James is a writer and researcher on Middle East politics and security issues. His work has been in published in Chatham House, among other think tanks, as well as The Guardian, The Huffington Post and the New Statesman. Twitter: @jamesdenselow
Comment: France must tread carefully in supporting Lebanon so as to avoid confrontation with Hizballah and others in the regional neighbourhood, writes James Denselow.
Comment: The Iraqi prime minister must please local elites while simultaneously overcoming imminent economic crisis through significant reforms, writes James Denselow.
Comment: Refugees from North Africa and the Middle East are treated as economic and security challenges, rather than as a humanitarian crisis. That's European values in action, says James Denselow.
Comment: Obama's grand plan for Syria has so far yielded 54 Syrian recruits who refuse to fight the Nusra Front. That's not going to win a war, says James Denselow.
As the US-led operation against IS enters its second year, the civilian toll is being exposed and questions of accountability and effectiveness are pressing, writes James Denselow.
Under the pretence of fighting IS, Turkish jets have been bombing PKK positions, signalling a complex agreement with the US that is yet to be fully unravelled, says James Denselow.
Comment: British PM David Cameron hinted at an integrated strategy to combat IS inside and outside the UK. But Cameron's strategy reopens the thorny debate on multiculturalism, argues James Denselow.
Comment: US anti-terrorism rhetoric is based on a blurry framing of terms that reduces terrorism to Islamic extremism - despite the rise of white supremacist terror attacks, argues James Denselow.
