October 29, 2018
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Dr Philip Leech-Ngo It’s hard not to be moved on a personal level by Jamal Khashoggi’s brutal murder. The circumstances — the fact that his fiancée was waiting outside for him, expecting...
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Canada,
Europe & Russia,
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Yemen September 20, 2018
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Dr Philip Leech-Ngo US National Security Advisor John Bolton is at it again. He recently issued a blistering rebuke of the International Criminal Court (ICC): “We will let the ICC die on...
February 17, 2018
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Dr Philip Leech-Ngo The 45th President of the United States isn’t known for his strategic vision in any area of governance, barring perhaps as an election campaigner. In the field of foreign...
December 11, 2017
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Dr Philip Leech-Ngo Donald Trump’s announcement, Wednesday, to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel represents yet another example of the current occupant of the White House’s ability to throw caution to...
Before he launched his apparently ineffective airstrikes against Syria’s Sharyat Airbase, US President Donald Trump had a very different view of the conflict in Syria. It was a much...
On the face of it the Israeli prime minister should be giddy with joy. The eleventh-hour effort by the Obama administration to rescue the “two-state solution” has only given...
December 10, 2016
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Dr Philip Leech-Ngo Recently, HBO comedian and commentator John Oliver reflected the views of many in the US and abroad, in responding to the election of Donald Trump by emphasising that this...
October 31, 2016
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Dr Philip Leech-Ngo As much as French officials would like to claim that the so-called “Jungle” refugee camp in Calais has been “cleared”, it is unlikely that this will be the last...
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UK October 16, 2016
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Dr Philip Leech-Ngo The recent Amnesty International reports on which countries take the most refugees is somehow both shocking yet totally predictable at the same time. What is most shocking about it...
September 16, 2016
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Dr Philip Leech-Ngo Further releases from Hillary Clinton’s emails show a potentially unsavoury connection between the former Secretary of State and some of the world’s most powerful and – often – most...
"Obama's secret drone wars have also killed schoolteachers, policemen, women and children"
The municipal elections are due to take place on 8 October and this week saw Hamas launch its election campaign with a series of videos wherein ordinary people say 'Thank you' to the movement
Black Lives Matter (BLM) – the anti-racism campaign made famous primarily for its protests across the US – made headlines in the UK last week with demonstrations in several...
So far, the summer of 2016 feels a bit like we’re all strapped into the world’s most hectic roller coaster. An unexpected referendum result here is followed by an...
Earlier this month, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Defence Minister, Avigdor Lieberman, approved the construction of 42 new “settlement units” in Kiryat Arba, an illegal settlement located...
So, it’s official. On Wednesday, David Cameron will step down as prime minister of the United Kingdom and Theresa May will take charge. May, who has been home secretary...
There has already been much ink spilled over the potential impact of “Brexit” on the UK’s relationship with the Middle East (including several excellent articles published here on MEMO)...
Over the past week or so, I’ve learned the hard way that making political predictions is – quite frankly – a mug’s game. Given the startling result of the...
In Mehran Kamrava’s powerful new book, The Impossibility of Palestine, he presents a penetrating and pessimistic overview of the prospects for a future Palestinian state. His thesis is simple:...
As with the latest, largely symbolic, round of “peace talks” sponsored by France, discussion about real life in Palestine is frequently overshadowed by grandstanding and political abstractions. However, while...
What does “security” mean in the context of Israel’s occupation of Palestine? According to a plethora of literature produced by Israeli and US think tanks – including recent reports...
On Wednesday 11 May, while seeking to apply for a job in one of Ramallah’s many cafes, 26 year-old Kefah Quzmar was assaulted violently and arrested by members of...
The relationship between the world’s only hyper-power – the United States – and its most important energy superpower – the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) – is changing. Why...
When President Barack Obama stepped off Air Force One onto the red carpet at Riyadh’s international airport recently, he was not greeted by his fellow head of state, King...
New Yorkers went to the ballot box this week in what is likely to be the most important vote in the US presidential primaries so far. As opinion polls...
Late last year, archaeologists at the Slemani Museum in Iraqi Kurdistan announced an astonishing discovery. They had found fragments of a tablet detailing 20 new lines of text from...
One of President Obama’s first acts after taking the oath of office for the first time in 2008 was to sign an executive order that was intended to close...
The on-going refugee crisis on Europe’s borders continues to break grim records, and it is likely to be a central issue in the forthcoming “Brexit” referendum. According to the...
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Opinion Some five years on from the advent of the “Arab Spring”, the balance sheet of progress vs. setbacks is quite something to behold. With the qualified exception of Tunisia,...
Late last week the French government stated that if the next round of talks between the PLO and Israel fail, it will offer formal recognition to the “State of...
President Barack Obama’s final “State of the Union” speech to the US Congress addressed some controversial issues. In particular, though, when it came to US policy in the Middle...
Ever since the surprise election victory for David Cameron’s Conservative Party in March, the possibility of Britain extending its current mission against Daesh/ISIS in Iraq to include bombing Syria...
It’s hard not to be moved on a personal level by Jamal Khashoggi’s brutal murder. The circumstances — the fact that his fiancée was waiting outside for him, expecting...
US National Security Advisor John Bolton is at it again. He recently issued a blistering rebuke of the International Criminal Court (ICC): “We will let the ICC die on...
The 45th President of the United States isn’t known for his strategic vision in any area of governance, barring perhaps as an election campaigner. In the field of foreign...
