Gaza's children bear brunt of Israeli impunity, says Arwa Damon
Starvation, disease, mutilation and death have become the norm for children in Gaza, says Arwa Damon, founder of the INARA charity. She warns that aid workers, journalists and medics are also being ta...
22 Apr 202522min
What do the mass protests mean for future of Turkey & Erdogan?
Since last week, Turkey has been rocked by mass protests over the jailing of Istanbul's opposition mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, on thinly-evidence corruption and terrorism charges. These protests are widely...
27 Mar 202529min
Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa will keep Russia in the game
Russia is seeking to keep its naval bases in Syria, viewing them as a vital strategic asset. Syria's interim president, a hard nosed pragmatist, will likely strike working relations with the Kremlin w...
20 Mar 202535min
French academic Fabrice Balanche: Syria's Islamist leader wants to make example of Alawites
The wave of sectarian violence that gripped Syria last week has marred the image of the country's new Islamist president, Ahmad al-Sharaa.Could the government have done more to prevent it? French acad...
13 Mar 202520min
How Israel is driving Syria’s new leadership into Turkey’s arms
Israel's expansionist policy in Syria's Golan Heights and its support for the Druze and Kurdish minorities are justified by Israeli officials on the grounds that they are protecting natural allies and...
6 Mar 202527min
Russian mercenaries remain in business even after death of Wagner's Prighozin
Private military contractors are changing the nature of warfare as national governments outsource fighting to mercenaries, especially in the Middle East and Africa. None has elicited as much interest ...
3 Mar 202524min
PKK leader Ocalan has the power to deliver peace, but is Turkey sincere?
Since April last year, the government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been in talks with imprisoned PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan. The goal is to get his organization to end its 40 year-lon...
20 Feb 202527min
For some in Iran, Turkey is a bigger threat than Israel as its regional influence rises
The surprise fall of Iran's close regional ally Bashar al-Assad has dealt a huge blow to Tehran's so called axis of resistance running through Iraq onto Syria and Hezbollah in Lebanon. Iran's loss is ...
10 Feb 202524min
