Comment: Assad taking Palmyra does not bring Syria closer to peace
There is no individual cruelty IS has committed that the regime has not at least matched
Kyle Orton
Five years of war: How did it get this far?
Since day one, Assad has sought to eliminate any decent alternative to himself
Ceasefire gives international sanction to Russia’s war to save Assad
The ceasefire will fail because it allows the regime to continue the war against the Syrian population, but prohibits the opposition defending itself
Litvinenko verdict: what happens now?
What does the British government intend to do now that the Kremlin is carrying out assassinations on its territory again?
Comment: The only sustainable solution to ISIS is to empower local Sunnis
Despite Assad’s best efforts, the conflict in Syria is not binary
Trying to destroy ISIS by only attacking it on the Iraqi side of the border makes no sense
The Foreign Affairs Committee highlights how badly David Cameron’s government has handled the Syria crisis
Comment: why NATO was right to intervene in Libya
Once the uprising was underway, violence and instability were in Libya’s future regardless
After a year of fighting IS the coalition has little to show for it
Attempts to degrade IS’s financial infrastructure have led to widespread poverty, hunger and disease
Giving in to Russian demands won’t help the Syrian people
After Assad has burned down Syria and murdered 300,000 people, does he really get to arrange his own exit?
Britain is siding with the Iranian regime against the population
The reopening of the embassy in Tehran is motivated by a desire for commerce without concern for human rights