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Slow Sunday

 The Poisoning of a Russian Spy: The biggest news of the week was the hospitalisation of a former Russian spy, … More

France, International Affairs, Politics, Syria

War Crimes in Syria: Marie Colvin, Abbas Khan and a Way Forward for Accountability?

Access to a wealth of evidence against the Assad regime mean war crimes should prosecuted in national courts.

Conflict, International Affairs, Security, Syria, War Crimes

America’s October Surprise: Trump Tapes.

Trump’s campaign has been defined by his ability to make statements that would drown any normal politician. However, the severity of Trump’s words, and the overdue and serious reaction to them, seem to be the final nail in the coffin of an extra ordinary campaign.

Donald Trump, Elections, Politics, Presidential Election, United States of America

Westminster leaders threatened by proposed boundary changes.

Jeremy Corbyn, Tim Farron, David Davis and George Osborne among others face reformed constituencies. The Boundary Commission proposals released today … More

British Politics, Conservative Party, Elections, Green Party, Jeremy Corbyn, Labour Party, Liberal Democrats, Parliament, Politics, Theresa May, UKIP

Al-Qaeda, Al-Nusra and the Aleppo Siege.

The image of Omran Daqneesh, patiently sat in the back of an ambulance, his face caked in blood and dust, … More

Bashar al-Assad, Conflict, International Affairs, IR, Obama, Politics, Security, Syria, Syrian Civil War, Syrian Refugees, War Crimes

Transparency International: Whistleblowing

Last year I was fortunate enough to work with Transparency International, a Berlin based anti-corruption charity well known for its Corruption … More

Anti-corruption, Corruption, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, MENA, Morocco, Palestine, Transprency International, Tunisia, Yemen

Interesting reading

The weeks version of interesting reading heavily features IS and the Syrian civil war.   In a week when the … More

Bashar al-Assad, Iraq, IS, Syria, Syrian Civil War, War Crimes

Media Round-up 01/05/16

Vice exposes ill prepared IS fighters: The Islamic State markets itself as a brutal and formidable fighting force rapidly changing … More

Bashar al-Assad, CNN, Council on Foreign Relations, Donald Trump, IS, Media, Media Round-up, Politics, White House Correspondents Dinner

Republican Party battles Merrick Garland.

Obstinate Republicans damage democratic politics and possibly cost themselves dear.

Antonin Scalia, Democratic Party, GOP, Merrick Garland, Obama, Politics, Republican Party, SCOTUS, Supreme Court

Recent Posts

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