Charles Lister

On 7 October, Hamas shocked the world, when thousands of its militants invaded southern Israel, taking control of territory, massacring civilians and…

Whether with the invention of the wheel, electricity, or the internet, revolutionary innovations in technology have fundamentally changed the world…

In 2023, as the West is preoccupied with the war in Ukraine and the governments of the Middle East embrace a self-described era of “de-escalation,”…

While the regional normalisation of Bashar al-Assad’s regime continues apace, media coverage of events has generally presented developments as…

As governments across the Middle East continue to ride a wave of engagement and normalised ties with former adversaries, the era of the Arab Spring…

In a statement late on 30 April, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that the global leader of the Islamic State (IS), Abu al-Hussein al…

In recent weeks, the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad has reaped rewards from a wave of diplomatic re-engagements intended to normalise its status…

As the world marks the 20-year anniversary of the US-led invasion of Iraq, there can be no doubting the enormous significance that event had in…

Four years ago, the Islamic State’s self-proclaimed ‘caliphate’ was dealt its final defeat in the eastern Syrian village of al-Baghouz. In the years…

The earthquake that struck southern Turkey and northern Syria in the early hours of Monday morning could not have hit at a worse time or targeted a…