Tony Blair insists to this day that his decision to go to war in Iraq was made in good faith. Does that make him any less culpable?
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The Iraq Inquiry has found that the case for invading Iraq was far from watertight and made without proper care. Deception, however, is another matter.
Most of the country’s 1,717 primary healthcare centres have no running water or electricity and the hospitals are ill-equipped and under-staffed.
Too many people still believe that Iraq collapsed because there was no plan for it; others think the West has learnt from its mistakes. Wrong and wrong.
British political life increasingly revolves around expensive investigations that make a fetish of looking backwards.
As the Chilcot report finally sees the light of day, the former leader’s motives need to be seen in their full context.
As the Chilcot Report’s release approaches, Iraqis are helping each other survive terror, insecurity and corruption.
Islamic State lost ground, Colombia got a chance at lasting peace, and the Pope sounded a liberated note on homosexuality.
Why is it that we want strong democracies for ourselves, but “economic czars” for others?
Fallujah has been an icon of Sunni resistance ever since the US bombed it in 2004.
Profit estimates have ranged from $4 million to $7 billion. But with the Paris attacks costing only $10,000, does a number even matter?
Obama’s military strategy in Iraq and Syria hasn’t defeated the Islamic State, but it isn’t a total failure either. A retired major general and law professor looks at the successes and shortcomings.
Over the years the words Sykes-Picot have taken on two meanings – one significant, the other less so.
The Sykes-Picot Agreement delivered the spoils of war to Britain and France, and deferred the dreams of Arab nationalists.
The Obama administration likes to say it won’t put “boots on the ground” in Iraq – but that’s increasingly at odds with reality.
The urgent need to respond to ISIS has redefined the use of “self-defense” to include attacking a nonstate threat in another country. But what are the implications of this? change?
Although not an intuitive conclusion, the Brussels attacks are actually indicative of Islamic State’s growing decline and desperation.
What is the likelihood of stateless terror suspects being brought to book for their crimes?
The final article of our series on the historical roots of Islamic State examines the role recent Western intervention in the Middle East played in the group’s inexorable rise.
As usage continues to grow in the region, what’s the ongoing dynamic between the Middle East and social media? It’s complicated.
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