James Denselow

James Denselow is a Middle East analyst based at Kings College London. He is a director of the independent New Diplomacy platform.

Syria: from corridor diplomacy to humanitarian corridors

With the larger substantive issues of ceasefires and political transition at an impasse, the ground broken over humanitarian access has suddenly become a metric for whether the first phase of Geneva II will be considered a success.

By James Denselow

/ 4 Feb 2014

Syria - a bleak year ahead

Over 60,000 people have been killed in Syria. What prospects face the beleaguered country in 2013?

By James Denselow

/ 4 Jan 2013

Will Iraq play to the US tune in Syria?

Obama wants Assad gone, but can US ‘ally’ Iraq be persuaded to turn on the Syrian regime?

By James Denselow

/ 18 Aug 2011