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Europe and NATO's response to the Arab Uprisings

Published on: 7 May 2012

Written by: Andrea Teti All articles by Andrea Teti

Western governments need to recognize that authoritarian regimes are often fierce but not strong; that privatisation...

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The Arab Spring: The End of Postcolonialism - an interview with the author

Published on: 23 April 2012

Written by: Hamid Dabashi All articles by Hamid Dabashi

In his new book, Hamid Dabashi argues that the revolutionary uprisings across the Middle East have finally put an...

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Partners in democracy, partners in security: NATO and the Arab Spring

Published on: 20 April 2012

Written by: Alexander Corbeil All articles by Alexander Corbeil

Written by: Gillian Kennedy All articles by Gillian Kennedy

Written by: Geoffrey Levin All articles by Geoffrey Levin

Written by: Vivien Pertusot All articles by Vivien Pertusot

Written by: Josiah Surface All articles by Josiah Surface

Sponsored by the NATO Public Diplomacy Division, the US Mission to Germany, and the Heinrich Böll Foundation, the...

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Draining the hourglass: Iraqi refugees in Jordan

Published on: 11 April 2012

Written by: Phil Leech All articles by Phil Leech

In Jordan, Iraqi refugees are commonly referred to as ‘brothers’ yet at the same time also suffer a variety of...

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Persian games: Iran’s strategic foothold in Tajikistan

Published on: 10 April 2012

Written by: Brenton Clark All articles by Brenton Clark

While international attention on Iran focuses on the country's nuclear programme and anti-western rhetoric, few have...

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Doing ‘business’ with Syria.

Published on: 10 April 2012

Written by: Nazih Sanjakdar All articles by Nazih Sanjakdar

For Israel, the opportunity to do business with Syria and break its alliance with Iran is more valuable than the...

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The Saudi-Syria-Iran-Israel-Palestine nexus

Published on: 29 March 2012

Written by: Tony Klug All articles by Tony Klug

The toxins of the Israel-Palestine conflict continue to spill into a region that with difficulty and with setbacks...

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Syria, morality and geopolitics

Published on: 25 March 2012

Written by: Rein Müllerson All articles by Rein Müllerson

An accurate reading of the Syrian crisis must take into account the political interests and motives of leading...

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Partners in need: Turkey, the European Union and the United States face the Arab Spring

Published on: 7 March 2012

Written by: Nathalie Tocci All articles by Nathalie Tocci

The Arab spring has cast Turkey back into the western fold and away from alternative alliance patterns which seemed...

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Explaining Qatar's foreign policy

Published on: 27 February 2012

Written by: Timur Akhmetov All articles by Timur Akhmetov

Qatar plays a key role in the Middle East, mostly because of its successful foreign policy, which has the...

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Islamists bring religion down to earth: the end of religious idealism

Published on: 23 February 2012

Written by: Ahmed E. Souaiaia All articles by Ahmed E. Souaiaia

The movement was in disarray until the historical revolution offered it a second life - a revolution that they did...

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America, Israel, Iran: mediation vs war

Published on: 16 February 2012

Written by: Paul Rogers All articles by Paul Rogers

A military build-up, harsh rhetoric, third-country attacks - and the political calendar - make war against Iran a...

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The Arab revolts in year two

Published on: 9 February 2012

Written by: Volker Perthes All articles by Volker Perthes

The uprisings across the Arab world are becoming more complex and variable as they enter their second year. This...

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The seasonal effects of an Arab Spring

Published on: 25 January 2012

Written by: Imad Mansour All articles by Imad Mansour

The diplomatic and political elites of Iran and Turkey give the impression that they are keen to adopt some form of...

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Sanctioning Iranian oil

Published on: 19 January 2012

Written by: Reyhaneh Noshiravani All articles by Reyhaneh Noshiravani

With increasing geopolitical instability in oil producing states and the barriers that stand in the way of reaching...

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Thinking about war with Iran

Published on: 19 January 2012

Written by: Michael Doliner All articles by Michael Doliner

The real Iranian threat is not its nuclear capacity but its independence. If Iran continues to stand as a model of...

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Strait of Hormuz: Iran’s bluff and the west’s fears

Published on: 19 January 2012

Written by: Richard Rousseau All articles by Richard Rousseau

Iranian military action in the Strait of Hormuz is highly unlikely. It would not at all benefit most global and...

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The quiet war in Saudi Arabia

Published on: 15 January 2012

Written by: Joshua Jacobs All articles by Joshua Jacobs

There are good reasons not only for the media, but for western governments to begin taking an active interest in the...

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Europe and democracy-promotion: making good

Published on: 13 January 2012

Written by: Jacqueline Hale All articles by Jacqueline Hale

The Arab uprisings of 2011 are provoking the European Union into a rethink of its approach to encouraging democracy...

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2011, lessons of hubris

Published on: 22 December 2011

Written by: Kerem Oktem All articles by Kerem Oktem

The Arab uprisings expose the self-delusion of the powerful - from the region itself to Turkey, Germany and the rest...

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