Iraq After ISIS: Iranian influence and Shia militancy? 

Caabu briefing with Hayder al-Khoei

The "Arab Spring" five years on

The 17th December 2015 is the fifth anniversary of the self-immolation of Muhamad Bouazizi in Tunisia. This is seen as the spark for all the uprisings in numerous Arab states that followed, and eventually led to the removal of four dictators in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Yemen.

Where art thou oh Bethlehem?

By Zaki Boulos

Hope and optimism come in sparse doses for a region plagued with unrest and raging conflicts across its Arab lands. For the birthplace of Jesus, Bethlehem, there seems to be little comfort there too.  

Caabu board member David Jones MP has written an opinion piece for the Huffington Post on the crisis in Yemen: Overlooked By the Outside World, Conflict in Yemen Continues Unabated.

Bashing Muslims to win votes has to stop to defeat ISIS

Caabu is deeply disturbed at the alarming trend of bashing Muslims for electoral gain. The most obvious example is the Republican candidate Donald Trump (See article by Caabu Director, Chris Doyle - Trump’s Muslim hatred about winning votes, not policy) but he has not been the only one.   

Caabu would like invite you for a briefing on ISIS women and enforcers in Syria, with experienced journalist of the Middle East and author Azadeh Moaveni. 

The following Conservative MPs have indicated that they are in favour of airstrikes on ISIS targets in Syria.

Peter Heaton Jones (North Devon)

The following Conservative MPs have indicated that they are against airstrikes on ISIS targets in Syria.

John Baron MP (Basildon and Billericay)

“We have no excuse for setting out on the same tragic, misguided path once more.”

The following Conservative MPs are undecided about airstrikes on ISIS targets in Syria.

Ben Howlett (Bath)

Howlett says he is undecided about how he will vote. He says that he "would feel more confident in a decision if the Defence Select Committee also agreed that intervention was the right path to follow."

The following Labour MPs are undecided about airstrikes on ISIS targets in Syria.

Jo Cox MP (Batley and Spen)

Jo Cox believes that to defeat ISIS you have to tackle Assad first to defeat ISIS. Here is an article she wrote for the Daily Mirror on 28 November.