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Turkey’s reluctant fight against ISIS

Turkish policy is “to pretend that it is waging a war against IS, while at the same time following up on another goal, which is to destroy the PKK“. – Kerem Oktem, Professor, Centre for Southeast European Stud...

by Samson Faboye

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UNESCO’s “Unite4Heritage” Campaign: Effective in the Middle East?

‘Syrian citizens were bent over, crumbled to the floor in rubble and crying for the loss they felt from seeing their buildings and monuments destroyed. These brave people had risked their own lives to try to save these ...

by Flo Carson

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A changed world: 2012 foreign policy predictions and outcomes

A Changed World A look back at three major foreign policy claims of the 2012 US Presidential Election and forward to the road ahead, providing letter grades A to F for the candidates predictions. Issue #1: Iran Then: The electi...

by Jack Stukel

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Regional Developments In The Battle For Syria

In an unfolding tragic tale of twists and turns, the Syrian conflict has transmuted from that of a show of solidarity for the Arab Spring in 2011 to that of a continuous conflagrative self-destruction perpetrated by several arm...

by Samson Faboye

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The Iraqi-Kurdish Oil Deal And The Fight Against Islamic State

In early 2014, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) began independently exporting crude oil through Turkey, angering the central Iraqi government which “claims sole authority to export oil from the country”. In total, th...

by David Bresnahan-McRae

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Junior Jihadis: A New Era For Child Soldiers?

We are inundated with stories of children crossing continents to join the battle and to help to establish a caliphate.

by Flo Carson

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Why Challenging The Islamophopic Narrative Surrounding ISIS Proves Controversial

Written by Nuzhat Fatima and Elaha Walizadeh October marks the celebration of black history in the UK, known as Black History Month. Many institutions across the country organize events to raise awareness about the struggles a...

by Nuzhat Fatima

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Collapse Of Libya: The Making Of A Failed State?

Libya’s former leader Muammar Gaddafi was one of the earliest dictators to be ousted by civil uprisings in the context of the Arab Spring. Once the nation’s capital Tripoli fell to rebel forces on 20 August 2011, it was onl...

by Michel Scholer

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Syria: In Search Of Light

With the number of Syrian refugees increasing everyday, it’s easy to see why the situation has been termed the worst refugee crisis of the century. Seven million Syrians have now been forced to flee their homes because o...

by Priyanka Mogul

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Turkey’s reluctant fight against ISIS

UNESCO’s “Unite4Heritage” Campaign: Effective in the Middle East?

A changed world: 2012 foreign policy predictions and outcomes

Regional Developments In The Battle For Syria

The Iraqi-Kurdish Oil Deal And The Fight Against Islamic State

Junior Jihadis: A New Era For Child Soldiers?

Why Challenging The Islamophopic Narrative Surrounding ISIS Proves Controversial

Collapse Of Libya: The Making Of A Failed State?

Syria: In Search Of Light

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