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Ranj Alaaldin

Ranj Alaaldin is a Visiting Scholar at Columbia University and a Doctoral Researcher at the London School of Economics and Political Science, where he focuses on Iraq and the Middle East. He previously specialised in the law of armed conflict and the use of force.

Citizens leave carnations near the site of the blast

Turkey's reaction to the Isis attack on Istanbul is damaging

Ranj (far left) meets Margaret Thatcher as a child

Cameron needs to lead like Thatcher in Syria

A trail of flames is seen behind the jet after it was struck by the Turkish military

Beware Turkey's real reasons for shooting down a Russian plane

Supporters of Turkey’s President Erdogan at a rally in France last week

Erdogan must be stopped in Turkey before Isis gets stronger

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