Monthly Archives: December 2017

Syria: After the talks

The recent lack of progress at the eighth intra-Syrian talks in Geneva surprised few as the participants arrived with predetermined outcomes in mind that have hobbled attempts at mediating the conflict between the Government and the Opposition since they began. … Continue reading

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Egypt’s turmoil in the Sinai

The attack on the al-Rawda mosque on the 24th November was an exercise in brutality so severe that its shockwave was felt globally against the backdrop of terrorist noise emanating from the Middle-East and North Africa. International condemnation was swift, … Continue reading

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Syria: An Update

As the termination of ISIS continues to be undertaken in both Syria and Iraq the questions over who is to hold what territory now that they have been conclusively eliminated as a quasi-state peace in Syria still remain to be … Continue reading

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