Samuel Ramani

Does Qatar still hold the key to a Hamas hostage deal?

2 November 2024 5:15 pm

Qatar is the Middle East’s mediator-in-chief. The assassination of Hamas’s senior leadership and Gaza War’s regionalisation to Lebanon have not…

Spare a thought for Russia’s forgotten political prisoners

9 August 2024 2:09 am

Last Thursday’s prisoner exchange with the US was a rare victory for human rights in Russia. Vladimir Kara-Murza, the Vice…

The paradox at the heart of Russia’s missile strategy

4 December 2022 5:00 pm

Russia has launched five waves of missile strikes against Ukraine’s civilian infrastructures since 10 October. These strikes have damaged or…

Putin doesn't need to seize Kyiv to destroy Ukraine

6 April 2022 12:04 am

Russia and Ukraine took one step forward and two steps back in the search for an elusive peace settlement during…