Ten years have passed since the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS, or Daesh) began its campaign to systematically annihilate the 400,000-strong Yazidi community…
The recent success of an Israeli operation to rescue hostages underscores the central purpose of Israel’s mission in Gaza: to free the hostages taken by Hamas and its allies on October 7th.
Israel may insist on neutrality for geopolitical reasons but whether it likes to admit it or not sooner or later the state will need to take a firm stance…
President Bashar Assad remains ruler of a shattered nation. Assad’s party – the Arab Socialist Ba’ath Party (ASBP) – continues to assert dominance over 60% of the country…
The political ruling elite in Lebanon is absent in providing leadership. This absence is evident in the ceding of the government’s leadership to that of foreign leaders…
The Iranian government utilizes political parties such as the Fatah Alliance and exploits Shia sentiment in the south to exert influence over the Iraqi government…
A hasty US withdrawal from this region before the fight against ISIS is completely over puts the longevity of Coalition victories against the group at risk.
As Turkey resumes its air and land invasion of Afrin in Syria, Anthony Avice Du Buisson provides you with his take on how to understand the geopolitics of the crisis…