Donald Trump’s announcement, Wednesday, to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel represents yet another example of the current occupant of the White House’s ability to throw caution to...![US President Donald Trump and US Vice President Mike Pence [File photo]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/20160931_Donald-trump-and-mike-pence.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
Before he launched his apparently ineffective airstrikes against Syria’s Sharyat Airbase, US President Donald Trump had a very different view of the conflict in Syria. It was a much...![Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Barack Obama on September 30, 2016 [REUTERS/Pool via Reuters TV]](https://i2.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/2016-09-30_Funeral-of-shimon-peres-in-jerusalem-with-benjamin-netanyah-barack-obama.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
On the face of it the Israeli prime minister should be giddy with joy. The eleventh-hour effort by the Obama administration to rescue the “two-state solution” has only given...
Recently, HBO comedian and commentator John Oliver reflected the views of many in the US and abroad, in responding to the election of Donald Trump by emphasising that this...![A migrant holds a placard with a message for Britain's prime minister as they face off with French riot police during a protest near the area called the "jungle" where they live in Calais, France, October 1, 2016. [REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol]](https://i2.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2016-10-01T162230Z_1_LYNXNPEC901WS_RTROPTP_3_EUROPE-MIGRANTS-CALAIS.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
As much as French officials would like to claim that the so-called “Jungle” refugee camp in Calais has been “cleared”, it is unlikely that this will be the last...
The recent Amnesty International reports on which countries take the most refugees is somehow both shocking yet totally predictable at the same time. What is most shocking about it...
Further releases from Hillary Clinton’s emails show a potentially unsavoury connection between the former Secretary of State and some of the world’s most powerful and – often – most...
"Obama's secret drone wars have also killed schoolteachers, policemen, women and children"
The municipal elections are due to take place on 8 October and this week saw Hamas launch its election campaign with a series of videos wherein ordinary people say 'Thank you' to the movement
Black Lives Matter (BLM) – the anti-racism campaign made famous primarily for its protests across the US – made headlines in the UK last week with demonstrations in several...![Image of US President Donald Trump in Washington, USA [Samuel Corum / Anadolu Agency]](https://i1.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/images/article_images/people/donald-trump-3.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
So far, the summer of 2016 feels a bit like we’re all strapped into the world’s most hectic roller coaster. An unexpected referendum result here is followed by an...![Former Foreign Affairs Minister of Israel Avigdor Lieberman [File photo]](https://i1.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/images/article_images/people/avigdor-lieberman-4.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
Earlier this month, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Defence Minister, Avigdor Lieberman, approved the construction of 42 new “settlement units” in Kiryat Arba, an illegal settlement located...
So, it’s official. On Wednesday, David Cameron will step down as prime minister of the United Kingdom and Theresa May will take charge. May, who has been home secretary...
There has already been much ink spilled over the potential impact of “Brexit” on the UK’s relationship with the Middle East (including several excellent articles published here on MEMO)...
In Mehran Kamrava’s powerful new book, The Impossibility of Palestine, he presents a penetrating and pessimistic overview of the prospects for a future Palestinian state. His thesis is simple:...![Jordanian fruit market [File photo]](https://i2.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/images/article_images/middle-east/jordan-fruit-market.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
As with the latest, largely symbolic, round of “peace talks” sponsored by France, discussion about real life in Palestine is frequently overshadowed by grandstanding and political abstractions. However, while...![Image of an Israeli police patrolling a checkpoint in the West Bank [file photo]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/images/article_images/middle-east/israeli-checkpoint-military-checkpoint-Einav-checkpoint-east-ofTulkarem-2.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
What does “security” mean in the context of Israel’s occupation of Palestine? According to a plethora of literature produced by Israeli and US think tanks – including recent reports...![Palestinian Authority Security forces raid a Palestinian home in the occupied West Bank [file photo]](https://i1.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/images/article_images/middle-east/palestinian-authority-security-forces-raiding-home.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
On Wednesday 11 May, while seeking to apply for a job in one of Ramallah’s many cafes, 26 year-old Kefah Quzmar was assaulted violently and arrested by members of...
The relationship between the world’s only hyper-power – the United States – and its most important energy superpower – the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) – is changing. Why...
When President Barack Obama stepped off Air Force One onto the red carpet at Riyadh’s international airport recently, he was not greeted by his fellow head of state, King...
Late last year, archaeologists at the Slemani Museum in Iraqi Kurdistan announced an astonishing discovery. They had found fragments of a tablet detailing 20 new lines of text from...
One of President Obama’s first acts after taking the oath of office for the first time in 2008 was to sign an executive order that was intended to close...
The on-going refugee crisis on Europe’s borders continues to break grim records, and it is likely to be a central issue in the forthcoming “Brexit” referendum. According to the...
Some five years on from the advent of the “Arab Spring”, the balance sheet of progress vs. setbacks is quite something to behold. With the qualified exception of Tunisia,...
Late last week the French government stated that if the next round of talks between the PLO and Israel fail, it will offer formal recognition to the “State of...
President Barack Obama’s final “State of the Union” speech to the US Congress addressed some controversial issues. In particular, though, when it came to US policy in the Middle...
Ever since the surprise election victory for David Cameron’s Conservative Party in March, the possibility of Britain extending its current mission against Daesh/ISIS in Iraq to include bombing Syria...