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Faisal Al Yafai

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Syrians gather at the scene of a double attack in Syria's north-western city of Idlib, which is controlled by Hayat Tahrir Al Sham. AFP / Muhammad Haj Kadour
Hayat Tahrir Al Sham's advances have changed dynamics in Idlib

The militant group has seized large areas of territory, neutralised its competition and now holds the lives of three million Syrians in its hands

CommentApril 23, 2019
Faisal Al Yafai
Sudanese demonstrators protest outside the Defence Ministry in Khartoum. Reuters
In Sudan, the old power structures have not entirely gone away

Now the second stage begins, as protesters and opposition figures push for further reform

CommentApril 16, 2019
Faisal Al Yafai
An attendee holds a mobile phone displaying a fake message shared on WhatsApp at an event to raise awareness on fake news in Balgera village in Telangana, India. Dhiraj Singh / Bloomberg
Neither policy nor technology can meet the challenge of fake news alone

Divergent approaches in Singapore and India prove how ingrained the issue is in the modern political landscape

CommentApril 09, 2019
Faisal Al Yafai
A campaign banner, featuring President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Binali Yildirim, which reads: "Thank you Istanbul." EPA/Erdem Sahin
Turkey's local election results are bad for Erdogan and worse for his opponents

Voters have delivered a message to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, but the nation remains a long way from any democratic change of leadership

CommentApril 02, 2019
Faisal Al Yafai
Kosovan-Albanian children walk near by a destroyed Serbian military tank in the village of Fushtica in Kosovo. EPA
The legacy of humanitarian intervention, 20 years after Kosovo

From the Balkans to the Middle East, many years of experience have shown that the hardest part of this strategy begins after the bombs stop falling

CommentMarch 26, 2019
Faisal Al Yafai
Rodrigo Duterte's war against drugs has come under scrutiny from the ICC, prompting the nation's withdrawal. EPA
By rejecting the principles of international law, Duterte and Pompeo send a dangerous message

The US and the Philippines have readily invoked such conventions in disagreements with their rivals, but neither is willing to submit to their authority

EditorialMarch 19, 2019
Faisal Al Yafai
Birds fly past the road-and-rail bridge connecting the Russian mainland with the Crimean peninsula. Reuters
Russia's Crimean landgrab has changed the face of international relations

By flouting international law so blatantly and with so few consequences, Moscow is now able to do exactly what it wants

CommentMarch 12, 2019
Faisal Al Yafai
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte greetingUS Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at Villamor Air Base south-east of Manila. AP
US threats are not the way to protect the Philippines' interests in the South China Sea

International law, not the language of war, is the key to calming these choppy waters

CommentMarch 05, 2019
Faisal Al Yafai
Pakistanis celebrate after Indian fighter jets were shot down. Shahazaib Akber / EPA
Narendra Modi and Imran Khan are playing a dangerous game of brinkmanship

Both leaders stand to lose face if they back down but if they engage in dialogue rather than bombs, some compromise could be found

CommentFebruary 27, 2019
Faisal Al Yafai
A French soldier uses his binoculars during Operation Barkhane in Inaloglog, Mali. Reuters
Francafrique is adding another layer and more military boots to an already combustible region

The recent killing of an Al Qaeda commander shines a light on France's operations in the Sahel region

CommentFebruary 26, 2019
Faisal Al Yafai
The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are running out of options. Delil Souleiman / AFP
Caught between Damascus and Ankara, the Syrian Democratic Forces are weighing up a return to the regime

As the fight against ISIS has wound down, the Kurdish-led coalition has found itself manoeuvring in ever-smaller circles

CommentFebruary 19, 2019
Faisal Al Yafai
The musician Will.i.am spoke about the tech-industry's collection of personal data at the 2019 World Government Summit in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
In an uncertain future, governments must harness their power to innovate

With many challenges facing the world, new ideas should not be the sole preserve of private companies

CommentFebruary 12, 2019
Faisal Al Yafai
Donald Trump has apparently caved in to Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Syria more than once. Reuters
Erdogan's safe zone will be anything but for Syria's Kurds

Donald Trump has failed to understand what Turkey is really offering, but to the rest of the world it is glaringly apparent

CommentJanuary 29, 2019
Faisal Al Yafai
A military vehicle at the scene of an ISIS suicide car bomb attack on a US-Kurdish military convoy in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province, which killed five people / AFP
Trump's Middle Eastern policy has made it more unsafe

Two years into his presidency, America's power in the region has not been enhanced, nor the goals of allies furthered

CommentJanuary 22, 2019
Faisal Al Yafai
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during a visit to Cairo last week. AFP
Without being on the ground in Syria, the US will quickly find its allies have other priorities

All its objectives in the war-torn country require boots on the ground

CommentJanuary 15, 2019
Faisal Al Yafai
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