Ellie Violet Bramley

Ellie Violet Bramley is a freelance journalist and sometime filmmaker from London, currently living and working in Beirut, Lebanon. She has an MA in International Law.

Drone warfare and the heady cocktail of might and right

Although inefficient and unethical, drone warfare is a key element of US military power. Its negative impact also affects the psychology of American citizens and leaders.

By Ellie Violet Bramley

/ 19 Jul 2012

Nothing is inevitable in Syria

The question remains the same - to intervene or not to intervene, but a change is needed in how we frame the debate.

By Ellie Violet Bramley

/ 14 Mar 2012

Extraordinary rendition and secret prisons in the context of the Arab Spring

Would it be too naive to hope that the Arab Spring might have a positive impact on our ability to hold, and tenacity in holding, our government and its agents to account in their dealings with the Arab (and wider) world?

By Ellie Violet Bramley

/ 28 Feb 2012