JulianWhy Russia Did It.Many people will have awoken to the news that a full-scale invasion of Ukraine was underway with a sense of shock — how could such a thing…7 min read·Feb 25, 2022----
JulianThe ambitions and priorities of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA)If we want to understand the main concepts, ambitions and priorities of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) — the first question we…10 min read·Sep 9, 2021----
JulianThoughts on AfghanistanThe dramatic rout of the Afghan National Security Forces has generated much international attention over the past days and weeks. Such…8 min read·Aug 26, 2021----
JulianA Nation Without Norms.For many of Iran’s hundreds of thousands of veterans of the Iran-Iraq war, the conflict which consumed the lives of up to a million people…5 min read·Aug 3, 2021----
JulianThe assassination of Soleimani sets a deliberate, and dangerous new norm in US foreign policy.The decision, resisted by previous administrations given the deleterious impact the removal of such norms could have on the security of US…4 min read·Jan 12, 2021----
JulianWhat Labour’s new Shadow Middle East Minister means for its future.Wayne David, an MP since 2001 who served under Gordon Brown, made a number of interventions during the period of 2015–2019 articulating…2 min read·Jan 12, 2021----
JulianThis article was originally published on inteldispatches.comThe famine in Yemen can only be meaningfully understood as a Saudi war on the ability of Yemen to sustain human life, a strategy employed…4 min read·Nov 19, 2020----