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Matthew Williams
February 26, 2021

Fire and Sword: The pogrom that shaped the war in Nagorno-Karabakh

Matthew Williams
February 26, 2021

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

Tagged: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh, Baku

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Mehdi Ghavideldostkohi
October 30, 2020

Diplomacy matters: UN arm embargo on Iran lifted despite U.S. opposition

Mehdi Ghavideldostkohi
October 30, 2020

Is maximal pressure from the United States on Iran working?

Tagged: Iran, Donald Trump, Nuclear Deal, Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action

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Matthew Williams
October 4, 2020

Is war looming again in Syria's Gaza?

Matthew Williams
October 4, 2020

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

Tagged: Syria, Syrian Civil War, Syrian War, Aleppo, Assad, Donald Trump, Idlib, Turkey, The Global War on Terror, Refugee Crisis, Russia

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Matthew Williams
January 31, 2020

President Trump's peace plan is reigniting the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Matthew Williams
January 31, 2020

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

Tagged: Israel, Arab-Israeli conflict, Gaza, Hezbollah, The Arab Spring, The Middle East, The Global War on Terror, Drones, Donald Trump, Palestinian Territories, Palestine, Peace Process, Beirut, Jihadism

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Orwa Ajjoub
August 14, 2019

Through the Looking Glass: The Clash of Civilizations Narrative in Extremist Worldviews

Orwa Ajjoub
August 14, 2019

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

Tagged: ISIS, Refugee Crisis, White Supremacist, Sri Lanka, The Global War on Terror

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Matthew Williams
June 6, 2019

Surgical Strikes: Are there consequences to British drone warfare in Syria?

Matthew Williams
June 6, 2019

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

Tagged: Syria, Syrian Civil War, Syrian War, War crimes, Assad, Al-Qaeda, ISIS, Drones, Iraq War, Iraqi Civil War, Shia, Sunni, Militias, The Arab Spring, The Global War on Terror, The Middle East, Middle East

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Orwa Ajjoub
March 21, 2019

ISIS may have lost its territory, but it remains a force to reckoned with.

Orwa Ajjoub
March 21, 2019

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

Tagged: ISIS, Refugee Crisis, Syrian War, Syrian Civil War, Raqqa, Iraqi Civil War, Iraq War, Iraq

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Matthew Williams
December 22, 2018

Syria's international conflict has fractured the Middle East.

Matthew Williams
December 22, 2018

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

Tagged: Syria, Assad, Al-Qaeda, Gaza, Soviet-Afghan War, Afghanistan, Obama, Donald Trump, Saddam Hussein, Iraqi Civil War, Iraq War, Syrian Civil War, Syrian War

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Nino Orto
July 2, 2018

Interview: Firas Fayyad - "My documentary has evidence of Al-Asad's War Crimes."

Nino Orto
July 2, 2018

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

Tagged: Syria, Assad

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Nino Orto
March 15, 2018

President Trump's "Deal of the Century" could shape a new Middle East

Nino Orto
March 15, 2018

Counterinsurgency and state-building in the Sinai? 

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Nino Orto
March 9, 2018

Is Saddam's Clan working to establish an opposition party in Iraq?

Nino Orto
March 9, 2018

“Saddam Hussein’s family has become the scapegoat of the Iraqi government for their failure to create security and stability in Iraq”

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Nino Orto
January 5, 2018

The fall of Mosul: How Daesh managed to take Iraq's second largest city

Nino Orto
January 5, 2018

Who was responsible for the fall of Mosul? 

Tagged: Iraqi Civil War, Iraq War, Iraq, Baghdad, Baghdadi, Nouri al-Maliki, Syria, Mosul, Militias, The Global War on Terror, The Middle East, The Arab Spring

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