Reintegrating Yazidi women and girls back into the community
By Asha Kaushal In the centre of Lalish, Iraq, home to the holiest temple in the Yazidi faith, is a small pool of water...
Development aid and tackling austerity: exploring new COIN strategies for the future
In this article, Sam Griffith argues that exploring the potential of effective development aid overseas and tackling anger over austerity policies in the UK,...
Film Review | Tickling Giants
Named as one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world, it is hard to believe Egyptian comedian Bassem Youssef began his...
Turning up the heat: conflict and climate change
As Jared P. Scott's documentary, The Age of Consequences, premieres in New York, Adam Grech reports on the increasing problem of climate change-related conflict.
Diaspora, integration and radicalisation: lessons from the case of Dame Louise Casey
On the 5th December 2016, Dame Louise Casey’s review into opportunity and integration was published. The review aims to consider what could be done...
Sunni and Shia: the problem with the naming issue
‘The Middle East divide between Sunni and Shia explained in one map’ So announced a headline from the Independent earlier this year. Scroll down...
Syria is a shining example of a greater cooperative need for a responsibility to protect
The civil war in Syria is a clear example of the world witnessing unprecedented displacement. It has produced over 6.6 million internally displaced persons...
Partitioning: A tool for Greater Stability in Syria and Iraq
Is the current strategy used by the international community preventing conflict between Syria and Iraq? Jordan Creed suggests the potential of partitioning as a...
Staggering 1.9 Million ‘people in need’ in Palestine – but the UN needn’t get involved
When is the UN, an international organisation designed to promote peace and help nations work together, not the ‘right venue’, to promote peace and...
Re-launching the centrality of Palestine’s refugee question
The 5th of November 2014 marked the 65th anniversary of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East...
USA, the fallen superpower?
The wane of the US as world superpower has long been prophesied. Warwick University student Karan Thakrar argues that recent world events are bringing this...
Syria: where do we go from here?
As the UN’s stalemate remains in place, with no official intervention, former DiA volunteer Lydia Greenaway explores the differing attitudes towards intervening and what...