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From Ian: Victory, not 'disaster' When the Palestinians speak about the "Nakba" and present themselves as victims and the Jewish Independence War as "ethnic cleansing," it's important to remember these facts. There is no doubt that they experienced...

Anne Alexander/ Issue: 145 Posted: 5 January 15 Four years after the Arab revolutions of 2011 the hopes that the uprisings kindled seem to have been all but extinguished. Libya, Syria and Iraq present grim variations on the theme of “failed states”...

Brendan O’Leary has been Lauder Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania since 2003. He was an advisor to the Kurdistan Regional Government during the making of Iraq’s Constitution. He was previously a Professor of Political Science...

By Brandon Turbeville As Turkey deepens its push into Syrian territory, numerous geopolitical interests are now colliding with one another in what appears to be a war worthy of the reputation the Middle East has for political and geopolitical complexity...

• Assad's forces mass on Aleppo after rebel gains • Arab states seeking UN resolution on political transition • Splits in the opposition Syrian National Council widen • Read the latest summary 4.41pm: A statement from the Avaaz organisation regarding...