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Middle East Articles

Last resort not never resort

It turns out they were wrong, those people who told us that the only outcome to the Syrian genocide was a political solution. It turns out that there were two military solutions after all. One was to arm the secular moderate opposition to the fascist Assad, who were...

When we choose to look away has consequences too

The crisis in Syria has been going on for years. Bashar al-Assad’s brutal regime has led to more than 400,000 deaths, millions fleeing for their lives, and hospitals and schools being reduced to rubble on a daily basis. A once developed and educated country is now a...

Defeating Daesh

We cannot hide in the futile hope that Daesh will look elsewhere. Yet, many blame western policy rather than the autonomous agency of this fascism. Jeremy Corbyn argues that, 'It is the conflict in Syria and the consequences of the Iraq war which have created the...

The meaning of internationalism

What a very grim weekend it has been watching the aftermath of the Paris attacks. I have turned down many requests for interviews as I dislike the need for speculation and anger-driven conclusions which immediate responses require. However, three days on, I offer here...