Bullingdon bomber has his majority. Now what for Syria?
Cameron won a great victory, and Corbyn suffered a humiliating defeat in the Syria vote. But the big question remains: in this vastly complicated situation, what are we going to achieve?
- 3 December 2015
Obama’s shameful Syria policy
From the discarding of red lines to an unwillingness to meaningfully arm or train the Syrian rebels to looking the other way as a humanitarian crisis of epic proportions unfolds across the Middle East, Syria is a tragic exemplar of U.S. President Barack Obama’s out to lunch foreign policy
- 8 September 2015
Total Western confusion over ISIS, bombing, and terror
By bombing ISIS we might be helping al Qaeda. Oh, wait, we might be helping Assad, who last year we wanted to bomb, but who now we need against ISIS. Do we have any idea what we are doing?
- 2 October 2014
Obama's 2013? Appalling! Could 2014 be better?
This year has not been good for President Obama. Dr. James Boys takes a look at Obama's stunning 2013 policy fumbles, which look even worse in light of the promise brought by his re-election barely one year ago. From domestic to foreign policy, it's been something of a nightmare. How could 2014 possibly be worse?
- 27 December 2013
The Security Council Resolution on Syria: Farce and Fait Accompli
Moscow is no longer a major power; they haven’t been for some time. Still, Putin and company are looking shrewd these days. Not hard against Obama though...
- 1 October 2013
What does Obama's Syrian mess spell for Israel?
Just as Obama poured forth with endless and empty threats against Damascus, so he is likely to do the same against Tehran
- 18 September 2013
As an excuse for inaction, ‘War Weariness’ is BS of the first order
The British public have convinced themselves that they are 'war weary' after Iraq and Afghanistan. How 'weary' do you think it all is for people being burned to death by chemical weapons?
- 5 September 2013
Britain matters alright, but is this how you wanted us to matter?
Britain was not cut down to size over the Syria vote. Right now, it exerts an influence unparalleled in recent times, though not necessarily for the best, or for long
- 3 September 2013
Syria: a contrary voice. J’accuse the warmongers
The Commentator retains its position that we should strike Syria. But we are a broad church, and this is a powerful counter-point
- 2 September 2013
Democracy at Work: Britain on Syria
A former British ambassador outlines the ins and outs of Parliament's decision not to authorise military force against Bashar Al-Assad. Even Ayn Rand gets a look in...
- 30 August 2013
The real winners and losers from Britain's Syria vote
All the world's dictators will rejoice at parliament's refusal to act over chemical attacks in Syria. Those who plan to acquire and use WMD will also be celebrating
- 30 August 2013
Why President Obama isn’t sold on Syria
If the climbing death toll combined with the growing humanitarian crisis hasn’t already compelled President Obama to commence military action against al-Assad, what will?
- 29 August 2013
Obama and Cameron on road to Damascus
Ordinary Americans are hugely unsupportive of intervention in Syria. But Obama is politically inoculated; safe from the American electorate and now clearly seeking a political legacy that has thus far eluded him
- 29 August 2013
Why chemical weapons matter more than bullets
There has been plenty of comment to the effect that we're wrong in focusing on chemical weapons when bombs and bullets kill more. This is dangerously misguided
- 29 August 2013
Syria strikes imminent, and right
Even in spite of understandable reluctance to get involved in a messy situation in Syria, the US, Britain, and the West cannot set a precedent that chemical weapons can be used with impunity
- 27 August 2013
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