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Libya: the view from where you are

Paul Rogers 21 March 2011

The international war over Libya began on the late evening of 19 March 2011. Its meaning depends on the angle of vision - and what happens next.

Libya, Bahrain, and the Arab spring

Paul Rogers 17 March 2011

Even as the United States military quietly prepares for possible action against the Gaddafi regime, the violence of rulers in Tripoli and Manama promises to stall the Arab democratic wave of 2011.

Japan: from tsunami to change

David Hayes 14 March 2011
The effects of the catastrophic earthquake in Japan’s northeast will be felt for years to come. How Japan responds will help to define its capacity to meet other 21st-century tests, says David Hayes.

Libya: the prospect of war

Paul Rogers 10 March 2011

The military balance of Libya’s domestic conflict is raising debate about external intervention. But the strategy of the Gaddafi regime is also crucial to what happens next.

Saudi ferment, and a king’s choice

Christoph Wilcke 9 March 2011
Saudi Arabia’s ruling family is seeking to mollify discontent by spending some of its vast wealth. But that approach fails to meet the aspirations of a changing society, says Christoph Wilcke.

Libya: a hard road ahead

Alison Pargeter 8 March 2011

The military-political deadlock in Libya between supporters and opponents of the Gaddafi regime leaves a pervasive uncertainty over the country’s future. But even greater challenges will follow this conflict, says Alison Pargeter.

India, Arab democracy, and human rights

Meenakshi Ganguly 8 March 2011
The democracy uprisings in the Arab world hold a lesson for New Delhi, says Meenakshi Ganguly: the need for a foreign-policy stance that matches India's global ambitions.

The global democratic revolution: a new stage

Martin Shaw 7 March 2011

The popular risings in the Arab world belong to a wider historical process of worldwide democratic advance. But the disastrous events of the post-9/11 decade have made it far slower and more conflictual than was needed, says Martin Shaw

Postmodern Islam and the Arab revolts

Arshin Adib-Moghaddam 7 March 2011
The emancipatory movements in the Arab world represent an inner shift in the self-understanding of Islam - one that promises to overcome an era of false polarities and dogmas, says Arshin Adib-Moghaddam.  

Bangladesh: a state of impunity

Delwar Hussain 7 March 2011
A land whose citizens suffer injustice and cruelty without protection from law or state needs attention, says Delwar Hussain.

Libya: the Washington-London dilemma

Paul Rogers 3 March 2011
In their pursuit of Muammar Gaddafi’s downfall, the powers that led the charge into Iraq face both military and political problems.

The Arab rebellion: perspectives of power

Paul Rogers 24 February 2011
The Arab popular awakening is provoking serious concern among state and security elites across the west. But Israel’s stance is the most self-defeating of all.

Libyan justice: medicine on death row

Michel Thieren
On 19 December 2006, a Libyan judge announced a verdict in the final appeal of six foreign health workers accused of deliberately infecting 426 children with HIV at the al-Fateh hospital in Benghazi, Libya.

The SWISH Report (18)

Paul Rogers 17 February 2011
How should the ferment in Tunisia, Egypt and across the Arab world affect al-Qaida's thinking? The movement requested advice from the reliable SWISH consultancy, whose report is here exclusively published.

Berlusconi - and Italy - on trial

Geoff Andrews 16 February 2011
The new legal case against Italy's prime minister is also a test for a divided nation at a critical stage in its history, says Geoff Andrews.

This week's editor

Heather McRobie


Niki Seth-Smith is a freelance journalist and co-editor of OurKingdom.

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