January 8, 2020

How Trump handed victory to Qasem Soleimani The killing of the Iranian general has polarised the Iraqi Shia against America — and ceded martyrdom to a murderer

Maurice Glasman

06.01

How Britain created the Middle East crisis The carve-up of the region after the First World War led to the fanaticism and conflict of today

James Barr

11.07

China’s great global game Donald Trump needs to see the bigger picture

Peter Franklin

03.09

Who’s pulling the Pakistan prime minister’s strings?

James M. Dorsey

13.08

Which is the greater threat to the West, Saudi or Iran?

Michael Burleigh

11.05

Why there are still deals to be done in Iran

Liam Halligan

09.05

Why Trump dropped the bomb deal

Michael Burleigh

27.02

Is crony capitalism trumping US nuclear strategy?

Michael Burleigh

05.01

The Iranian regime is secure for now but will economic integration with the West help or hinder? Its leaders cannot decide.

Michael Burleigh

29.12

Under-reported: The West’s failure to stand with its Kurdish allies

Julie Lenarz

16.11

Shi’a-Sunni relations are already volatile. $10 oil could make it even worse

Sean Oliver-Dee