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Tag Archives: ISIS
Nov 30 2015
Why we should oppose British air strikes against ISIL in Syria
Comments Off on Why we should oppose British air strikes against ISIL in SyriaBy Mary Kaldor and Rim Turkmani The threat of ISIL is too serious to be treated with a knee jerk response like air strikes as the British Prime Minister suggests. It is very difficult to understand why air strikes are … Continue reading
Posted by: November 30, 2015
Tagged with: air strikes, ISIL, ISIS, Syria
Nov 19 2015
Terrorism, Counter-Terrorism, and Paris
Comments Off on Terrorism, Counter-Terrorism, and ParisBy Richard English FBA The appalling events in Paris on 13 November force us, once again, to think carefully about the paradoxically intimate relationship between terrorism and counter-terrorism. The immediate response we should all feel is one of horror at … Continue reading
Posted by: November 19, 2015
Tagged with: counter-terrorism, ISIS, Paris, Terrorism
Nov 17 2015
The Paris Attacks
Comments Off on The Paris AttacksBy Patrice De Beer The morning after was horrible, like a moral, emotional hangover. Even for a former war correspondent who has covered too many wars and massacres, but who has, for the first time, witnessed shooting at a stone’s … Continue reading
Oct 23 2014
Explaining the Riddle of Turkish Foreign Policy in Syria: Dilemmas, Risks and Limitations
Comments Off on Explaining the Riddle of Turkish Foreign Policy in Syria: Dilemmas, Risks and LimitationsBy Athanasios Manis Since the humanitarian crisis in Kobani made its way to world media outlets, the Turkish government has been under constant international and domestic pressure to either intervene militarily in saving Kobani and/or actively assist the overall anti-Islamic State US-led … Continue reading
Posted by: October 23, 2014
Tagged with: Ahmet Davutoglu, Foreign policy, ISIS, Kobani, Syria