Writer and political theorist Jade Saab takes a look at Britain's relationship with Israel since the Balfour declaration
NOVEMBER 2 marked 100 years since the signing of the Balfour declaration - which declared Britain's support for a Jewish homeland in Palestine - and in 100 years we have continued to bend our interpretation of "normal".
Writer and political theorist Jade Saab says greater effort must be made to understand the roots of terrorism in the UK
FOLLOWING the Manchester bombing, as with any such terror event that has happened in Europe over the past two years, the same line of questioning appears.
Why are we so quick to grieve over the lives of Europeans and not those of people suffering the Middle East?
Clarence House stands accused of supporting sectarian tyranny on the Persian Gulf
PRINCE CHARLES has been criticised by human rights campaigners for opening a UK naval base in Bahrain, built by the country’s sectarian and repressive state militia.
In the opening ceremony yesterday [Thursday 10 November] the heir apparent christened the UK base which Ministry of Defence (MOD) officials confirmed had been “gifted” by Bahrain in order for the UK to gain strategic influence in the Persian Gulf.
With the delay on the new Hinkley Point C plant, we explain the security issues surrounding the pause within the Scottish context
THE UK Government has decided to delay giving the go ahead for a new nuclear plant, Hinkley Point C, in Somerset amid renewed concerns about cost, efficiency and overall security.
It has been suggested that Prime Minister Theresa May is more cautious of any China-UK key infrastructure deals because, as home secretary, she was privy to MI5 briefings on Chinese violations of the UK’s industrial security.
After the findings of the Chilcot report, families of British soldiers look to fund legal support
SOME of the families of British soldiers killed during the Iraq war have launched a public crowdfunding appeal to help pay for lawyers to sue those responsible such as former prime minister Tony Blair.
The US-UK led invasion of Iraq, which lasted from 2003 to 2011, saw 179 British soldiers killed in action and up to 500,000 Iraqis from the resulting insurgency and sectarian conflict.
Journalist and commentator Steve Topple takes a look at a conflict barely registering acknowledgement
14.4 MILLION people living with food insecurity. 2.2 million children at risk, or suffering from malnutrition. 2.3 million people internally displaced.
Syria?
No, Yemen .
Writer Liam Muir examines the importance of language in global conflict
ON 25 June this year, 120 MPs wrote to the BBC urging them to recognise the detrimental effect of referring to a growing terrorist organisation as 'Isis, Isil or Islamic State'; "The use of the titles gives legitimacy to a terrorist organisation that is not Islamic nor has it been recognised as a state and which a vast majority of Muslims around the world finds despicable and insulting to their peaceful religion."
University of St Andrews student Max Cohen says Jeremy Corbyn must ensure his foreign policy alternative is realistic
WITH the rise of Jeremy Corbyn it has been refreshing to see the reinstitution of foreign policy into Britain's political discourse after a period of near total absence in recent years.
Throughout history the Labour party and the Conservatives largely have not been at odds with each other in the realms of defence and foreign policy, but the likely soon-to-be Corbyn-led Labour party will pose a radical challenge to this consensus.