Syria is on the brink of partition – here's how it got there
Jan 12, 2017 00:09 am UTC| Insights & Views
After nearly six years of uprising, conflict and chaos, the partition of Syria is imminent. President Bashar al-Assad will of course rail against it; his crucial ally Iran will probably resist too, and the marginalised US...
Yemen: a calamity at the end of the Arabian peninsula
Jan 07, 2017 04:00 am UTC| Insights & Views
At the tip of the Arabian peninsula, Yemens disastrous war has been raging for nearly two years. Somewhat overshadowed by the devastating crisis in Syria, it is nonetheless a major calamity: according to the UN, more than...
New globalism: a counterculture that could redraw the world map
Jan 07, 2017 01:58 am UTC| Insights & Views
For the past few decades, globalisation has been the status-quo. Advancements in communication and transport technology have made the world far smaller than it once was, and governments and businesses everywhere have long...
Global Geo-political Series: Incirlik airbase would decide fate of United States’ ISIS operations
Jan 06, 2017 08:56 am UTC| Commentary
Turkey might deny the United States access to its Incirlik airbase, which is vital for the United States in its fight against the militant group ISIS in Syria. The relations between the United States and Turkey worsened...
Why Russia, Turkey and Iran are natural allies
Jan 05, 2017 19:40 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The ceasefire in Syria brokered by Russia, Turkey and Iran has opened the way to peace talks in Kazakhstan between the Syrian government and opposition. The Kazakh president, Nursultan Nazarbayev, will play peacemaker and...
Brexit, Trump and 'post-truth': the science of how we become entrenched in our views
Jan 05, 2017 11:34 am UTC| Insights & Views
Finally a new year is here after the most politically divisive 12 months in a very long time. In the UK, Brexit shattered dreams and friendships. In the US, the polarisation was already huge, but a bitter election campaign...
Erdoğan could be losing his grip on a dangerous, divided Turkey
Jan 05, 2017 11:23 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Turkeys New Year was marred by a terrorist attack, claimed by the so-called Islamic State (IS), that killed 39 people and injured many more at a famous nightclub in Istanbul. After nearly two years of deadly incidents and...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects