Egypt Articles

The coup that brought down President Morsi also shattered the dreams of democracy of many Egyptians. Why did democracy fail in Egypt? The current situation was brought about as a result of a power struggle between the old guard and the new. Morsi wanted to extend his...

It’s all gone quiet in Turkey. Actually, it hasn’t – only in the western media. After what were largely peaceful, legitimate protests, first there was the crackdown in early June, when protesters were violently ejected from Taksim Square, which resulted in four deaths...

As well as being a Labour party activist I work as director of We Believe in Israel, a grassroots campaign group. I therefore don’t pretend to be an unbiased observer of the conflict between Israel and Hamas. But I have studied the situation closely enough to...

The agreement over the weekend in Geneva signals the first steps to a coherent policy from the international community towards the Assad regime. Syria is one example of the new challenges facing the UK foreign policy following two years of rapid economic and political...