“Let’s not be a bystander. Let’s actually do something”: In conversation with British Red Cross CEO, Michael Adamson CBE
Mike Adamson is Chief Executive Officer at the British Red Cross. He will step down later this year having served for over eight years...
In conversation with Barney Mayhew
Barney Mayhew is an expert in conflict and humanitarian aid. He served in the armed forces for four years in Cyprus, Germany, Namibia and Northern...
Syria: What is the international community’s long term plan?
“The only solution to assuage the refugee crisis and bestow hope and justice to Syrians is a long-term political peace settlement in Syria, where people are once more able to regain the ability to live.”
The simplification of our politics is a modern scourge
Simplistic, outraged rhetoric and a failure to focus on nuance prevents proper debate at a time when it is more important than ever
The West needs to focus on the act, not the method, of killing
The West's intervention in Syria implicitly condones other forms of inhumanity
Syrian refugee receives offer from Balliol
Sulaiman Wihba described the news of his offer as "unbelievable"
Council to extend Syrian refugee scheme
Councillors are to approve the resettlement of ten more families in the city
“U2 still deserves a place at the forefront of modern rock”
For Calum Bradshaw , U2 can still deliver a world class performance
Oxford gifts nineteenth-century violin to Syrian refugee
A 14 year old refugee has been lent the historic violin from the Bate Collection for ten years
“A maelstrom of violence and destruction”
John Mainland discusses the past, present, and future of the complicated conflict in the war for Syria
Trump’s first 100 days have been a succession of failure and fear
Alex Doody reflects on Trump's presidency to date and the realities of life in the Oval Office
The hawks take flight over Syria
Gavin Fleming reflects on Trump's Syrian airstrikes and the imperative of avoiding conflict with Russia
Oxford protesters gather in “Solidarity with Aleppo”
Around 40 demonstrators condemned the actions of the Syrian regime in Aleppo and demanded a ceasefire