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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionTunisia’s presidential power-grab is a test for its democracyPresident Saied’s ‘constitutional coup’ on 25 July was a dark day for Tunisian and Arab democratization
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionFrom invasion to failed state: Iraq’s democratic disillusionmentWestern-style democracy has failed Iraq, bringing a dystopian economy, an ineffectual government and more pain for...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionSoap operas will not save Turkey’s reputation in LebanonAs Lebanon struggles to create a new government following the port explosion and amid protests, two nations vie for...
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Published in: Home: OpinionThe US’s withdrawal from Afghanistan should not be sold as ‘job done’Only the leaders of the region’s extremist movements have cause for optimism about the future
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsJeffrey Donaldson’s peace ‘institute’ changes name after authorities step inExclusive: New DUP leader’s company, which has received Foreign Office funding, rebranded after questions over right...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionThe British state still wants to stop Bloody Sunday soldiers taking the standThe people of Derry know the truth. The question is, will it be spoken? The Soldier F verdict implies not
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: AnalysisWhy does Israel confuse peace with surrender?Offensive military strategies and deliberate use of disproportionate violence against civilians are a core part of...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?: OpinionWorld Cup glory? Norway’s football fans are more interested in human rightsThe extraordinary defiance from 500 clubs against FIFA over Qatar 2022 is already inspiring other countries
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Published in: Home: OpinionAfghans left to pick up the pieces of the West’s failed warAs the Taliban rapidly expand in the shadow of US and NATO allies’ retreat, has anyone considered the impact on...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionNo matter how far HMS Queen Elizabeth sails, it won’t make Britain great againNaval posturing in the Indo-Pacific is the image of futility as the world’s most deadly security threats rage on
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionAfter the nightmare of the Gaza massacre, what comes next?The bombing was the worst I’ve experienced, but it can’t contain the Palestinian uprising that is showing the world...
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Published in: Home: OpinionCOVID-19 is a bigger threat than war. So why isn’t it funded the same?With rising mutations, catastrophe looms unless powerful states stop being so inward-looking and cooperate to...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionIs the DUP trying to bring down power-sharing in Northern Ireland?The hardline Unionist party has never liked working with Nationalists. Does it want to end the Good Friday Agreement...
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Published in: ourEconomy: NewsReport says soldiers shot three dead at Myanmar factory making US cowboy bootsA labour rights organisation says the soldiers also arrested 17 outside the shoe factory – for asking for wages
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionTurkey is reportedly depriving hundreds of thousands of people of waterThe nation has been accused of breaking its agreement to ensure a flow of 500 cubic metres per second of the...
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Published in: Home: OpinionWhy the Isis hit on Boko Haram leader is a warning shot to global securityThe terror group accelerates as it becomes clear that leaving Afghanistan to the Taliban’s control could backfire on the West
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Published in: Home: OpinionCracks in the Middle East’s stability grow wider as US influence wanesWith the region experiencing social unrest, greater influence of Russia and China, and Israel’s increasing...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: AnalysisKilled in the line of duty: the catastrophic deaths of 14,000 Iraqi officersHow and why are so many police officers being killed in Iraq?
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: AnalysisThe war that Israel lostOn the tactical level, Israeli armed forces have superior weapons, but on the strategic level, they are losing...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: Opinion‘The right to defend oneself’: An utterance with a bloody colonial historyOnly those who have invaded and institutionalised their laws have had ‘the right to defend themselves’
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