In one of his many cutting observations about the fallibility of politicians, H. L. Mencken had this to say about the practical…

A ceasefire can be a strange thing. The assumption, generally speaking, is that the parties to it restrain themselves for a period…

He had moments of discomfort and embarrassment – pressed into calling the Qatari Prime Minister by his host to apologise for striking…

It’s made to order. First, eliminate the aid system after creating circumstances of enormous suffering. Then, kill, starve, vanquish and displace those…

It was a blast to a past wiped out by amnesia, social media and mental decrepitude. Andrew Hastie, Australia’s opposition minister for…

Unpopular governments always retreat to grounds of lazy convenience. Instead of engaging in exercises of courage, they take refuge in obvious distractions. And there…

There has been a fascinating, near unanimous condemnation among the cognoscenti about the seemingly careless addition of Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic to the chat chain…

The US aid program began in earnest in the early stages of the Cold War, with an intention to beat off the…

In April last year, UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini told the United Nations Security Council that “an insidious campaign to end UNRWA’s operations is under…

It has been popular to see political and religious radicalisation as something oddly separable from institutions of state. State institutions are meant to…