries involved have agreed to resume discussions in December with a view to reaching a political agreement…
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