It is quite wrong to see authoritarianism as harking back to the past. Its threat is built into the times we live in.

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While the whole of Europe was speaking about the castaways we had on board, we were the only ones hearing their stories.

Sharing learning – and supportive international funding – has been the key to making a difference at the grass roots...

In the 1980s Iran learned its frigates were no match for the US Navy. But its many small, nimble attack craft can...

The remains of eyes and ears evoke a strong metaphor in a city haunted by constant state surveillance.

The Sustainable Development Goals are sending out distress signals. They won’t eradicate global poverty whilst...

They ousted one of the world’s worst dictators. Then came brutal counter-attacks from rich, militarised Islamic...

The true impact of war – particularly on people injured by explosive weapons – is being obscured by increasingly...

The Addis Standard uncovers the bilateral effort to cover-up Ethiopian deaths in Lebanon.

The needed solidarity with Mashrou’ Leila has unintentionally overshadowed the thousands of Palestinian voices...

How the US prevented the overthrow of the Assad regime in Syria by dissociating itself from it.

Will the ‘Deal of the Century' force the Palestinian Authority to find a new approach?

Oil’s enduring sway in U.S. policy in the Middle East

Saudi Arabia and other US allies are blockading Qatar, saying it supports terrorism. So why was its emir guest of...

An alternative concept of security is needed based on values of humanity and empathy, a security that is not only...

In Mali, the controversial military tactic has not stemmed the conflict. Is it time for a moratorium on its use?

Abdul Baset al-Sarout's death brings the Syrian war into cyberspace.

In a context of fragmentation and disconnect, what is the link that binds us all to claim our membership to a...

Will the CHP take the election result, achieved through the support of the HDP, as an opportunity to finally abandon...

Combat viewed from Libyan rooftops and beyond.