Middle East
Yemen’s ceasefire is a sham — the war is far from over
Recent developments in Yemen’s civil war show that the Iranian-backed Houthis are clearly considered the winning side
Syria’s civil war 10 years on
Syria’s war has licensed this century’s worst growth in violent depravity – and it shows no sign of ending soon
Does Britain need more nukes?
The Integrated Review: goodbye Middle East; hello South China Sea; but still Russia first
The problem with American isolationism
Despite the histrionics of domestic American opinion, a single rocket attack in Syria does not indicate that Biden’s foreign policy is likely to be more aggressive
Is Hezbollah protected by the Lebanese political system?
And does Lokman Slim’s murder indicate a change in Hezbollah’s deployment of violence?
Syria’s war on drugs
Syria’s drug problem undermines the rule of law, empowers militia leaders, and shifts money away from a legitimate economy
Robert Fisk: Middle East correspondent or novelistic storyteller?
Despite dying suddenly and younger than many of his contemporaries, Robert Fisk undoubtedly outlived his era
Requiem for my neighbour: Robert Fisk (1946-2020)
Remembering the veteran Middle East correspondent Robert Fisk
Iraq’s year of assassinations
Power operates within a militia movement in which no one is invulnerable
Shellshocked: Lebanon’s revolution falters again
Lebanon protests are futile as opposition lacks a coherent strategy