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British Foreign Policy in a Broken World
Arthur Snell reflects on the extensive shifts in the international order that have taken place over the last two years, suggesting that the UK should recognise its own contribution to the current state of disorder and that the recent Integrated Review Refresh represents a good starting point.
The Great Reshuffle
Longtime rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia announced a deal to restore relations under the auspices of Beijing… what does this warming of relations mean for the major players in the region? Umberto Profazio investigates.
The Kurds fighting the Isis resistance
Will the forgotten Kurds splinter from Iraq? The price is high, but the dream is strong. Meanwhile, the threat of ISIS lingers in Iraqi caves and Baghdad punishes the KRG’s attempts to escape its orbit… David Patrikarakos writes for Unherd.
Saudi nationalism and the end of Pax Americana
After turbulent years of aligning along sectarian divisions, the Middle East is getting back to its comfort zone: authoritarian nationalism. But this time, the US isn't in the centre picture. Arthur Snell explores in Not all Doom.
Iraq and Brexit: A Common Thread of Hubris
Alexandra Hall Hall argues that both the Iraq War and Brexit were driven more by ideological conviction than rational analysis and against the advice of most experts in the Byline Times.
Inside Ukraine’s Nonviolent Resistance: Chatbots, Yellow Paint, and Payoffs
David Patrikarakos write about how Ukraine’s digital resistance fights behind Russian lines for The Atlantic.
Twenty years on... memories of the Iraq War
Arthur Snell reflects on the Iraq war and its legacy of inflicting suffering and chaos throughout the world for Not All Doom.
The betrayal of Baghdad
Is Iraq now the functioning democracy of Washington’s dreams, or a sectarian dystopia? Twenty years on, was it worth it? David Patrikarakos for UnHerd.
In from the cold
Umberto Profazio writes about Syria’s coming in from the cold in the wake of Turkey’s earthquake for the NATO Defense Collage Foundation.
The Libyan Banking Sector: A Microcosm of Global Enduring Disorder
Jason Pack and Stefano Marcuzzi explore how the Global Enduring Disorder plays out in Libya’s banking sector and contributes to continuing instability for MEI.
Threatening to Leave the ECHR would be the Perfect Terrain for Next Conservative Election Campaign
The UK Government may do just enough to rile up the Conservative Party’s voter base by engineering yet another pointless row with European bodies, writes Alexandra Hall Hall for the Byline Times.
Meet the author: Arthur Snell
Arthur Snell is interviewed by Dave Harriers for the Stroud Times’ ‘Meet the Author’ podcasts to discuss his book, How Britain Broke The World.
Inside Putin’s torture chambers
David Patrikarakos writes on UnHerd about how occupied Ukraine is experiencing a world of beatings, electrocution, and endless pain by Russian invaders.
Northern Ireland Protocol Deal: Sunak has Recognised Peace is Hard & Conflict is Deadly
Do Boris Johnson, David Frost and the ERG want Northern Ireland to be stuck in a similar spiral of distrust and possible resumption of violence as the Israelis and Palestinians? Alexandra Hall Hall explores in the Byline Times.
Lost in transition
In TrendsRA, Umberto Profazio explores Libya's tumultuous year during which politics became a the continuation of war by other means. Is the country really lost in transition?
Ukraine and the myth of peace
David Patrikarakos writes for UnHerd on what one year of war in Ukraine has taught us, highlighting that nations must be able to defend themselves.
Jason Pack - E-International Relations Interview
Jason Pack discusses the Global Enduring Disorder thesis, the field of International Relations, and the importance of unpacking Disorder with E-International Relations.
Will Ukraine survive Russia’s spring offensive?
In UnHerd, David Patrikarakos reports from Kherson, where battle-hardened troops are prepared for the worst in an upcoming spring offensive.
On the front line facing Putin's 'zombie army'
Embedded with Ukraine’s special forces, David Patrikarakos writes for The Daily Mail about bearing witness to the ‘savage brutality’ of Russia’s private militia - made up of ‘hardened criminals’ who are shot if they try to desert.
Libya’s implosion: The cascading effects of the 2012 killings in Benghazi
The notion that American policies throughout the Middle East failed as a result of the US's engagement with Islamist actors' is incorrect. Jason Pack for TLS.