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The Saddamisation of Bashar al-Assad: how Britain may just have escaped another Iraq

Published on: 6 September 2013

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The Commons chose to stand back from the cusp of military intervention in Syria. Is this a knock for British...
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Beyond crime and punishment: UK non-military options in Syria

Published on: 5 September 2013

Written by: Richard Reeve All articles by Richard Reeve

Written by: Zoë Pelter All articles by Zoë Pelter

As direct military intervention has been ruled out for the UK by the Commons, we must turn to our non-military...
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Changing sides doesn't always make for transformation — just look at Egypt

Published on: 31 July 2013

Written by: Erica Chenoweth All articles by Erica Chenoweth

What is the best kind of defection? During Egypt's recent turmoil there was too much collusion between nonviolent...

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