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Published in: openSecurityIndia and Bangladesh boost ties, yet challenges remain
Underlining a sea change in their relationship, India and Bangladesh foster ties during prime minister Manmohan...
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Published in: openSecurityIn Arab Protests, Oil Role Defies Simple Explanations
Oil is perhaps the most commonly cited factor in explaining the course of the various Arab revolutions in train...
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Published in: HomeLibya: the revolution-intervention dynamic
The success of Libya’s uprising is welcome - even if both the rebel movement and foreign support for it reflect the...
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Published in: openSecurityLibyan rebels encircle Sirte as Gaddafi son presses for resistance
Libyan rebel forces encircle Sirte, as Saif al-Islam Gaddafi presses for resistance. South Korea appoints Yu Woo lk...
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Published in: HomeLibya: a time for patience
The task of building a democratic and inclusive Libya with working institutions must overcome the international...
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Published in: HomeCriticism of EU-Libya migration policy is too little, too late
An EU-Libya framework agreement signed in 2010 is only the tip of the iceberg of shameful EU extraterritorialised...
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Published in: HomeInside the battle of Tripoli
The Libyan legend was written by civilian Libyans with high expectations of a future free Libya, who have risen up...
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Published in: openSecurityAll sides guilty of breaching international law in Somalia
All sides guilty of violating international law in Somalia, says new report. Wave of attacks rock Iraq. Assault on...
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Published in: openSecurityPower dynamics in Afghanistan shift after a series of assassinations
Hamid Karzai’s political influence in southern Afghanistan diminishes as his brother Ahmed Wali Karzai and adviser...
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Published in: HomeThe green shoots of the Arab Spring
The Arab Spring is frequently portrayed as a series of uprisings against oppressive regimes. A more...
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Published in: HomeUS shock doctrine – Libya style
It 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...