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    Collective solidarity with France must transform into collective action against ISIS

Collective solidarity with France must transform into collective action against ISIS

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The French government has stated that it will invoke the EU’s ‘mutual defence clause’ in relation to the Paris terrorist attacks, which indicates that when a state is attacked, all member states must show solidarity in addressing the aggression. Ranj Alaaldin writes on the potential military response France and its other western allies might pursue in Iraq and Syria […]

David Cameron must re-invigorate British foreign policy

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The continuing success of Isis in Syria and Iraq underlines the need for a more proactive British foreign policy, argues Ranj Alaaldin, in an article which will be relevant to those interested in the U.S.-UK relationship. He writes that there is little to suggest what the UK stands for internationally, and that David Cameron must use the Conservatives’ election victory to […]

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    Airstrikes on Isis targets in Syria and Iraq are legal under international law

Airstrikes on Isis targets in Syria and Iraq are legal under international law

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Last week, the United Kingdom’s parliament voted to once again intervene militarily in Iraq in order to attack the terrorist group Isis. This follows more than a week of US and Arab world airstrikes on Isis targets in Syria. While the Iraqi government requested assistance from British and other foreign powers, the Syrian regime has not asked for intervention. Many commentators have […]

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