45 years on - How Iran’s Islamic revolution reshaped the region
A series of protests escalated into a full-blown revolution in Iran and became a turning point in the history of the Middle East. On February 11, 1979, the rule of the US-backed Shah Mohammad Reza Pah...
16 Feb 202415min
The Middle East’s escalating conflict – and what it means
The US has stepped up its involvement in the Middle East conflict with a barrage of strikes against Iran-allied targets in various locations in Iraq, Syria and Yemen. The strikes are in response to a ...
9 Feb 202418min
Drone attacks, a court ruling and defunding: How the Israel-Gaza conflict is expanding globally
The Israel-Gaza conflict is evolving into a complex web, transcending the borders of the region to the international community. The week started with the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the UN’s...
2 Feb 202418min
What’s next for Israel after the blow of its deadliest day in Gaza?
This week saw the biggest single loss of life for Israel in Gaza since the war began with 24 soldiers killed on January 22 in two separate attacks, bringing its total military deaths to more than 200 ...
26 Jan 202416min
What have we learnt from Davos 2024?
Every year, political and business leaders from around the world come together in the quaint ski resort of Davos nestled in the Swiss Alps for dialogue on the pressing global issues, including not jus...
19 Jan 202424min
How the Houthis rose to prominence in the Israel-Gaza conflict
Experts have long warned the violence in the Gaza Strip could spill over into a wider conflict. And those warnings have become more relevant and real today. The US and Britain launched overnight strik...
12 Jan 202412min
Gaza, Hamas and the future
Gaza has borne the brunt of three months of war between Israel and Hamas. Mosques and churches have been destroyed. More than 200 out of Gaza’s 325 heritage sites, many of them centuries old, are gon...
5 Jan 202415min
Ballots and bullets - How elections and war will shape the West in 2024
2024 will be a big year in global politics. A slew of important general elections will be held across the developing world – in India, Pakistan and Indonesia, to name but three. Wars may continue to ...
29 Des 202328min
