December 4, 2018
Peter Apps World leaders heading home after the weekend G20 might be justified in breathing brief sighs of relief. Unlike at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit two weeks ago, the...
April 19, 2018
Peter Apps The US-led strikes on Syria may be over, at least for now, but the war that produced them – as well as the wider international confrontations that fueled it...
December 28, 2017
Peter Apps Professional forecasters like to say that making predictions is difficult, particularly about the future. As we reach the end of 2017, however, here are some of the key themes...
October 28, 2017
Peter Apps US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson visited the Middle East last weekend with two simple aims – to wrap Iraq into America’s regional axis against Iran, and persuade Saudi...
How will Vladimir Putin respond to the growing challenges against him? The Russian president, who turns 65 in October, might presently look unassailable – but maintaining that grip will...
April 20, 2017
Peter Apps With the threat of chemical weapons in Syria and nuclear arms in North Korea, the risk of biological weapons has largely dropped off the international agenda. But evolving technologies...
April 13, 2017
Peter Apps If there was ever any doubt that President Donald Trump’s strike against Syria was also intended to send a message to Pyongyang, the deployment this weekend of a US...
In terms of raw casualty numbers, Tuesday’s apparent nerve gas attack near the Syrian city of Khan Sheikhoun – believed to have killed at least 70 – should hardly...
February 3, 2017
Peter Apps When it comes to dealing with foreign leaders of whom she might not approve, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth always behaves impeccably. When it comes to giving a harsh message, however,...
December 23, 2016
Peter Apps The killing of Russia’s ambassador to Turkey on Monday evening might have prompted knee-jerk comparisons to the 1914 assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand, but it almost certainly won’t spark...
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US In its 7,000 years of existence, Aleppo has been fought over by Babylonians, Greeks and Romans. The modern battle for the ancient Syrian city, however, may yet be as...
November 23, 2016
Peter Apps As the US election results trickled in in the early hours of 9th November, Syrian government forces began yet another assault on Aleppo – with humanitarian workers and medical...
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![(First Row L to R) President of Mexico Enrique Peña Nieto, President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of South Africa Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa, British Prime Minister Theresa May, President of France Emmanuel Macron, U.S. President Donald Trump, Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe, President of Argentina Mauricio Macri, President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison, President of Brazil Michel Temer and Prime Minister of Italy Giuseppe Conte pose for the family picture during the opening day of Argentina G20 Leaders' Summit 2018 at Costa Salguero on November 30, 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina [Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images]](https://i1.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/GettyImages-1066800218-1-e1543676686457.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
World leaders heading home after the weekend G20 might be justified in breathing brief sighs of relief. Unlike at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit two weeks ago, the...
The US-led strikes on Syria may be over, at least for now, but the war that produced them – as well as the wider international confrontations that fueled it...
Professional forecasters like to say that making predictions is difficult, particularly about the future. As we reach the end of 2017, however, here are some of the key themes...![An illustration of Daesh's flag taken on 18 February, 2016 [Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/]](https://i1.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/2016-08-30T182324Z_1_LYNXNPEC7T1G6_RTROPTP_3_CNEWS-US-MIDEAST-CRISIS-ISLAMIC-STATE-SPOKESMAN.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson visited the Middle East last weekend with two simple aims – to wrap Iraq into America’s regional axis against Iran, and persuade Saudi...
How will Vladimir Putin respond to the growing challenges against him? The Russian president, who turns 65 in October, might presently look unassailable – but maintaining that grip will...
With the threat of chemical weapons in Syria and nuclear arms in North Korea, the risk of biological weapons has largely dropped off the international agenda. But evolving technologies...![General Herbert Raymond McMaster with US President Donald Trump at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, US on February 20, 2017 [Kevin Lamarque / Reuters]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Herbert-Raymond-McMaster-with-Donald-Trump.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
If there was ever any doubt that President Donald Trump’s strike against Syria was also intended to send a message to Pyongyang, the deployment this weekend of a US...
In terms of raw casualty numbers, Tuesday’s apparent nerve gas attack near the Syrian city of Khan Sheikhoun – believed to have killed at least 70 – should hardly...
When it comes to dealing with foreign leaders of whom she might not approve, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth always behaves impeccably. When it comes to giving a harsh message, however,...![A group of people gather during a protest against Assad regime forces' and its supporters' attacks on civilians and the humanitarian plight in Aleppo, on December 14, 2016 in Paris, France [Mustafa Sevgi / Anadolu Agency]](https://i2.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/20161214_2_20704532_17003005.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
The killing of Russia’s ambassador to Turkey on Monday evening might have prompted knee-jerk comparisons to the 1914 assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand, but it almost certainly won’t spark...![An interior view of the damaged field hospital is seen after airstrike in Aleppo on November 14 2016. [Ahmed Hasan Ubeyd/Anadolu]](https://i2.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/An-Interior-view-of-damaged-field-hospital-is-seen-after-airstrike-in-Aleppo-7.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
In its 7,000 years of existence, Aleppo has been fought over by Babylonians, Greeks and Romans. The modern battle for the ancient Syrian city, however, may yet be as...![NEW YORK, NY: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump arrives to vote at the Beckman Hill International School in New York City on 8 November 2016. After a contentious campaign season, Americans go to the polls today to choose the next president of the United States. [Volkan Furuncu/Anadolu Agency]](https://i2.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Donald_Trump_voting-3-e1478684462784.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
As the US election results trickled in in the early hours of 9th November, Syrian government forces began yet another assault on Aleppo – with humanitarian workers and medical...