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Middle East Articles

Syria: the ‘extremist dilemma’

As we hurtle towards the third year anniversary of the conflict in Syria it is time to address how extremists are increasingly centre-stage. Let us consider two moments in the conflict in Syria. Last September, when it looked to the entire world that the United States...
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Non-intervention in Syria is not an option

The situation in Syria and the surrounding area is catastrophic. The numbers killed and maimed continues to climb. The United Nations now supports three-quarters of the country’s 20 million population. There are over 2.3 million refugees across Syria, Turkey, Lebanon,...
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Forgotten, but not gone

Inaction is intervention by another name —The most depressing thing since August’s vote in the House of Commons on military action in Syria has been the speed at which the topic appears to have dropped off the political agenda entirely. Publicity for the Stop the War...
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The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

Why does international development matter? This is a question I’ve thought about before in my life, so when Ed Miliband kindly asked me to join Jim Murphy, Gavin Shuker and Ray Collins in the shadow international development team last week, it was an exciting chance...
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