Over at The Guardian, do read an extraordinary commentary by the former British spy Alistair Crooke on how the West must engage radical Islamists, even if it means to an extent accepting them as they ...

Former British MI6 agent and expert in conflicts Alastair Crooke said in Belgrade that Europe must brace itself for fresh waves of refugees - and for the further rise of populist politics. Alastair ...

Bucking American and Israeli policy, a group of former senior American and British officials steeped in Middle East affairs have been conducting a dialogue with Hamas and Hezbollah in an attempt to ...

Alastair Crooke is co-director of Conflicts Forum, a former EU mediator with Hamas and other Islamist groups and author of âÛ÷Resistance: the Essence of the Islamist Revolution'.

Former British diplomat and intelligence officer Alastair Crooke warns a U.S. strike on Syria could set off an unpredictable escalation in violence. David Greene talks to Crooke, who now runs ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

ALASTAIR CROOKE cuts a romantic figure. A thoughtful former agent of Britain's foreign-intelligence service, he has worked assiduously since retiring from MI6 to explain to a suspicious West the ...

Co-director of Conflicts Forum, which aims to open a political dialogue between the West and the Muslim world and former British intelligence agent. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait ...

Co-director of Conflicts Forum in London, which aims to open a political dialogue between the West and the Muslim world; former Middle East adviser to European Union High representative, Javier Solano ...

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