Assad is still the biggest threat to ordinary Syrians
ISIS are allowing Assad to pose as rational and humane. This couldn’t be further from the truth
Brexit & Foreign Policy
Comment: How Syriza became the most radical force in European politics
With Syriza’s victory in Greece many on the left are asking how a party which seven years ago received 4 per cent of the vote was able to become a radical force in Europe
Syriza: The Greek left has triumphed. So what next?
Tsipras won’t get everything he wants but probably enough to paint it as a victory for beleaguered Greeks
King Abdullah: Charlie Hebdo couldn’t have satirised a more ridiculous farce
Rather than paying respect to a tyrant, Britain should be extricating herself from legitimising Saudi rule
Iraq inquiry: Minds were made up a decade ago. Chilcot won’t change them
But the delay in publication will feed into the public’s gradual disillusionment with party politics
Good news: the Israeli Labor Party is back
Isaac Herzog has made two important shifts which may boost Labor’s chances of forming the next government
Free speech: why we still have reason to be hopeful
We must now help to build momentum for the changes that will ensure everybody has a safe space to share their ideas
The UK’s alliance with the Saudis legitimises their fanaticism
Saudi Arabia shows no signs of letting up on its distressing human rights record – it is time to cut ties.
Why it’s wrong to blame western policies for the Paris attacks
Blasphemy and critical evaluation of Mohammed’s character have always been forbidden, and have been a highly sensitive issue throughout the history of Islam.
We cannot counter jihadism until we stop denying its ideological origins
It’s insulting to the victims and detrimental to Islam’s prospects of reformation if the obvious influence of religion on religious extremism is snubbed.