Jonathan Marcus
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Past articles by Jonathan:
Yemen rebel attack on UAE throws challenge to the region
A fatal drone and missile strike raises questions about the war and security across the Middle East. → Read More
Afghanistan: What's the impact of Taliban's return on international order?
What is the diplomatic fallout and how allies and rivals are looking at the US following the Taliban takeover? → Read More
Israel-Gaza violence: The strength and limitations of Hamas' arsenal
The militant group possesses thousands of missiles of varying ranges that it can fire towards Israel. → Read More
US-China relations: Beyond the 'Cold War' cliche
A look at the tensions between the superpowers as delegates gather for a meeting in Alaska. → Read More
Viewpoint: What the Capitol riot means for US foreign policy
President-elect Joe Biden needs to unite his nation to fix US policy abroad, Jonathan Marcus writes. → Read More
The Eastern Mediterranean tinderbox: Why Greek-Turkish rivalries have expanded
Traditional Greek-Turkish rivalries have expanded and others are now embroiled in a widening discord. → Read More
The Hong Kong crisis and the new world order
The BBC's Jonathan Marcus on what the Hong Kong crisis says about China on the world stage. → Read More
What's going on between Russia, US and Afghanistan?
Russia denies reports it paid militants to kill US troops. The BBC's Jonathan Marcus evaluates those reports. → Read More
Confederate base names stir tensions over America's dark past
Calls to drop Confederate base names reflect divisions over the legacy of the American Civil War. → Read More
A world in crisis even without the pandemic: Five looming problems
From nuclear arms to climate change, what are the other major issues facing the world? → Read More
What will emerge when post-WW2 order ends?
Seventy-five years after Victory in Europe, what has changed and is a new world order forming? → Read More
US-Iran war of words raise fresh fears of Gulf clash
Recent hostile manoeuvring and heightened rhetoric mean new danger, says Jonathan Marcus. → Read More
Coronavirus: Pandemic fact v pandemic fiction?
A new novel about a pandemic shows how thrillers can hold insights about the things to come. → Read More
Coronavirus: A ticking time-bomb for the Middle East
As the pandemic spreads in the region, the human and political consequences could be devastating. → Read More
Coronavirus: US-China battle behind the scenes
Coronavirus could prove to have wider implications for the two powers' standing on the global stage. → Read More
Coronavirus: Five things the military can do during pandemic
Armed forces around the world are being called up to help efforts to tackle coronavirus. → Read More
Does pandemic offer US and Iran chance for partial reset?
Jonathan Marcus looks at whether the crisis might lead to some rapprochement between the arch-foes. → Read More
How Russia's Putin became the go-to man on Syria
Turkey's leader needs Russia to help reach a Syrian ceasefire, but Moscow poses a bigger challenge to the West. → Read More
Syria war: Brutal endgame in Idlib risks spilling over
A humanitarian catastrophe in Syria's province is fast becoming a geopolitical one as well. → Read More
The potential diplomatic impact of the coronavirus crisis
As China struggles to contain the spread of the epidemic, what will the diplomatic impact be? → Read More