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  • Iraqi Pariahs Seek Redemption in Upcoming Elections
    As the campaigning period for Iraq’s May 12th parliamentary elections begins in earnest, the politicians jockeying for power in Baghdad and around the country are a mixed bag of familiar and unknown. Powerful, well-respected men such as current Prime Minister …
    By Trent Schoenborn
    4 May 2018
    Politics, West & Central Asia
  • The Origins of Dictatorship in Syria
    Conflict, Politics, West & Central Asia
    When analysing the Syrian conflict, the historical context is an area often approached superficially, with …
    By Erik M. Kannike
    24 Apr 2018
  • Brexit and The Security Concerns Facing Northern Ireland
    Conflict, Europe, Politics
    Despite difficulties, the Good Friday Agreement of 1998 has established a lasting peace in Northern Ireland over …
    By Cillian O'Gara
    24 Apr 2018
  • The Growing Role of Reconciled Rebels in Syria
    Conflict, Politics, West & Central Asia
    In 2013, two years after the first anti-government protests began in Dara’a, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) was …
    By Gregory Waters
    21 Apr 2018
  • Narrative and Information: Russian Cyber Operations
    Conflict, Europe, Politics
    The primary focus of this article is Russian cyber-operational strategy in Eastern Europe, particularly in Ukraine …
    By Harry Stebbins
    17 Apr 2018
  • Suwayda – The “Almost” Revolution of 2017
    How Syria’s “Romeo and Juliet” almost destroyed Assad’s grip on power. In late 2017, social …
    By Stanimir Dobrev
    3 Apr 2018
    Politics, West & Central Asia
  • Contextualising Erdoğan’s Political Rise, The Kemalist Context: Part 1
    Turkey stands at a crossroads. Today, the rise of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stands as a turning point for the country. …
    By Edwin Tran
    23 Mar 2018
    Politics, West & Central Asia
  • Members of the French far-right Christian NGO SOS Chrétiens d'Orient pose with NDF fighters from Mahradah.
    Damascus’ “Democratic” Experiments: Local Councils under Gov…
    On August 23, 2011, Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad passed Decree 107 in an attempt to ameliorate the growing …
    By Gregory Waters
    14 Mar 2018
    Politics, West & Central Asia
  • Italy’s Election, the Future of Europe: Part 1
    On March 4th, 2018, Italy heads to the polls to elect the 18th Legislature of the post-war Italian Republic. It is …
    By William Baker
    28 Feb 2018
    Europe, Politics
  • The Evolution of Iraq’s Popular Mobilisation into a Political Unit
    On December 11th, 2017, Iraqi militia founder and spiritual leader, Muqtada al-Sadr made a groundbreaking …
    By Trent Schoenborn
    20 Feb 2018
    Conflict, Politics, West & Central Asia
  • The Minor Sect Ruling Syria: Who are the Alawites?
    How did a minor and historically secretive sect of Islam, the Alawites, come to rule Syria, and what do they believe?
    By Chris Gentry
    29 Dec 2017
    Politics, West & Central Asia
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