Russia’s parliament approved a request by President Putin on 30th September to begin a series of aerial bombing raids to be carried out against “all terrorists” in Syria. With barely an hour’s notice to the US and to the West, Russia launched on their first military intervention in the Middle East in decades. Putin has…
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No silent nights in Iraq
The US-led coalition took on its ‘advisory’ role against the Islamic State (Isis) in July. As we enter December, the total number of airstrikes against militants has passed 1,000, with an estimated 2,000 militants killed and a tenth of that again in civilian losses. Yet despite the “heavy toll” that, according to US Secretary of…
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War: a game the UK should no longer be playing
Matthew Finucane argues that the UK parliament made the correct decision in avoiding conflict with Syria.
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Tensions rise at the G8
Rhian Poole provides commentary on some of the discussions on Syria at the G8 Summit.
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