Fred Halliday is ICREA research professor at IBEI, the Barcelona Institute for International Studies. He was formerly professor of international relations at the London School of Economics. He is a widely known and authoritative analyst of middle-eastern affairs who appears regularly on the BBC, ABC, al-Jazeera television, CBC and Irish radio. Among his many books are The Middle East in International Relations: Power, Politics and Ideology (2005) and 100 Myths about the Middle East (2005)

Recent articles

The growing insecurity and violence in the most ancient of Arab lands are creating a slow political implosion. The world must take greater note, says Fred Halliday.

Iran’s open election race is being conducted at an international moment full of opportunities and dangers for this post-revolutionary state, says Fred Halliday.

The Caribbean nation was briefly at the centre of world events in the 1960s amid an extraordinary contest for political power. After a long journey it may be time to write a fresh page, says Fred Halliday.

The contribution of Iraq's neighbours could be vital in turning uncertain progress into a definitive settlement of the country's conflicts, says Fred Halliday.

(This article was first published on 26 March 2009)

Iran's transformation in 1979 shares characteristics with earlier revolutions in France, Russia, China and Cuba; but it also makes a unique - and unfinished - contribution to world history, says Fred Halliday.

(This article was first published on 2 March 2009)