Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his intelligence chief Hakan Fidan meet with Hamas leadership, including US Specially Designated Global Terrorist Saleh al-Arouri, in Turkey, August 2020 (credit: Office of the Presidency of the Republic of Turkey)
Turkish conference underlines growing role of Ankara as key driver of global Islamist extremism
The Turkish government’s decision to co-sponsor an “academic conference” in...
A new wave of unrest in Iran: Gathering and protest rally outside Amir Kabir University in Teheran last year (photo: Wikimedia Commons)
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Several members of the Al-Tajamu network at a 2017 demonstration in Sydney, including Jay Tharappel, Hanadi Assoud, Hussein Dirani and Tim Anderson. (Source: Hanadi Assoud’s Facebook feed)
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In the previous edition of the AIR, I...
Israeli F-15 strike fighter: Reported strikes on Iranian-linked targets in Syria
Behind the News – May 2021
Rocket and Terror Report Two rockets launched from...
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas receives his first shot of COVID-19 vaccine, March 20, 2021. (Screenshot/WAFA)
Behind the News – April 2021
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A scene from Israel’s efforts to provide medical care for Syrians along the Golan border (Credit: Shutterstock)
Essay: Ten Years of Savagery
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Gas for Gaza? An Israeli natural gas platform in the Mediterranean (Credit: Wikimedia Commons)
Behind the News – March 2021
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Assessing the Turkish challenge to Israel   “Iranian...
UNHRC
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With Australia’s three year term on the UN...
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A version of this article was published in...
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