Just as Iran’s centre ground was collapsing under political pressure, Donald Trump offered the hardliners a gift.
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International NGOs are promoting a ‘resilience agenda’ that masks their own failings in Palestine.
A recent skirmish between Iran and Israel put the spotlight back on one of the most sensitive territories in the world.
Hugely divisive and controversial at home, Avigdor Lieberman is both an outspoken hawk and a political opportunist.
Flashy interceptor systems attract media and government attention. But bomb shelters and warning systems are at least as important in the midst of missile strikes.
Ever since the shocking spectacle of the Iranian Revolution and hostage crisis, American conservatives have reserved a special disdain for the Islamic Republic.
Iran is a dangerous mischief-maker in the Middle East – but scrapping the nuclear deal will probably make things worse.
Years of mediation by Russia have helped keep a direct Israeli-Iranian conflict off the agenda. But things have changed.
Israel’s prime minister failed to undermine the validity of Iran’s nuclear deal, and instead ended up demonstrating just how important it is.
Despite all claims to secular egalitarianism, the Assad family’s decades of rule have been brutally elitist.
The new secretary of state once called the Iran nuclear deal ‘unconscionable.’ If he supports Trump’s instinct to scrap the agreement on May 12, it could unleash violence across the volatile Mideast.
A recent intervention by the US, the UK and France is only part of a far broader – and deadlier – campaign.
Sex was central to life in ancient Mesopotamia. And the authors of Sumerian love poetry, depicting the exploits of divine couples, showed a wealth of practical knowledge about the stages of female sexual arousal.
While the Syria strikes were clearly violating international law, using force to uphold the ban on chemical weapons is becoming acceptable in the international community.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan seeks nothing short of leading the Muslim world, building on Turkey’s imperial Ottoman past.
Guns for hire are back in business – and they’re making war even more dangerous.
Rebuilding Syria will be complex and costly. But expertise and extensive funds will be in short supply due the geopolitical absence of the US and other Western countries.
The Syrian conflict is a war of many sides. Here’s a rundown of the key players.
If journal editors fail to retract or properly flag data revealed as inaccurate, they leave open the possibility that it’ll be cited for years to come.
The government is planning to take part in military action in Syria. But does it need MPs to consent beforehand?
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Professor of International Politics, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin
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Professor of International Relations, Lancaster University
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Senior Lecturer in History and International Relations, Curtin University
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Professor of Peace Studies, University of Bradford
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Senior Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, UNSW Sydney
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Tony Walker is a Friend of The Conversation.
Vice-Chancellor's Fellow, La Trobe University
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Adjunct professor, University of Technology Sydney
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Lecturer in Middle East Studies, Deakin University
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Chair, Department of Judaic and Near Eastern Studies, and Associate Professor of Middle Eastern Studies and Public Policy, UMass Amherst
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Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
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Honorary Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Honorary Senior Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Research fellow at Alfred Deakin Institute, Deakin University
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Leverhulme Early Career Research Fellow, Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Warwick
