Middle East
Middle East
We can’t blame foreign wars for homegrown terror
Salman Abedi’s hatred of Western life wasn’t nurtured in Libya.
It wasn’t Trump who wrecked the Middle East
The arrogance of British politicians accusing Trump of causing chaos.
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.
Must-reads from the past week
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.
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.
