Tag Archives: Syria
Syria’s Uneven Aid Distribution Threatens Future Peace
The significant imbalances in the distribution of aid between different geographical areas in the current Syrian war threaten not only the immediate survival of civilians, but also the future prospects […]
Mission Impossible: The Elusive Search for Peace in Syria
The Syrian war is one of the worst political and humanitarian crises since the Second World War and mediation attempts have proven largely fruitless. What are the reasons behind their […]
Kurdish Questions: An Interview With Yaniv Voller
Dr. Yaniv Voller is a Lecturer in the Politics of the Middle East at the School of Politics and International Relations, University of Kent. Prior to that he was a […]
Interview – Tara McCormack
This interview was conducted by the Remote Control project. Tara McCormack is Lecturer in International Politics at the University of Leicester. In this interview, Dr McCormack discusses the British military […]
Interview – Aidan Hehir
Aidan Hehir is a Reader in International Relations, and Director of the Security and International Relations Programme, at the University of Westminster. He has published a number of books on […]
Europe’s Borders, Refugees, and the Islamic State
Closing Europe’s borders and politicizing the attempt to admit refugees at a time when the growing humanitarian crisis poses mounting human rights challenges to the international community is fundamentally wrongheaded. […]
Russia’s Strike Against Special Forces and the UK’s ‘No Comment’ Policy
Author’s Note: This article is expanded from a piece originally published on Defence Report on August 3rd. Russia’s recent bombing of a Syrian base used by UK and US Special […]
Intersecting Commitments: the Responsibility to Protect and the Women, Peace and Security Agenda
Introduction The acknowledgement of gender issues through the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda marked a watershed moment for women’s rights. Despite this, the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) framework remains […]
The Kurds as Proxies in Iraq and Syria: A Problematic Relationship for Western Powers
Scarred in recent years by questionable involvements in the likes of Afghanistan and Iraq – and by the casualties they wrought – risk-averse Western governments have begun to look to […]
The Responsibility to Protect and the Refugee Crisis
The Syrian civil war has has been a major source of displacement, producing over 7.6 million internally displaced persons and over 4.8 million refugees. How does this crisis relate to the Responsibility to Protect?
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