The Six Day War

Lasting a total of 6 days, a war which broke out on June 5th 1967 between Israel and its neighbours shaped the course of history and had devastating consequences, many of which are still felt in Middle Eastern politics today. To contextualise the conflict, relations between Israel and its neighbouring states: Egypt, Syria and Jordan…

The ‘Islamic State’: The Origins and its History.

The Islamic State, also known through the out-dated acronyms ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) and ISIL (Islamic State of Levant) or as Da’esh, is a radical Islamist Sunni group which, as of June 2014, has taken over operational control and leadership of the global jihadist movement (Sookhdeo, 2015; Gerges, 2017). The organisation seeks…