Despite the parallels with Israel’s war with Hezbollah in 2006, the latest invasion already dwarfs the conflict of 18 years ago in terms of Lebanese…

The latest round of Sudanese peace talks collapsed in August. The US-mediated negotiations, hosted in Switzerland, appeared doomed from the start,…

The far-right Rassemblement National (National Rally, or RN) were not as victorious as they would have liked in the recent French parliamentary…

After a resounding electoral victory on 4 July, the Labour party now face the reality of government.Sir Keir Starmer and his cabinet have all been…

As the Gaza war grimly continues, it becomes increasingly clear that the conflict has shaken global geopolitics. For the US, the war has been costly…

Right-wing populists are marching in Europe. For decades the far right sat on the periphery of Western politics, dismissed as angry skinheads or…

Is the Middle East an unusually violent region? Judging by the world’s media, you’d be forgiven for thinking so. In fact, the reality is more nuanced…

It was a farcical scene.On 21 February, the UK parliament debated a serious matter: the Gaza war. The motion, proposed by Britain’s third largest…

As global attention remains fixed on Israel's war on Gaza, a less-reported crisis is bubbling up at the other end of the Red Sea that could prove…

After the eerie calm of the Christmas holidays, the New Year began with Britain’s two leading politicians each making key speeches that look like the…