Middle East

Middle East
A mockery of democracy
The Turkish referendum was undemocratic from the start.
Does Erdogan have a right to hold rallies in Europe?
Not necessarily, no. But we should let him where possible.
Yemen: the bloody reality of the pre‑Trump era
This devastated nation shows the US was never a force for peace.
Aleppo: virtue‑signalling goes global
The narcissism of the Western response to Aleppo is breathtaking.
Boris Johnson: making a mockery of geopolitics
Johnson, like Trump, takes himself more seriously than his public office.
Must-reads from the past week
East Aleppo: a catastrophe of the West’s making
How Western meddling pushed Syria over the edge.
Peacekeepers in Syria, warmongers in Yemen
The hypocrisy of Western interventionism is stomach-turning.
How censorship breeds violence
The killing of Nahed Hattar speaks to the new intolerance.
Syria: a war for nothing
The Syria Truce is a desperate attempt to restore the pre-2011 set-up.
Why the Kurds deserve our support
The West is betraying the Kurds. It’s a new low in global affairs.