Other Voices
The wrong sort of power
Lawrence Freedman
21 December 2024
The line from the 1979 Iranian revolution to the 2024 Syrian revolution is clear. Will the same line lead to another revolution in Iran?
From the archive
“My God, it would have been easier than I thought”
Mark Baker
24 April 2020
The Gallipoli campaign wasn’t the pointless disaster of Anzac mythology
Essays & reportage
Australia’s Armenian story
Vicken Babkenian and Judith Crispin
6 April 2017
Extract | The wartime events of 24 April 1915 initiated more than a century of interaction reaching across the globe
Days and nights in Taksim Square
Alexandra Biggs
4 August 2016
This open space in central Istanbul has long been a site of political struggle, writes Alexandra Biggs. Last month’s attempted coup was no exception
International
Crowdsourcing terror
Greg Barton
18 July 2016
The attack in Nice reflects a shift in the dynamics of the Islamic State, writes Greg Barton. And the attempted coup in Turkey has complicated the task of responding effectively
International
Dealing with Mr Erdogan
Klaus Neumann
21 March 2016
The agreement hammered out in Brussels on Friday creates fresh uncertainty and renewed danger for refugees, writes Klaus Neumann
International
Angela Merkel’s line in the sand
Klaus Neumann
9 March 2016
Despite state elections this weekend, the German chancellor is sticking to her pledge to run a “rational” refugee policy, writes Klaus Neumann. Meanwhile,…
International
Making nice and making enemies
John Besemeres
10 December 2015
Vladimir Putin’s actions in the Middle East reflect his view that all relationships are zero-sum games, writes John Besemeres
Essays & reportage
An assault on the life of a people
Janna Thompson
23 February 2015
As the hundredth anniversary of the Armenian genocide approaches, Janna Thompson considers the nature of the crime
Books & arts
The world’s largest stateless nation?
Matthew Gray
5 February 2015
Books | Matthew Gray reviews an illuminating account of a diverse nationality in search of self-determination
© 2025 Inside Story and contributors | ISSN 1837-0497