The debate around the Chagos Islands has collapsed into caricature. Britain is either shamefully surrendering territory or nobly correcting colonial history. The government is either defending the West’s most important Indian Ocean base or handing it away under legal pressure from its own social circle. None of those summaries explains the numbers. None properly examines … Read more
The tragedy unfolding in Gaza is the latest, and perhaps the most catastrophic, chapter in a conflict that has roots stretching back over a century. The region historically known as Palestine was home to both Arabs and Jews under Ottoman rule until Britain took control after World War I. The 1917 Balfour Declaration, in which … Read more
President Donald Trump has sparked fresh debate over US involvement in Middle East military operations after his latest social media post pointedly referred to joint US-Israeli strategy against Iran. Responding to recent escalations, Trump declared, “We are not going to kill Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei – at least not for now. We know … Read more
