Some in Damascus think female protection units are better suited for police force work, but this would be a huge waste of their valuable military skills
Israel wants Palestinians to leave the Strip as part of its 'depopulation and resettlement' strategy, but Egypt is fighting to give them the option to return to their homeland
The fight against IS will determine whether post-war Syria can confront the consequences of mass violence without recreating the conditions that allowed it to endure
Reform has been embracing defectors from the Conservative party with such frequency that it now has more members of Liz Truss's cabinet than there are on the Tory benches
Is the Red Sea moving toward an ordered space governed by capable states or toward a grey zone edging toward disorder? Read our February cover story to find out.
In places like Yemen, Sudan, and Somalia, which all have long coastlines along key maritime routes, the authority of the state and its institutions needs to overcome the forces of disorder.
In Yemen, Somalia, and Sudan, the state has ceased to function as it should. This has led to problems not just on land but at sea, making this trio one big and urgent international issue.
Airspace closures, rising fuel costs, shifting flight maps and delayed aircraft deliveries have repriced flights around the world, with some travel routes hit worse than others
Veteran Lebanese journalist Nada Abdelsamad transports readers back to the time when Beirut's Jewish quarter, known at the time as Wadi al-Yahud, was thriving
Ankara's national security priority is no longer Kurds or Gülenists, but Israel. Likewise, in Tel Aviv, Türkiye is increasingly seen as a future Israeli adversary. Both are preparing accordingly