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Marco Carnelos – How European powers could ignite a new war with Iran

September 2, 2025 Ben Wray 0

France, the UK and Germany are re-imposing sanctions on Iran, despite it being the US which broke the Nuclear Deal which lifted the sanctions in the first place. Marco Carnelos is a former Italian diplomat. […]

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David Hearst – Netanyahu is on a mission to seize the Middle East. Will anyone stop him?

August 19, 2025 Ben Wray 0

Neither international law nor the Western powers will lift a finger to stop Netanyahu’s messianic pursuit of Middle Eastern land. Only the Palestinians and global public opinion stand in his way. David Hearst is co-founder […]

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Marco Carnelos – How Syria became the battleground for Israeli and Turkish influence

August 12, 2025 Ben Wray 0

Israel and Turkey are competing for regional hegemony, and Syria is their new battleground. Marco Carnelos is a former Italian diplomat. He has been assigned to Somalia, Australia and the United Nations. He served in […]

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Tariq Ali – The Roads to Damascus

December 11, 2024 Ben Wray 0

A grim read, describing what has happened in the Middle East over the past year as a ‘mini-1967 for the Arab World’. In New Left Review’s ‘Sidecar’. Read the article HERE.

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Anatol Lieven: The fall of Assad is a defeat for Russia — and no ‘win’ for the US

December 11, 2024 Ben Wray 0

Zero-sum geopolitics is in vogue, but in the long-term none of the major powers win from chaos and failed states. Anatol Lieven is Director of the Eurasia Program at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. […]

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David Hearst – Assad downfall: Is the Arab Spring back from the dead?

December 11, 2024 Ben Wray 0

Could what has happened in Syria spark a re-birth of revolts across the Arab world? David Hearst is co-founder and editor-in-chief of Middle East Eye. He is a commentator and speaker on the region and […]

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Trita Parsi – Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire begins, but can it last?

November 27, 2024 Ben Wray 0

This deal appears to be about all parties preparing for a Trump Presidency, but the Palestinians have been left in the lurch. Trita Parsi is the co-founder and Executive Vice president of the Quincy Institute […]

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Jamal Kanj – Netanyahu’s Intoxicated Euphoria will Turn into a Prolonged Hangover

October 7, 2024 Ben Wray 0

Iran showed that it’s missiles can penetrate Israel and, if it wanted to, destroy key infrastructure. Jamal Kanj is the author of Children of Catastrophe: Journey from a Palestinian Refugee Camp to America, and other books. […]

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David Hearst – The chaos Israel is sowing across the Middle East could come back to haunt it

October 3, 2024 Ben Wray 0

The Palestinian issue had stopped being the defining issue in the Middle East, but Israel’s rampage has brought it front and centre again. David Hearst is co-founder and editor-in-chief of Middle East Eye. He is […]

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Middle East Eye – Iran launches wave of missiles at Israel

October 1, 2024 Ben Wray 0

‘Iran says attack is in retaliation for Israel’s killing of Hezbollah’s Hassan Nasrallah and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.’ Read the article HERE.

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Blitzed: Drugs in Nazi Germany by Norman Ohler

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Book review by  Branko Milanović As I walked yesterday past the Metropolitan Museum in New York, I saw, among many stands that sell all kinds of trinkets, a table filled with books. One attracted my […]

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The Spectre of State Capitalism by Ilias Alami and Adam D Dixon

July 2, 2025 0

Reviewed by J. D. Evans Alami and Dixon’s The Spectre of State Capitalism is a careful discussion of a topic often dealt with in platitudes and sound-bites. The authors cover uses of ‘state capitalism’ as […]

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