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Syria
Books & arts
Memoirs of a Middle East tragic
Graeme Dobell
12 July 2023
A summing up by an Australian diplomat who loved the Arab world
International
Rebuilding Palmyra – in Washington?
Ross Burns
28 September 2018
Funds for a campaign to publicise the destruction of historical sites might be better spent where the damage was done
International
From Deraa to Deraa
Ross Burns
20 July 2018
Syria’s seven-year conflict is favouring those who play the long game
International
In Syria, the fog of war
Ross Burns
17 April 2018
Chemical weapons have been a feature of the Syrian conflict since 2011. Are we any closer to a strategy to deal with their use — and with the forces fuelling the wider conflict?
International
How close is the end of the war in Syria?
Ross Burns
25 September 2017
Foreign interference, however well-intentioned, could still prolong the conflict
International
A turning point in Syria?
Ross Burns
24 June 2017
Islamic State’s destruction of the heritage of a great Islamic leader, Nur al-Din, signals a new desperation
International
After Khan Sheikhun
Ross Burns
10 April 2017
Signs that Bashar al-Assad is panicking could create an opportunity to re-engage the Syrian peace talks
International
Hard cases make bad international law
Kevin Boreham
10 April 2017
Without a clear strategy, the American strike on a Syrian airfield lacked both legality and effectiveness
International
Beyond the spectacle of violence
Matthew Gray
17 September 2015
The crisis in Syria could easily worsen, writes
Matthew Gray
, but that doesn’t necessarily mean Islamic State is in the ascendant
Books & arts
Conflict out of chaos
Matthew Gray
20 March 2015
Books
| The Islamic State seemed to appear out of nowhere, writes
Matthew Gray
, but its origins lie in decades of conflict and bad decisions
International
Will today’s allies become, yet again, tomorrow’s enemies?
John Quiggin
6 October 2014
When a militarily powerful country tries to govern the affairs of millions of people on the other side of the planet, we shouldn’t be surprised that chaos results, writes…
Books & arts
“When I forget, I’m well. Remembering, even now, I just go crazy”
Klaus Neumann
23 December 2013
Does the equation that infuses the work of truth commissions – that more memory equals more reconciliation – always meet the needs of people affected by widespread…
National affairs
In the eye of the storms
John Langmore and Ramesh Thakur
23 October 2013
The Security Council remains a key forum for resolving international conflicts, and Australia is right to be there, write
John Langmore
and
Ramesh Thakur
Correspondents
London’s road from Damascus
David Hayes
3 September 2013
Syria’s war is opening new dividing lines in British politics, says
David Hayes
. Once the consequences play out, Ed Miliband might have lost more than has David Cameron
International
The Middle East after bin Laden
Matthew Gray
5 May 2011
With al Qaeda’s influence already waning in many countries in the Middle East,
Matthew Gray
looks at the likely impact of Osama bin Laden’s death on the…