With the threat of IS are we Chamberlain or Churchill?
Islamic State are clearly a threat to the West, argues Edisa Korugic and Robbie Travers, but the question is what do we do about it?
Brexit & Foreign Policy
It’s time to turn the words into action on Christian persecution
While the UK has form condemning barbaric acts inflicted on Christians because of their faith. It is time now to turn the words into action.
The video of James Foley is an escalation: what should the UK response be?
With last year’s vote on Syria in mind there will be a lot of attention given to what the Labour response will be – while we need caution and reflection, the response from the Labour party must reflect the severity of the situation now.
The Caliphate Delusion: the political construct that bears no relevance in the modern world
Ghaffar Hussain, the Managing Director of Quilliam, historicises the Caliphate to show what little relevance it has in the modern world
1-in-800 young British Sunni men are fighting in Syria/Iraq – this should concern us all
Too many young Muslims are going abroad to fight with ISIS – but we should talk about this without posturing or point-scoring. In June, shortly before ISIS’s take-over of large chunks of northern Iraq, British Muslim commentator and journalist Shariftest
It’s time for the EU to go further to protect Christians
It’s time the EU gave more serious consideration as to how best it can use it’s diplomatic, trade and economic muscle to protect Christians.
Internationalists must sharpen their concern for the Iraqi people
There cannot be any half measures as to how we respond to this threat.
Demonstration against ISIS this Saturday
Organised by the Kurdish People’s Assembly UK.
HSC’s Letter to the Prime Minister: Call for urgent response to recent events in Iraq
HSC’s Letter to the Prime Minister: Call for urgent response to recent events in Iraq.
The responsibility for ISIS doesn’t lie with the West
While it would be ridiculous to allow the West the moral high ground, it is even more absurd for the Muslim world to transfer the responsibility for ISIS on to the West.