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On Thursday, 28 November, one of our editorial team will be giving the Pharos Christmas Lecture in Oxford: David Butterfield on 'Recovering the Humanities'. To book a free ticket visit here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/david-butter…

Beyond the constitutional deadlock: At #MEPS24, I argued that addressing shared security challenges through joint initiatives between the KRG & Baghdad is both feasible and essential for rebuilding trust and redefining federal-regional relations. Pragmatism > politics. #Iraq

I had the pleasure to moderate this thought-provocative panel. Excellent inputs by Dr. Hemn Hawrami د. مهند سلوم Matthew Zais. Thank you Honar Issa Ranj Alaaldin John Jenkins for the kind invitation. AUK Official

The Eastern Mediterranean remains politically and strategically fragmented. Read the first chapter of our new IISS Strategic Dossier ‘Turbulence in the Eastern Mediterranean: Geopolitical, Security and Energy Dynamics’ ahead of the 20th IISS Manama Dialogue, the Middle East’s

Tremendous piece 👉 How Iran Won the West | History Today historytoday.com/archive/behind…

The cancellation of the Latin Excellence Programme in UK state schools has rightly elicited a lot of passionate responses. We're pleased now to add a practical one from Josh Allan, about how the usefulness of Latin may convince ministers most of all: antigonejournal.com/2024/12/practi…

.Alberto Miguel Fernandez with a really great article on Syrian Christians, where they were under Assad, & where they are now. It's filled with excellent insight. thelampmagazine.com/issues/issue-2…

Excellent summary by former head of MI6, Sir Alex Younger, of this new era in geopolitics…adapt or die

I authored a paper on the clerical militia and political repression in Iran for those interested. You can find it here: link.springer.com/article/10.100…

"It is genuinely liberating and exciting to be able to start afresh and to focus solely on the things that matter for a humanities institution." David Butterfield explains what Ralston stands for in his Pharos Foundation lecture on Recovering the Humanities: youtube.com/watch?v=Eq5BfK…

This is an interesting AFP News Agency thread on Maher al-Assad, his 4th Division, and his drug business.

"We should demand that we ourselves are able to demonstrate the life and force of the Classical tradition, to prove its enduring value and urgency, to reveal and strengthen its presence in contemporary culture, and to seek allies to support our efforts." antigonejournal.com/2022/02/why-sa…

EXTREMISM 🧵: I was at a high level discussion 'away day' recently at Wilton Park on the subject of extremism. I don't doubt the sincerity of those involved in protecting us and it also forced me to examine some of my own positions. Some reflections: 1/

Is Iran’s regime about to go the way of Syria’s? Saeid Golkar and I reveal, for the 1st time, how a series of perceived ideological betrayals has shaken the “hard base” of the regime—the constituency that makes up the foot soldiers of the Islamic Republic👇foreignpolicy.com/2025/03/25/ira…

Gunshots in Stockholm, grenades in Copenhagen — Sweden’s most violent gang is now a proxy in Iran’s shadow war, writes Tam Hussein for New Lines Magazine. newlinesmag.com/spotlight/how-…

From Professor Richard Ekins KC (Hon) on the Attorney General’s recent speech - “Lord Hermer is preposterously wrong about international law” spectator.co.uk/article/lord-h…

Great piece by Richard Ekins about that silly speech by Lord Hermer on international law. spectator.co.uk/article/lord-h…

Now for our latest books give-away: 38 Classics books to be raffled off for free. Just RT this message, follow us, and we will make the draw on Monday 9 June. 1st name gets 20 books, 2nd 12, 3rd 6. Open to all, good luck! (Will post details and photos of each book this evening.)

Professor Eleanor Dickey and students publish new Latin and Greek texts | Classics at Reading blogs.reading.ac.uk/classics-at-re…

Lakeside with Birch Trees, 1901 #artbots #klimt