Da'ish losses in Mosul: Figures

Political Sectarianism in Iraq, Forum

Qatar Crisis: Worst Case Scenarios

The origins of the tensions stretch back decades probably generations in the minds of the main characters

Putin and Trump’s Tainted Love

Trump expressed his admiration for Putin well before the election, and, it seems, fantasized about meeting him

Extremism report puts Saudi Arabia and British PM May on the spot, strengthens Qatar in Gulf Crisis

Independent Kurdistan would be a failed state

it is time to recognize that the forced inclusion of the Kurds in Iraq has not worked for us or for the Iraqis

Trump and the Truth About Climate Change

Trump claims that is difficult to justify. On the contrary, the Paris accord is very good for America

Qatar rejects deadline demands, saying it does not fear military action

Foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani rejects demands from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and United Arab Emirates

Egyptians react with anger as petrol prices double, but are scared to show dissent

Terms of new IMF loan dictate that fuel subsidies have to be scrapped, meaning costs are increasing yet again

The Fight for the Northern Iraq-Syria Border

At the symbolic level, Iran and its proxies are achieving great success in planting their flags along this contested frontier, but real control will entail the much tougher task of establishing permanent bases and logistical arrangements

The siege of Qatar isn’t working

The tiny emirate is well placed to hold out for a good while yet

Gulf crisis ties global soccer governance into knots

the essential role of FIFA is to deal with football and not to interfere in geopolitics