The ‘State of Judea’ is replacing the ‘State of Israel’ with far reaching consequences

The Israeli army is systematically working to empty northern Gaza of its residents

A year of war and atrocities has devastated the strip.

Thousands of foreigners fighting for the Israeli army in Gaza and the West Bank face scrutiny and potential prosecution

As with Bosnia and Darfur, Israel’s genocide in Gaza will stain the country for generations

Mounting atrocities in Gaza will scar Israel and Palestine for decades.

The Middle East security scholar on why Israel will stuggle to eliminate Hamas.

Israel faces grim choices as Gaza bleeds to death

A conversation with Ahron Bregman

High-profile assassinations, radical breaks with policy and impulsive decisions have defined Trump’s agenda in the Middle East.

2020 has proven that Syria’s already desperate situation can get immeasurably worse.

Under Netanyahu’s government, a decade of anti-immigrant rhetoric and riots, an increase in mass deportations of African refugees and police brutality has seen a surge in activism against systemic racism in Israel’s Ethiopian community.

Turkey and the intra-jihadist conflict in northern Syria.

Idlib’s conflict has been frozen by Turkey and Russia. With the humanitarian crisis deepening, will it hold?

As the humanitarian catastrophe in northwest Syria deepens, Turkey, Russia and Syria’s rivalry has mutated into direct conflict.

President Trump’s assassination of Iran’s top commander has cemented his destruction of the Iranian nuclear deal, and pushed the Middle East closer to a major regional war.

Iraqi officials are being investigated for crimes against humanity, and the government’s violence could spark another Arab revolution.

The Baku pogrom was a misunderstood event that drastically reshaped the Nagorno-Karabakh region and relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

Is maximal pressure from the United States on Iran working?

As Turkey flexes its military muscle in North Africa and the Caucasus, is war inevitable in Idlib?

With heightened domestic pressures, and wider regional strife, is another conflict between the Palestinians and Israelis on the cards?

The rising threat of white supremacist terrorism and the evolution of Salafi jihadism should concern us all.

With little accountability or transparency, could British soldiers face war crimes investigations in another Middle Eastern conflict?

ISIS has lost its final territories around Baghuz. However, the organisation has lost none of its potency.

Syria's war continues, but when it ends, the conflict’s legacy will continue for the survivors for generations.

“I have Syria in my mind and my heart, in my blood.”

Who was responsible for the fall of Mosul? 

"We are looking to Syria with concern because of the growing Iranian presence in the country."

As Islamic State's territories crumble, the conflicts in the region enter a new phase. 

Did an assassination attempt on George H.W Bush in the 1990s cause the Iraq War? 

Yemen's suffering is increasing as U.S involvement in the country deepens. 

Afghan human rights activist Dr. Nasimi discusses the Soviet-Afghan War, the Taleban and the refugee crisis. 

Decades of persecution culminated in genocidal violence against the Yezidis. 

From Tunis to Tel Aviv to Damascus, Mr. Orto discusses the Middle Eastern crisis. 

Crackpots and opportunists in President Trump's government will continue the brutalisation of Western society and politics.

Following wars in 1978, 1982, 1993, 1996 and 2006, the latest confrontation between Israel and Lebanon could prove to be the bloodiest.

President Donald Trump and the identity crisis of Western politics

A report by the Danish Immigration Service has downplayed the severity of the Eritrean refugee crisis and war crimes committed across their state.

Have Western audiences become hostage to the spectacle of "terrorism" as the events of 9/11 become history?

Robert Fisk's journey into Lebanon and the horrific dynamics of civil war in the Middle East needs reading.  

ISIS's movement is founded on the manifesto of Abu Naji

ISIS's threat to Europe is rooted in uncomfortable truths about its Western supporters and fighters. 

Is the rise of the ISIS the catalyst for the disintegration of Iraq as a nation state?

The age of “Fire and Sword” during the waning years of Tsarist Russia was instrumental in shaping the territorial dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan

The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict explained to beginners.

To understand the situation in Idlib and how Hayat Tahrir al-Sham has thrived it is important to look back to al-Suri’s writings

Winter fighting, and explosive violence has left civilians exposed to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Relentless air raids have devastated eastern Syria’s environment with terrible costs on human health.

Siege tactics, explosive weapons and systematic targeting of civilian and medical infrastructure is pushing Syria to the brink of famine.

Salafi-jihadist expert, Orwa Ajjoub investigates the jihadist pledge.

Brexit is opening up old wounds, and the threat of conflict in Ireland.

With Assad victorious, will his circle be brought to justice for war crimes in the future?

From insurgency to mini-state: The evolution of Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham.

Crimes against humanity, ethnic cleansing and genocide have reshaped Syria.

“The source of an Arab or Palestinian revolt will be a combination of growing nationalism, economic and social difficulties and growing resentment.”

Nino Orto speaks to ex-jihadist on UK’s internal security threats.

Hitler’s War of Annihilation

A generation gap is at the heart of an identity crisis in the Druze community in the occupied Golan, reports Nino Orto.

The intractable conflict in Afghanistan.

An interview with Fawwaz Traboulsi on Lebanon. 

Israel want to fight Hizbullah – when the moment arrives – in Lebanon but not in Syria.

The Silk Roads present opportunities and nightmares for post-Brexit Britain. 

Iraq's dirty war is fuelling corruption, smuggling, and trafficking.

The siege of Mosul is finished, the Gulf Wars are far from over. 

The Asad regime and the war for Syria. 

The Middle East security scholar on the consequences of a new war in Lebanon.