US President Donald Trump has been widely criticised for his supposed fawning performance in Helsinki at the summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. But a minority of commentators have made three countervailing arguments to explain …
The flag of the Syrian government was raised again over central Deraa on 12 July, more than seven years after the first popular demonstrations against the Assad regime broke out in the city in March …
The beat Surveillance state A new police camera system in New Jersey is raising serious privacy concerns. The city of Newark plans to install over 300 surveillance cameras to create a ‘virtual block watch’. The new …
Turkey’s relationship with NATO is at a nadir. Following its recent incursion into Syria’s Afrin district against NATO-backed Kurdish forces, Ankara now finds itself at loggerheads with the United States and other NATO allies. More …
The United Nations and France have both recently warned of an impending humanitarian disaster in Syria’s Idlib province. Until now, the Syrian government has held off on launching an all-out offensive on the province. But …