Syria
Total 15 Posts
Turkey: Shaky economy destabilises Erdoğan’s authoritarian presidency.
5 min read
Erdoğan’s aggressive foreign policy is one of the reasons Turkey’s economy is suffering a downturn.
America’s ‘War on Terror’ displaced 37 million people in the world.
3 min read
The figure is higher than the number displaced by war or any disaster since the start of the 20th century with the exception of World War II.
Shamima Begum: What the legal ruling about her return to the UK actually means.
4 min read
A legal expert analyses the significance of a Court Appeal ruling allowing Shamima Begum to return to the UK from Syria to fight an appeal against the removal of her British citizenship.
Islamic State could be about to hit back, and the world is paying little attention.
5 min read
Seven striking similarities between developments regarding Islamic State today and the period before its surge in 2013-14.
Why Turkey can’t expect military support from NATO over attacks in Syria.
5 min read
Turkey is a NATO member but that doesn’t mean its NATO allies will come to its support in Syria.
Tensions mount at Greek border with Turkey amid contested history of migration in the Aegean.
5 min read
The Aegean has long been a place of overlapping migration. Now it is facing a new crisis.
Russian-Turkish ties facing serious challenges.
6 min read
Will the emerging strategic partnership fail the tests of Idlib, Tripoli and Crimea?