Mosul and Aleppo: A tale of two cities (James Denselow, Al Jazeera)

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/10/mosul-aleppo-tale-cities-161024133215794.html

Syria: Dabiq and ISIL's end of times (James Denselow, Al Jazeera)

The loss of the city is a blow to ISIL but bigger challenges are looming.

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/10/syria-dabiq-isil-times-161017052013796.html

Syria: Do people really care? (James Denselow, Al Jazeera)

The enormity of the crisis in Syria is almost indigestible to those who do not see it directly.

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/10/syria-people-care-161004133724195.html

Inside Bashar al-Assad's mind (James Denselow, Al Jazeera)

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/09/bashar-al-assad-mind-160914144604668.html

The rise and rise of the border wall (James Denselow, Al Jazeera)

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/09/rise-rise-border-wall-160907111325503.html

Syria's civil war is a post-factual conflict (James Denselow, Al Jazeera)

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/08/syria-civil-war-post-factual-conflict-160803075226372.html

The Syrian cage (James Denselow, Al Jazeera)

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/06/syrian-cage-160629071341768.html

The death of the Syria peace process (James Denselow, Al Jazeera)

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/06/death-syria-peace-process-160615103303587.html

Where next for Russia in Syria? (James Denselow, Al Jazeera)

A good means of predicting what Moscow's next steps in the Syria conflict is to listen to what Russian political and military leaders say and prepare for the opposite. While other actors on this most bloody of stages have been characterised by their preference for short-term tactics, the Russians have long had a strategy for their involvement in the country

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/05/russia-syria-160524053816849.html

The end of the refugee camp? (James Denselow, Al Jazeera)

The International Rescue Committee Director, David Miliband, made the headlines earlier this month with a call for a closure of refugee camps across the world. This radical shift in thinking comes at a moment of greater pressure on the humanitarian system than at any time since World War II

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/05/refugee-camp-160517112016380.html

Aleppo's reckoning (James Denselow, Al Jazeera)

The citadel that dominates the Aleppo city skyline gives the place a sense of timelessness and permanence, yet Syria's biggest city is currently facing an existential challenge. If, or more likely when, the opposition-controlled areas are cut off from the outside world it will signal not just the biggest siege in the country to date but also a new chapter in the five-year conflict.

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/05/aleppo-reckoning-syria-assad-isis-160502101623442.html

Tunisia's security first approach (James Denselow, Al Jazeera)

Tunisia may be getting a grip on the holes in its domestic security, but emergency powers becoming permanent pose a challenge to the ideals that underpinned the country's 2011 revolution.

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/04/tunisia-security-approach-160428060109076.html

Panama Papers: How the Seychelles saved Syria (James Denselow, Al Jazeera)

Against the backdrop of recent territorial gains, the cessation of hostilities and a peace process in Geneva that is rumbling along, President Bashar al-Assad seems more secure than ever after five years of conflict in Syria.

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/04/seychelles-saved-syria-160407085452247.html

ISIL and the curious case of John Cantlie (James Denselow, Al Jazeera)

British photojournalist John Cantlie has been in ISIL captivity since 2012. But rather than appearing as a passive object of captivity, he has emerged as a media tool for the group to pursue its wider aims.

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/03/isil-curious-case-john-cantlie-160321051819235.html

The end of Pax Lebanon? (James Denselow, Al Jazeera)

It's been a pretty busy month for Lebanese-Saudi relations. The slashing of billion dollars' worth of aid - mainly for the Lebanese security forces - the issuing of travel warnings for Saudi citizens to avoid the country and the declaration that Hezbollah is a "terrorist" group, mark a significant new direction of travel from Riyadh.

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/03/pax-lebanon-160309120604367.html

Mosul Dam: Haider al-Abadi is too busy fighting ISIL (James Denselow, Al Jazeera)

The scenarios around the Mosul Dam collapsing are both real and terrifying.

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/03/mosul-dam-haider-al-abadi-busy-fighting-isis-160302052947284.html

The politics of war crimes in Syria (James Denselow, Al Jazeera)

Evidenced-based reporting of potential war crimes in Syria is needed rather than politicised accusations.

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/02/politics-war-crimes-syria-russia-msf-isis-160218063450307.html

A Syria without Syrians (James Denselow, Al Jazeera)

The residents of Aleppo knew it was coming - they'd seen it before. From Madaya to Yarmouk, from Fua to Kefraya, the scenes and stories of Syria's sieges have become synonymous with the savagery of the conflict. Siege-led starvation and barrel bombs are the iconic weapons of Syria's Civil War as we approach its fifth anniversary in mid-March.

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/02/syria-syrians-160214111403683.html

ISIL targets tourism. Chaos is wrought, headlines are won, and the economies of enemy states are damaged (James Denselow, Al Jazeera)

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/01/isil-attacks-tourism-160121053303756.html

Peace process in Syria: Talk, talk, kill, kill (James Denselow, Al Jazeera)

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2015/12/peace-process-syria-talk-talk-kill-kill-151227082355037.html