Egypt’s Sisi gains leverage from the fight against the Islamic State
The rise of the Islamic State has helped the Sisi regime justify its security-orientated policies to both a domestic and international audience
The rise of the Islamic State has helped the Sisi regime justify its security-orientated policies to both a domestic and international audience
Andrew Wilson on “Ukraine crisis: what it means for the West”
An extract from Andrew Wilson's latest book
As debate in China's centre is stifled, Hongkongers fear for their future – with good cause.
As a marked increase in conflict causes instability across the globe, the West can only watch international order unravel
The historic meeting adds to the general mood of Western détente with Iran
Putin has diverted Russia's course from modernisation to revisionism in order to shore up the power of a small elite
Both Assad and his rebel opponents hope to leverage the US fight against the Islamic State to help them win the civil war.
The unintentional hilarity of Russian comments on the Scottish referendum – and what it reveals
There is no “Austrian solution” for Ukraine