Ghadi Sary explains why Kurdish local governance projects could provide an important model for conflict resolution in the region, and should be represented in talks on a lasting settlement in Syria.

A shift in policy towards trade promotion could be the defining characteristic of the Obama administration’s relationship with the continent, writes Alex Vines.

Explore how elites in Latin America and the former Soviet Union view the United States in their own words, and read a new report with recommendations on how the US could adjust its approaches and policies based on these perceptions.

Pledging additional troops only makes sense if the UK is prepared to leverage that contribution to meaningfully change peacekeeping operations, writes Hannah Bryce.

Professor William Maley offers an introduction to the complex idea of 'the refugee', setting the current European crisis within the wider history of human exile and displaced peoples.

UK cooperation with Gulf countries to counter ‘extremism’ is problematic, and risks inadvertently bolstering repression, writes Jane Kinninmont.