While the conflict between Hamas and Israel is unique, the case of South Africa’s border war – and subsequent fall of apartheid – might offer lessons that apply to the Middle East.
Articles on Middle East
Displaying 341 - 360 of 1018 articles
The Biden administration has calibrated its strikes so as not to provoke a wider armed conflict in the region.
More than 85 locations linked to militias were hit in a robust response by Washington to an earlier deadly drone attack on a US base in Jordan.
History tells us that US presidents tend to be cautious about foreign policy in an election year – especially in the Middle East.
Three American troops were killed and dozens more injured in an attack on a base in Jordan. How the Biden administration responds could determine if conflict in the Middle East widens.
Iran has expanded its network of partners across the Middle East. But it isn’t a simple case of Tehran dictating the terms of the alliance.
Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea have disrupted trade between Asia and Europe – could ships cross the Arctic instead?
Qanats are an ancient system which could be a useful way of getting water to farms in arid areas.
Conflict between Lebanon and Israel looms – it would throw the Lebanese economy further into crisis.
The raid follows warnings from Washington to cease attacks in the Red Sea − but it could serve to strengthen rebels and reignite civil war.
Israel and Hezbollah are engaged in tit-for-tat attacks, but a diplomatic path still exists to avoid an escalation.
Conflict has escalated between Joe Biden and Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu over the conduct of the Israel-Hamas war. But a national security veteran says the US has little leverage over Israel.
In war time, the type of conflict determines what formal rules of war apply. But how to determine the nature of the conflict?
Long a well-kept secret, the archipelago of Socotra is one of the most biodiverse on earth. But the Emirates have other plans for its main island, with which it has long cultivated ties.
The diversity of Israel’s Jewish population has been a source of tensions, but also strength, over the decades.
A historian of the Middle East examines the decades-old ‘special relationship’ between Israel and the US.
Negotiating global progress on climate change involves walking a fine line, as a former UN official explains.
A cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas has seen the release of 58 hostages held in Gaza and 111 Palestinians held in Israeli jails.
In federal parliament, there are “friendship” groups for almost everything, from AUKUS to arthritis, and for many countries. Three groups are particularly relevant at the moment – Friends of Palestine…
The slogan has been attacked as ‘antisemitic’ and defended as a ‘call for freedom.’ Behind the controversy is decades of usage.
Top contributors
-
Professor of International Politics, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin
-
Professor of International Relations, Lancaster University
-
Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
-
Professor of Peace Studies, University of Bradford
-
Director of the Curtin Extremism Research Network (CERN), Curtin University
-
Senior Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, UNSW
-
Director of Dickinson Program in New Zealand & Associate Professor of Politics at the University of Otago, Dickinson College
-
Professor of History and Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame
-
Professor in the Department of Government, University of Essex
-
Tony Walker AM is a Friend of The Conversation.
Director, La Trobe University
-
Professor of Middle Eastern Studies and Public Policy and Director of the Interdisciplinary Studies Institute, UMass Amherst
-
Research Fellow, Middle East Studies, Deakin University
-
Adjunct Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute, University of Technology Sydney
-
Honorary Research Fellow, Department of International Politics, City St George's, University of London
-
Lecturer in Middle East Studies, Deakin University