Jason Burke

A year after Hamas’ October 7 attack, the Middle East conflict has expanded to Lebanon and a war between Israel and Iran is no longer improbable. Where will it all lead? There are clues in what has already happened

Israel fights on multiple fronts but for how long?

What is the way out as the international pressure on Israel mounts and the humanitarian crisis deepens?

As the Middle East conflict spreads from Gaza to the Red Sea, there is hope yet for an optimistic outcome that can stabilise the region by bringing states closer together and countering the polarisation of recent years

The consequences of Hamas’ attack will spiral out, bringing disruptive changes to the long-running conflict in Israel-Palestine, to the Middle East and as far afield as South Asia

Are Islamic terrorists, executioners of the digital age, ahead of the curve?

A report from Ground Zero. Why it is always the poor

A study of Pakistan’s pervasive military influence masters the broad strokes of its history but lacks the insight of intimacy

The success of rampaging Islamist warriors in Iraq poses a new global threat

Warning as American Troops Withdraw: Modernise Afghanistan at Your Own Peril