Jonathan Miller
Iraq: why this isn’t 2003 all over again
The legality of any future British air strikes on Iraq may be clear – but the justification for US intervention in neighbouring Syria is much less obvious.
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Jonathan Miller
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Will Britain join the air strikes campaign against IS?
As US and Arab warplanes strike Islamic State forces inside Syria, will the UK recall parliament to vote on the issue of British involvement, one year after Labour scuppered action against Assad?
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Kylie Morris
US congressman: ‘We rely on Britain like no other country’
On UK independence, it’s clear where Washington sits. It’s all about ensuring that the country with which it enjoys a “special relationship” stays as strong and reliable as possible.
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Second British hostage held by Islamic State named
The second British hostage held by Islamic State militants is named as Alan Henning by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
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Jon Snow
Our obligation to the memory of the victims of 9/11
Have we learned from 9/11? From my own experience reporting sporadically across the region for over three decades, my fear is that we have not.
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Jon Snow
Iran begins to emerge from three decades of isolation
Iran’s Chief Negotiator Abbas Araghchi tells me that there is a genuine negotiating bond of respect with the United States, but the negotiations are hard.
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Kylie Morris
US still unsure how to deal with IS
Scan the statements and pronouncements from American politicians of all stripes today, and you’ll see how the murder of Steven J Sotloff has spurred the political world here into rhetoric, if not action.
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Kylie Morris
Obama’s plan for Middle East no clearer
Obama admitted ‘we don’t have a strategy yet’, which is why there was no need to put anything before congress, or bring the American people into the debate. He didn’t want to put the cart in front of the horse.
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Matt Frei
Why there are fewer jihadis from the US than Britain
The authorities think that America has spawned several dozen jihadis as opposed to Britain’s several hundred. This is because America has a totally different relationship to its ethnic minorities.
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Matt Frei
Why US foreign policy is like ‘smoking without inhaling’
To America, the Middle East is like a balloon. If you squeeze it in one corner it will bulge in another. You just can’t be sure where.
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Kylie Morris
What I saw in Ferguson last night
There were more standoffs between police and protesters overnight in Ferguson, as tensions continue to rise after the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown. Kylie Morris was there.
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Kylie Morris
Mike Brown shooting: Obama urges ‘calm’ in Ferguson
If you’re wondering why Ferguson, Missouri, suddenly looks like a war zone, it’s not only got to do with the aggressive stance of the county police but also their weaponry.
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Jonathan Rugman
Is Iraq on the verge of another refugee crisis? Or worse?
The US faces more tough choices to prevent a repeat of the 1991 humanitarian disaster in Iraq.
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Kylie Morris
‘Today America is coming to help’
US President Barack Obama authorizes targeted air strikes in Iraq to prevent an ‘act of genocide’ against some 40,000 religious minorities trapped in a remote mountain area.
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Kylie Morris
George Clinton, funk pioneer, back on the road to reclaim his legacy
The musician who links doo wop to hip hop via funk is determined that his part in the development of modern music should not be overlooked.
