Articles by Fred Halliday

Friday 6th November

The other 1989s

Fred Halliday, 6 November 2009
The great events in Europe in 1989 had a worldwide impact - and of a more destructive kind than is often acknowledged, says Fred Halliday.
Friday 16th October

What was communism?

Fred Halliday, 16 October 2009
A lasting judgment of the system that imploded in 1989 needs a large view. Fred Halliday's your man
Monday 28th September

Andorra’s model: time for change

Fred Halliday, 28 September 2009
European pressure is forcing its microstates to adapt. But Andorrans seek their own reinvention
Wednesday 9th September

Libya’s regime at 40: a state of kleptocracy

Fred Halliday, 9 September 2009
Colonel Gaddafi's domain, now opening to the world, is more protection-racket than modern state
Friday 17th July

Iran's tide of history: counter-revolution and after

Fred Halliday, 17 July 2009
Iran's regime seeks to crush its protesting citizens. But they are writing a new chapter in history
Friday 3rd July

Yemen: travails of unity

Fred Halliday, 3 July 2009
The insecurity and violence of an ancient Arab land are creating a political implosion
Tuesday 9th June

Iran's evolution and Islam’s Berlusconi

Fred Halliday, 9 June 2009
Iran’s election race reaches its climax at a delicate moment for this post-revolutionary state
Thursday 23rd April

The Dominican Republic: a time of ghosts

Fred Halliday, 23 April 2009
A Caribbean nation at the centre of world events in the 1960s needs to write a fresh page
Thursday 5th March

Iran’s revolution in global history

Fred Halliday, 5 March 2009
The epic moment of 1979 writes a unique - and unfinished - chapter in the story of revolution  
Wednesday 21st January

The greater middle east: Obama’s six problems

Fred Halliday, 21 January 2009
An arc of states across the "greater middle east" will force itself to the new president's attention
Thursday 4th December

The futures of Iraq

Fred Halliday, 4 December 2008

What are the political options in Iraq after five years of war?

Wednesday 15th October

Armenia’s mixed messages

Fred Halliday, 15 October 2008

A tense region and authoritarian domestic politics limit the space for progress in Yerevan

Tuesday 26th August

The miscalculation of small nations

Fred Halliday, 26 August 2008
The autonomy of local agents in a nationalist grip is a neglected element of international politics
Wednesday 30th July

Mediterranean mirage: Europe’s sunken politics

Fred Halliday, 30 July 2008
Europe's capacious multinational initiative has rhetorical glitter but not enough political gold
Friday 13th June

1968: the global legacy

Fred Halliday, 13 June 2008
The celebration of a year of protest misses its silences and failures - and thus its true impact
Tuesday 13th May

Tibet, Palestine and the politics of failure

Fred Halliday, 13 May 2008
Why do some countries achieve independence and not others? Blame "post-colonial sequestration syndrome"
Sunday 20th April

Two feminist pioneers: Iranian, Lebanese, universal

Fred Halliday, 20 April 2008
Mai Ghoussoub and Parvin Paidar's humane, life-affirming example is missed and needed
Wednesday 5th March

Sovereign Wealth Funds: power vs principle

Fred Halliday, 5 March 2008
The rise of "sovereign wealth funds" signals the end of the neo-liberal model. It's time for a coherent and long-term policy in response
Tuesday 19th February

Fidel Castro's legacy: Cuban conversations

Fred Halliday, 19 February 2008
Havana's official dialogues and critical whispers reveal the revolution's flaws (archive)
Tuesday 12th February

Islam, law and finance: the elusive divine

Fred Halliday, 12 February 2008
The recurrent political and media spasms over “sharia" or“Islamic law” too often avoid looking at the reality the terms purportto describe
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