Airstrikes in Syria will not make us safer
David Cameron is trying to have it both ways
Brexit & Foreign Policy
Comment: Cameron ‘terrorist sympathisers’ remark bodes poorly for his security approach
The comments are troubling in the light of the government’s new surveillance powers
Comment: Parliament must be clearer on its justifications for bombing IS in Syria
Not everyone will be convinced by the need to be a good ally to the US and France
Comment: Hilary Benn showed us what Labour is missing
The shadow foreign secretary showed yesterday what an effective, coherent opposition should look like
Comment: Britain no longer has the military capacity to make any difference in Syria
A mature power, at ease with its place in the world and conscious of its limitations, would refuse to join in the war in Syria
Hijacking the Iraq war to justify extremism
As a British Iraqi I feel deeply let down by Ken Livingstone
Comment: The only sustainable solution to ISIS is to empower local Sunnis
Despite Assad’s best efforts, the conflict in Syria is not binary
Response to Caroline Lucas: the Kurds need our help
It’s important that we don’t let terrorist attacks close to home deter us from doing what is right on foreign soil
Comment: Further militarisation won’t prevent another Paris
Western attacks in the Middle East and crackdowns on civil liberties won’t guarantee our safety
Paris attacks: Jihadism is an Islamic issue and twenty-first century Orientalists need to stop suggesting otherwise
Those who are genuinely interested in countering Islamist terrorism need to encourage dissenting voices in the Muslim world