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Published in: openSecurityQuestions raised and risks posed by Syrian intervention. Part TwoPart Two of an analysis of the geopolitical sectarian dynamics and possible fall-out of military intervention in...
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Published in: openSecurityQuestions raised and risks posed by Syrian intervention
Part One of a two-part analysis of the geopolitical sectarian dynamics and possible fall-out of military...
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Published in: HomeSyria: do something
Western readers need to understand why some Syrians support, while others oppose, a military intervention in their country.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaEgypt in the balance: what the blogs are saying 22-27 August
This Arab Awakening space for excerpts of articles, blogs and tweets is a weekly holding operation for those trying...
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Published in: HomeMass slaughter of civilian Kurds in Syria ignites heavy clashes and mass exodusThe al-Qaeda linked “Jabhat al-Nusra” (al-Nusra Front) in Syria, stands accused of instigating a sectarian racist...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaEgypt in the balance: what the blogs are sayingThis bi-weekly Arab Awakening space is a holding operation on Egypt - excerpts from their articles, blogs and tweets...
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Published in: HomeLibya: the long road ahead
Not only has the state so far been unable to bring the militias under control, it has also not managed to repair...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKTen years ago today in Baghdad
Ten years ago today in Baghdad a terror attack blasted apart the UN headquarters in Iraq... At the moment of the...
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Published in: HomeCrisis of modernity and secularism: the cases of Egypt, Turkey and Bangladesh
Whenever democratic space has opened up, people have been eager to choose those who not only provide a better...
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Published in: TransformationThe banality of legal
The outcome of the Trayvon Martin case holds critical implications. We are not responsible for George Zimmerman...
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Published in: HomeThe road to federal consociationalism
Many Israeli Jewish intellectuals, activists and politicians over the years have spoken out clearly for a one-state...
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Published in: HomeBizarre trials in UAE
The logic of the authorities is truly Orwellian – the only offence of the ‘criminals’ was thought crime.
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Published in: HomeDrawn into conflict: the war in Syria and the consequences for the Lebanese economy
As the Syrian conflict spills over the border, the Lebanese tourist and trade sectors have taken a hit. It is...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKDoes the BBC not trust US intelligence on Iran?
If the BBC wants to speculate on Iranian nuclear capabilities and the potential for conflict, why is it ignoring the...
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Published in: openSecurityChasing accountability; facing impunity
Bahrain's attempt to hold the state security services to account is channeled through campaigning, lobbying and of...
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Published in: openSecurityThe history of British involvement in Bahrain's internal security
John Yates is only the most recent Briton to be given a public role in Bahrain's internal security. Since founding...
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Published in: openSecurityPolicing Bahrain: the long arm of the British
Just after the Arab Spring was brutally crushed in Bahrain, Britain's John Yates, the former Assistant Metropolitan...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe representation impasse: accounting for Egyptian women in the post-Morsi age
To move towards a more accurate account, it is imperative that we dissolve the binaries of tradition and modernity,...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe Egyptian crisis and its regional effects
Should Egypt collapse into violence and disarray, supporting the Army might well make the UAE look similar to how...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIslam and democracy: Tunisia at a crossroads
Ennahda's attempts to institutionalise its power and silence its opposition cannot be condoned. Nevertheless,...