Anthony Dworkin on striking Syria
Anthony Dworkin and Nicholas Walton discuss some of the aspects of the potential US-led strikes on Syria, from their goal to the implications for…
Middle East and North Africa
Syria and the politicisation of British foreign policy
With the parliamentary rejection of a major foreign policy initiative, Britain has crossed a watershed in foreign policy making, but the question is not about whether the UK engages with the world. It is about how its foreign policy is made
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Middle East and North Africa
Brainstorming on Egypt
The discussion will explore the possible paths to tackle the current political crisis and encourage reconciliation in Egypt.
Eight things to consider before intervening in Syria
Before any Western intervention in the Syrian conflict, eight key issues need to be considered – from the goals of intervention and the legal issue to the regional impact and the possibility of a diplomatic alternative
Fyodor Lukyanov on Putin’s foreign policy
In the second of a series looking at Putin's Russia, we hear from foreign policy analyst Fyodor Lukyanov, on how he sees Russia's place…
Europe must recognise that Egypt is not moving to democracy
As Egypt appears to lurch back towards a pre-revolutionary security state, there's an urgent need for the EU to make a firm statement that the country is no longer moving towards a democratic future
Who will pick up the pieces in Egypt?
This week's violence in Egypt is a watershed moment in the country's recent history, heralding more political contestation that is likely to be both harsh and unbalanced in favour of the government
Egypt’s split society must have the courage to say “enough”
Events in Cairo on Monday will go down as a watershed moment in what is now likely to be decades of upheaval facing Egypt. Egyptian society must have the courage to say “enough.”
The real problem with the new Israeli-Palestinian peace talks
The Palestinians should insist on several major concessions before upcoming peace talks