ISIS: Beyond bombs and missiles – a call to mobilize civilian society
What about investing in families over boots on the ground?
Brexit & Foreign Policy
Extremists have no intention of changing their opinion of us
Those who have chosen to side with IS will smear opponents whatever we do.
5 questions every supporter of intervention in the Middle East should ask
A few questions that every interventionist should consider.
Syria air strikes: Bashar al-Assad is not the ‘lesser evil’, but a major part of the problem
A Western alliance with Assad would be based on two colossal misunderstandings of the situation in Syria.
Commons vote on ISIS: let’s clarify things
Only 43 people voted against the motion, but many throwaway statements have been made criticising intervention.
Left Foot Forward readers back airstrikes on IS
A majority of Left Foot Forward readers back some form of military action against the so-called Islamic State, according to our latest poll.
Killing people rarely kills their ideas
Our best hope of reducing the numbers radicalised would be to champion a foreign policy based on clear principles.
Taking on ISIS: doing something is a high risk strategy. Doing nothing is disastrous
We have a responsibility to protect where feasible.
Why the West keeps getting it wrong on Iraq
If bombing was the answer to extremism, Gaza would be the safest region on Earth. As a coalition of Nations look set to begin US-led airstrikes against Islamic State let’s ask the simple question – why does history keep repeating itself in Iraq?
We should stand with the prime minister in tackling the threat of ISIS
The prime minster needs the support of Muslim communities in the struggle against ISIS.