The lashing of Raif Badawi highlights our dangerous and foolish relationship with Saudi Arabia
Nothing says more about the blindness of UK foreign policy than our secret ‘special relationship’ with Saudi Arabia.…
Foreign Policy
Review: What Diplomats Do, By Brian Barder
Brian Barder’s “What Diplomats Do” is far from the heavy tome on diplomatic practice and procedure that its…
Labour should support the campaign against UK child soldiers
Question: What do North Korea, El Salvador, Iran and the UK all have in common? Answer: they all recruit…
Labour should vote to recognise the state of Palestine next Monday
If you want the UK to recognise the state of Palestine, then vote for Labour at the next…
Labour’s foreign policy values – between intention and impact
Standing in front of delegates in Manchester a day after US jets started pounding Islamic State positions, Ed…
Recall of Parliament: MPs must redefine the art of the possible
Bismarck said “diplomacy is the art of the possible”. The “possible” exists at the interface between what we…
Weekly Survey: Airstrikes and ground troops in Iraq and Syria
Parliament will reconvene tomorrow to discuss the UK Government’s decision to commit to airstrikes against ISIL in Iraq.…
We should stop pretending we can do anything about ISIS anytime soon
Last week in Syria, the Islamist rebel group Islamic Front announced an alliance with the Communist Kurdish YPG…
The USA and UK are about to fall straight into the ISIS trap
Just a few months ago, it was common for many analysts to be dismissive of ISIS because of…
ISIS and Assad are symbiotic – they must be confronted together
In the last week there has been much discussion about co-operating with Assad in order to confront ISIS.…
