Assad fanned the flames of extremism
Published by The Independent (7th December, 2015) How quickly the narrative changes. Just two years ago, our leaders insisted we... Read Full Article
Syria
Ten years at the top – but trouble ahead on Syria and Brexit?
Published by The Mail on Sunday (6th December, 2015) Ten years ago today, a self-deprecating young politician called David Cameron took charge... Read Full Article
Cameron’s long-awaited victory on Syria
Published by The Financial Times (3rd December, 2015) So here we go again. Britain has embarked on another military intervention,... Read Full Article
To turn on refugees because of Paris is weak and wrong
Published by The Guardian (18th November, 2015) Should we ban white Australians from coming to Britain? After all, one misfit... Read Full Article
Germany’s refugee inferno
Published by The Mail on Sunday (13th September, 2015) In the three-storey house in the neat village of Gerstungen, the... Read Full Article
The British expats helping Syrian refugees
Published by The Mail on Sunday (6th September, 2015) As the inflatable boat overloaded with Syrian refugees neared the rocky... Read Full Article
Dreams, despair and dictators
Published by The Observer (24th August, 2015) Shifting Sands: The Unravelling of the Old Order in the Middle East (Profile)... Read Full Article
Delivered from hell to the cauldron of Kos
Published by The Mail on Sunday (17th August, 2015) Helen and Mustafa got married almost a year ago – and... Read Full Article
The inconvenient truth about migrants
Published by The Independent (10th August, 2015) Halima was from Yarmouk, a suburb of Damascus besieged by both Syrian government... Read Full Article
Britain should beware sliding back into Middle Eastern war
Published by The Independent (20th July, 2015) Slowly but surely, Britain is being dragged back into wider military intervention in... Read Full Article