Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
, by ACHCAR Gilbert, SHALOM Stephen R.
Gilbert Achcar has been a major left commentator on international affairs for many years. He grew up in Lebanon and has lived and taught in Paris, Berlin, and London. He is just retiring as professor of Development Studies and International Relations at SOAS, University of London.
His many (…)
, by LINDSTAEDT Natasha
The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime will have consequences for the many international players with a stake in the region.
When I was buying coffee at a cafe owned by a Syrian man in the UK on Sunday, I asked him what he made of the news that longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad had been ousted (…)
, by ACHCAR Gilbert
Trump’s victory in the US presidency race is a major catastrophe for the peoples of the region, on top of the huge Nakba that has been raging since 7 October 2023. Benjamin Netanyahu had been eagerly hoping for this victory and did everything he could to contribute to its achievement... So, what (…)
, by DAHER Joseph
Joseph Daher explains why celebrating Israel’s assassination Hezbollah’s Nasrallah is short sighted when it comes to Syrians’ struggle against Assad’s regime.
Israel’s escalation of violence in Lebanon and its assassination of several Hezbollah military and political leaders, including long (…)
, by ACHCAR Gilbert, EZZAT Dina
A year after the beginning of the genocidal Israeli war on Gaza and with the launch of Israel’s assault on Lebanon, UK academic Gilbert Achcar describes possible future scenarios
On 7 October this year, the Palestinians in Gaza marked one year of the devastating war that Israel inflicted on (…)
, by ACHCAR Gilbert
Abu Dhabi and Qatar are the two brother enemies of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Their consanguinity is evinced in several areas. The two emirates have comparable demographic features—3.8 and 2.8 million inhabitants, respectively, with nationals representing only a small minority (20% for (…)
, by AFARY Frieda
Any protest against war in the Middle East that only focuses on the role of Israel and the U.S./U.S. allies, and does not oppose the role of the Iranian government, is a capitulation to Iranian imperialism and a betrayal of the ongoing popular struggles inside Iran.
The people of the Middle (…)
, par IRAQI Amjad
As long as Palestinians were the primary casualties, Israel’s allies indulged its military hubris. Now they fear the bitter fruits of their mistake.
The back-to-back assassinations of Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr in Beirut and Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran were acts of (…)
, by TISDALL Simon
From Netanyahu to Nasrallah, the region’s politicians are flailing. Will no one stop the lunacy?
Protesters in western Jerusalem on 20 June demand the resignation of Benjamin Netanyahu. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images
When Benjamin Netanyahu flies to Washington next month, he would be (…)
, by ELAMINE Nasser
As Israel’s assault on Gaza enters its fifth month, it remains unclear whether it will grow into a full-scale regional conflict. Among the decisive factors is Hezbollah, one of the most heavily armed non-state actors in the world, and arguably the most skilled in urban and alpine warfare. So (…)
, by TARIQ Farooq
After an air strike by Pakistani air force on 18th January inside Iranian bordering town killed at least 9 in retaliation to 16 January missiles attack on the border town of Balochistan that killed two kids among others, both Pakistani and Iranian governments agreed t de-escalate the war threat (…)
, by ALI Tariq
The level of ignorance in Western coverage of the border clashes between Iran and Pakistan should come as no surprise. Nor should the State Department declaration that Pakistan’s response was ‘proportionate’ – making for queasy comparisons with the ongoing mass slaughter being perpetrated by (…)
, by KANE Alex, SHAMIR Jonathan
On January 13th, the United States and British air forces bombed 16 areas in Yemen, striking over 60 military sites controlled by the Houthi movement—an Islamist faction that has been targeting ships in the Red Sea in response to Israel’s war on Gaza. The bombings in Yemen marked the biggest US (…)
, by BENNIS Phyllis
U.S. strikes on Yemen are threatening a wider regional war. Diplomacy, not bombs, is the way to avoid a dangerous escalation.
Pro-Palestinian activists and supporters wave flags during a National March for Palestine in central London on January 13, 2024. (PHOTO BY HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP VIA GETTY (…)
, by DAHER Joseph
THE ISRAELI OCCUPATION army is continuing more than 100 days after its outbreak to wage a genocidal war against the Palestinian population in the Gaza Strip. This immediately followed the October 7th Hamas attack, which led to the death of 1,139 persons, including 695 Israeli civilians, 373 (…)
, by NORMAN Julie M
Hezbollah’s full involvement in the latest Israeli-Palestinian conflict would likely open up a regional war.
As Israel prepares for a massive military operation against Hamas in Gaza, risks of an escalating regional conflict loom large. The most critical additional threat to Israel is from (…)
, by MABON Simon
Is the much-heralded Israel-Saudi peace deal now dead? And how is Iran likely to respond? An expert in Middle Eastern politics explains
The surprise attack by Hamas launched on Israel on October 7 has already led to thousands of deaths in both Israel and Gaza, and sparked concerns that the (…)
, by DAHER Joseph
Israel’s recent attacks against Palestinians in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza demonstrated, once again, the brutal colonial, racist, and apartheid nature of the Zionist state. The replacement of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s government by a new coalition led by ultranationalist Naftali (…)
, by ROGERS Paul
There are big power plays afoot in one of the world’s most contested and unstable regions.
Following political developments in the past fortnight, two state-level policy changes in the Middle East are likely to combine to have a substantial impact on regional stability.
On March 10, in a (…)
, by FINKEL David
SUCH A TOUCHING reconciliation: The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, land of mass executions and kidnap–dismemberment of the dissident Jamal Khashoggi, and Iran, home of the “morality police” murder of Mahsa Amini and a regime in all-out war against its population, brought together through the (…)
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