Iraq and the 2018 election
Iraqis went to the polls to elect a new parliament in May 2018. The result surprised observers.…
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Middle East
UK relations with Qatar
A debate on ‘UK relations with Qatar’ has been scheduled for Wednesday 23 May 2018 in Westminster Hall from 2.30pm…
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Can Europe save the Iran nuclear deal?
European leaders say they will try to save the Iran nuclear deal. Is this realistic?…
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Iran nuclear deal: what next?
Donald Trump announced on 8 May that the US was withdrawing from the nuclear deal agreed by China, France, Germany, Russia, the UK and the US in 2015. What happens now?…
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Parliamentary approval for military action
The deployment of the Armed Forces is currently a prerogative power. Parliament has no legally established role and the Government…
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The legal basis for air strikes against Syrian government targets
This paper looks at the general prohibition in international law on the use of force or threat of force directed…
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Syria and chemical weapons – in brief
The UK, US and France carried out missile strikes against targets in Syria on 14 April 2018. The Prime Minister…
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Labour reforms in Qatar
A Westminster Hall debate on ‘Labour reforms in Qatar’ is scheduled for Wednesday 14 March 2018 from 4.30-5.30pm. The Member…
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Syria: what next?
the battle against ISIS in Syria has been largely won, yet the violence may even be getting worse.…
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ISIS/Daesh: what now for the military campaign in Iraq and Syria?
ISIS has lost 98% of the territory it once held in Iraq and Syria and in December 2017 the Iraqi…
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Military detention of Palestinian children by the Israeli authorities
A Westminster Hall debate on ‘Military detention of Palestinian children by Israeli authorities’ is scheduled for Wednesday 7 February 2018…
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Proscription of Hezbollah
A Backbench Business Committee debate on Proscription of Hezbollah is scheduled for Thursday 25 January 2018. The debate will be…
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Lebanon 2018
The resignation of Saad Hariri, Lebanese Prime Minister, then his withdrawal of that resignation drew attention to Lebanon’s entanglement with…
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Yemen and the death of Saleh
In December the long-time former president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, was killed in the Yemeni capital Sanaa. What does this mean…
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