Chris Hamill-Stewart is a freelance journalist and writer specialising in the business and politics of the Middle East and the Islamic world. He speaks regularly on current affairs in the UK
Analysis: Israel's short-term ploy to arm settler paramilitaries in the occupied West Bank could lead to a future civil war between the state and settlers.
In-depth: While internal tensions continue to bubble, relations are deteriorating with the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria's neighbours.