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Published in: HomeUS shock doctrine – Libya styleIt has been relatively easy for NATO to violate UN Resolution 1973 in part because of the splits of the peace...
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Published in: HomeThe casualties of war: Libya and beyond
The architects of a decade's wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and now Libya devote great efforts to assessing the military...
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Published in: openSecurityThai military accepts Pheu Thai victory at the general election
Thailand’s military accept the victory of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s political party. Security...
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Published in: openSecurityDebating the Libyan intervention: precedents and departures in international humanitarian law
The Oxford University's Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict debate the meaning of the Libyan intervention...
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Published in: HomeThe Arab revolutions and al-Qaida
The democratic wave in the Arab world confirms the emptiness of al-Qaida’s ideology, strategy and rhetoric. The...
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Published in: HomeLibya: the costs of stalemate
The west's military-political strategy prolongs the war in Libya and gives space to authoritarian regimes elsewhere...
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Published in: HomeOcampo targets Gaddafi: will International Criminal Court help end abuse of civilians in Libya?
Libya falls in a category where criminal justice should be sequenced so it does not hamper the possibility of a...
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Published in: HomeA message from the front line
Does Europe offer a model for a solution to xenophobia, or is it a major part of the problem; or is it just in a...
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Published in: HomeCommon sense before troops to Libya
We should focus on strengthening democratic and non-violent processes to stabilise Libya long-term.
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Published in: HomeR2P is misused
R2P, introduced without the slightest idea of how it has to be implemented, is nothing more than an alibi for...
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Published in: HomeAll the frogs croak before a storm: Dostoevsky versus Tolstoy on Humanitarian Interventions
Dostoevsky was in favor of military intervention in the Balkans, Tolstoy opposed to it. The arguments they put...
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Published in: HomeProtecting civilians: too important to be left to the military
Civilian protection requires simple, straightforward dialogue and negotiation with the people who can control...
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Published in: HomeRefolution in the Arab worldA new word is needed to describe these events of recent months. They should be called ‘refolutions’, radical...
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Published in: HomeLibya: the view from the bunker
Libya's war is being shaped by Tripoli's defiance, the rebels' endurance, and the western coalition's strains. In...
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Published in: HomeLibya and R2P: norm consolidation or a perfect storm?
A similar conjoining of purpose with process, in relation to the collective use of force, has not been seen since...
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Published in: HomeHumanitarian wars and rejected refugees
For France, acting in a ‘humanitarian’ manner means intervening in Libya’s civil war but does not extend to freely...
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Published in: HomeAudio: What sort of organisation is Al Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb?
Yvan Guichaoua, West Africa expert researching non-government armed groups, describes what kind of force Al Qaida in...
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Published in: HomeLibya, and the decisive moment
A single incident in Libya's evolving conflict may come to be pivotal in shaping the fate both of the anti-Gaddafi...
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Published in: HomeLibya and the fog of intervention
Now the war has started, which side are you on? Should the intervention stop because the war will be long and...
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Published in: HomeThe Arab spring: protest, power, prospect
What is the “Arab spring” becoming? After three months of upheaval, repression and conflict, the democracy wave in...
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