Syria Is Not Iraq Revisited
Afghanistan (2001-ongoing) and Iraq (2003-2011) should remind us of the unpredictability of mission creep. With more than 60,000 estimated..
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#6 Brad Bosserman On The Crisis In Syria
In this episode of Debrief, James Sheehan is joined by Brad Bosserman, Director of the MENA Initiative at NDN in Washington, DC. You..
Food & International Security: Wasted
Globally there is a disproportionate lack of post-harvest food loss related scientific literature, practical research, development..
The Algerian Hostage Dead: NATO Is Responsible
While the West may be reluctant to put more boots on the ground due to the growing frustration from the general public, we are likely to..
The Consequences of Non-intervention?
The civil war in Syria has gone on for almost two years now. Western states have not intervened directly and the deployment of US American,..
Revolution Is A Messy Business
So 2012 is over and we are looking ahead to 2013. A lot has happened during the last year as the Middle East plodded on through the late..
The Perils of International Recognition
The road to Palestinian independence and to a peaceful, Assad-free Syria seems to be significantly longer and bumpier still. The past two..
Good Luck President Obama, You Need It!
Most of Obama’s policies are completely unchanged from those of his predecessor. The War on Terror continues, the drone..
Cyberwarfare & Syria – Lessons from Dayr az-Zawr
Warfare may not require boots on the ground and jets in the sky, but instead could utilise ones and zeros and take the battlefield into..
#4: Shiraz Maher on Islamists, al Qaeda & the Arab Spring
In this episode of Debrief, Tom Hashemi is joined by Shiraz Maher, Senior Research Fellow at the International Centre for the Study of..
Syria: To Arm Or To Not Arm, That Is The Question
The choice by the Turkish and their Arab suppliers to hold off high-tech equipment is the correct thing to do in order to ensure that the..
#8: Syrian Fighting Intensifies
[nggallery id=8] “I chose this one because it conveys so well the haste and adrenaline of the moment.” Torie Rose DeGhett..
What Mitt Romney Can Learn From Ike
Mitt Romney can still formulate a strong and assertive foreign policy, but should build on the prudent success of the Eisenhower..
Who Cares About Assad’s Cluster Bombs?
In 2012 the United Nations Mine Action Service has received appeals for funding for various Explosive Remnants of War clearance..
Aleppo & The Shift Of Killing Power
Unlike in the Iraq War, where modern British and US armour tore apart the ageing tanks of Saddam’s Iraq, in Aleppo and elsewhere in..
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