#War

Rory O'Keeffe

Dec 10, 20172 min

'Defeat' of IS does not end Syria's war

Syrian journalist and activist Bahia al Mardini dismisses claims that Bashar al Assad has ‘won’ the war in Syria, and calls for democracy...

Rory O'Keeffe

Dec 8, 20175 min

Hizbollah promises to leave Syria in exchange for Hariri continuing as Lebanese PM

Saad Hariri, Lebanon’s Prime Minister, has withdrawn his resignation from the role. We have noted in some detail the situation...

Rory O'Keeffe

Dec 7, 20173 min

Federalism unlikely to solve South Sudan's problems

South Sudanese refugees in Uganda are reportedly ‘unanimous’ in their opinion that their state should immediately adopt a federal system,...

Rory O'Keeffe

Nov 10, 20172 min

Refugees forced to Europe by Libyan chaos, slavery

Refugees in Italy note that they had no real intention of coming to Europe, until they experienced the chaos in Libya, and realised they...

Rory O'Keeffe

Oct 29, 20172 min

Syria 'safe zones' - why they are unlikely to work

Crux, a Catholic news site, has become the latest commentator to call for the creation of ‘safe zones’ in Syria, which Syrian people...

Rory O'Keeffe

Oct 3, 20173 min

The (lack of) Calm Before the Storm: Iraq, Syria and the international community

In an article for the Begin-Sadat Centre for Strategic Studies, Lieutenant Colonel Dr Mordechai Kedar warns that Shias in Iraq and in...