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Published in: openSecurityYemen: under fire, desperate for peaceCan the Yemen peace talks succeed? The dire humanitarian situation demands it but political factionalism and...
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Published in: openSecurityThe Iraqi crisis: rethinking the narrativeAn approach to Iraq focused on military intervention, with some humanitarian assistance, has defied the complexity...
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Published in: openSecurityYemen: dialogue must replace warThe Saudi-led air strikes on Yemen have failed to stem the Houthi advance. Time for jaw-jaw, not war-war.
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Published in: openSecurityBuhari wins—but new president of Nigeria faces enormous challengeAfter the Nigerian presidential election, the new government must address the social and economic policy vacuum Boko...
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Published in: openSecurityA perfect storm: Boko Haram, IS and the Nigerian electionBoko Haram’s alignment with Islamic State adds to mounting insecurity in Nigeria. A fortnight ahead of the...
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Published in: openSecurityThe two big holes in the strategy against ISThe US-led campaign against Islamic State isn’t working. It won’t unless it addresses Shia sectarianism in Iraq and...
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Published in: openSecurityWhy the fight against Islamic State is not the success we're told it isIs John Kerry right to be so gung-ho about military successes against Islamic State? Not really—as the fundamental...
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Published in: openSecurityFear, rumours and violence: Boko Haram’s asymmetrical warfareWhile the global media were transfixed by the Islamist killings in Paris, Boko Haram was engaging in further...
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Published in: openSecurityHow states can constrain resort to political violenceRecognising there are political elements to any campaign of militant violence makes it less ‘terrifying’ for society...
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Published in: openSecurityPakistan school attack: years of inaction led to this atrocityThe Peshawar atrocity did not come out of a clear blue sky—the foreboding context an inert, corrupt state ambivalent...
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Published in: openSecurityThe Nigerian state: no match for Boko Haram?The latest Boko Haram atrocity in Nigeria will not be the last. The incapacity of the state and looming elections...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaA lasting presence for IS in Iraq and Syria: interview with Romain CailletOn 29 June, after the spectacular takeover of Mosul and other Iraqi cities, the Islamic State (IS) declared a...
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Published in: HomeThe Great War and Iraq: Britain’s poisonous legacy
The little-known involvement of British imperial forces in creating and controlling the state of Iraq in the wake of...
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Published in: openSecurityPakistan: prospects poor for Taliban talks
The announcement of talks between Islamabad and representatives of the Pakistan Taliban surprised many. Few will...
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Published in: openSecurityHow was he to know? The cracking of the Ukraine regimeUkraine’s parliament has abandoned the law to curb public protests only recently introduced and the prime minister...
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Published in: openIndiaReflections on the resurgence of Naxalism
The Naxalite movement has seen a dramatic resurgence in popularity, particularly in the rural parts of India, as the...
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Published in: openSecurityGene out of the bottle: an interview with Dr Gene Sharp, author of 'From Dictatorship to Democracy'
Last week openSecurity caught up with one of the chief proponents of political defiance, whose writings have been...
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Published in: HomeKashmir: from national to human security
It is about time that saner heads in the Indian national security establishment mull over the implications of the...
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Published in: openSecurityArmed conflict, land grabs and big business: Colombia’s deadly pactThe recent assassination of Colombian marxist insurgent group leader Alfonso Cano has been hailed internationally as...
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Published in: openSecurityThe rapid evolution of Al-Shabab’s media and insurgent “journalism”
The evolution of Al-Shabab’s media arm provides a window into the group’s overall maturation as an insurgent...
