The US interest has long lied in a unified Syria.

Nouri al-Maliki's third term as prime minister is likely to escalate sectarian politics in the country.

Trump and Kushner’s plans for Gaza are bound to fail. Here is why.

Conditions in Kenya are ripe for the weaponisation of violence in the presidential vote. It is up to Kenyans to stop it.

For Gulf states exposed to the costs of war, diplomacy is not idealism but strategic risk management.

UK politicians have accused Trump of avoiding military service during the Vietnam War.

Escalating force and rival security blocs are turning counterterrorism into a recipe for conflict.

Martyrs die, and mourning – after a while – usually fades. Not with Sharif Osman Hadi in Bangladesh. Here's why.

Much of postcolonial Africa still fails to confront the political vision for which Patrice Lumumba was eliminated.

Europe is quick to denounce Trump’s imperial fantasies while defending its own colonial past and present.