Ibrahim al-Marashi

  • Ibn Khaldun’s asabiyya and Bashar al-Assad’s rapid downfall

    Ibn Khaldun’s asabiyya and Bashar al-Assad’s rapid downfall

    After 2020, conflict was largely considered "frozen" which allowed opposition to consolidate and regroup

  • IS after Baghdadi

    Speculation about the demise of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has circulated since 2014, with both the US and Russia claiming at different times to have...

  • Blurred lines

    With the Brussels explosions, following on from the Paris and San Bernardino attacks of 2015, Isil has projected its terror beyond the Middle East....