Jack Straw

Jack Straw is a former UK foreign secretary, justice secretary and home secretary with responsibility for the UK security services

<p>A woman in Tehran walks past a mural depicting missiles being launched </p>

How the Israel-Iran conflict is helping their leaders cling to power

<p>Sexual violence has been virtually ubiquitous in conflicts around the world since records began</p>

We must face the fact that rape is used as a weapon of war in Ukraine

Putin has embarked on actions which collide with western interests

Russia’s grip on Europe is tightening faster than many of us realise

Turkish-Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci waits for the start of a new round of Cyprus peace talks

Cyprus: Only partition will bring an end to the dispute