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Published in: HomeAnother ugly movie shot in ‘moderate’ TunisiaIn Tunisia, the violent protest that took place after the Friday prayer near the US embassy resulted in four deaths...
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Published in: HomeLibyans apologise for Benghazi attack and demand security and rule of law in Libya
People took to the streets of Tripoli and Benghazi on Wednesday night holding banners with messages such as ‘Chris...
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Published in: HomeDeclarations and posturing while death continues unabated
The Syrian people have found themselves saturated to the point of despair with international pronouncements and...
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Published in: HomeWhy dissension needs to be protected for the Arab Spring to blossom
The crucial role of intellectuals – especially at a time as tumultuous as some Arab societies are currently...
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Published in: HomeHomage to Catalonia (revisited)As Catalans massively take to the streets of Barcelona to demand independence, we are reminded that the Catalonian...
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Published in: HomeCatalonia-Spain: Deadlock
September 11: the world - and Spain - is taken by surprise with the images of over a million people marching down...
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Published in: openSecurityLebanon: a fate beyond its control?
It has increasingly become a question of when - not if - the violence in Syria will lead to sectarian fighting in...
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Published in: openSecurityCautious Allies: regional powers in Afghanistan
India, China, Russia and Iran have a surprising confluence of interests in a stable and prosperous Afghanistan, but...
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Published in: HomeSyria dispatches: Robert Fisk's independence
The reports from Syria of the journalist Robert Fisk raise serious questions over his credibility, say Yassin Al Haj...
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Published in: HomeLondon to host one of the world's biggest arms fairs and why it shouldn't happen.After being home to several Olympic competitions this summer, London's ExCel Centre is to host one of the world's...
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Published in: HomeSuicide-bombs without the suicides: why drones are so cool
There are striking connections across decades and enmities in the evolving methods of armed warfare. In particular,...
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Published in: oDRDoes Abkhazia need a foreign policy makeover?Abkhazia's limited international recognition has so far only made it more dependent on Russia. Sufian Zhemukhov...
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Published in: openSecurityArmenia and Azerbaijan: what can societies do when political judgement errs?Instigating dialogue across entrenched conflict built on ethnic stereotypes is long and precarious. The pardon given...
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Published in: HomeHamas divided, and a political choice
The Palestinian Islamist movement is uncertain about its strategy in the wake of the Arab spring. This creates an...
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Published in: openSecurityThe future of Security Sector Reform in the MENA region
Post 'Spring' Arab countries are characterized by a blurring of responsibilities between military and civilian...
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Published in: HomeDubai: a contemporary identity
Somewhere along the way, journalistic portrayals of Dubai changed drastically. From regional success story to...
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Published in: HomeThe plot thickens
This year, the winds have also brought with them into Jordan an influx of refugees from Syria.
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Published in: HomeThis week's window on the Middle East - September 10, 2012Arab Awakening's columnists offer their weekly perspective on what is happening on the ground in the Middle East....
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Published in: HomeTurkey and Kurdish mirror images
Inspired by the Syrian Kurds’ recent experience, the PKK seems to have aimed at organizing a Kurdish uprising in the...
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Published in: HomeAlgeria’s dangerous economic gambleThe political system is closed to Algeria’s citizens, who cannot choose their leadership. Plummeting government...
