-
Published in: openSecurityThe United States and Pakistan – beyond the verbal divisionThe United States and Pakistan engage in a war of words. Iraq to strengthen air sovereignty with the acquisition of...
-
Published in: HomeThe Arab 1989 revisited
The establishment and deepening of a democratic culture is a long-term project and is intergenerational. As...
-
Published in: HomeArab Revolutions: double standards all round
Extremist Islamists may only be one small part of a wide cross-section of disenfranchised Libyans who could no...
-
Published in: HomeAfter 9/11: a painful lesson
The inspiring Arab protesters of 2011 bring hope that the tragic cycle of animosity opened by 9/11 can end, says...
-
Published in: Home9/11: the memory of violence
The atrocity of 11 September 2001 entrenched an imaginary polarisation between “the west and the rest” - and buried...
-
Published in: HomeCritical thoughts on critical thinking in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia's government is infusing billions of riyals into programmes and services, much of which is oriented...
-
Published in: HomeGulf States: studious silence falls on Arab Spring
New demands for political reform in the Gulf are meeting a repressive response by regimes especially panicked when...
-
Published in: HomeThe Saudi complex: power vs rights
Saudi Arabia's rulers are deploying a mix of force and largesse to contain the threat of democratic protest. But an...
-
Published in: openSecuritySplits over no-fly zone as Gaddafi forces gain ground
World mulls no-fly zone as Gaddafi troops gain ground: time is running out for rebels. India overtakes China as...
-
Published in: HomeSaudi ferment, and a king’s choice
Saudi Arabia’s ruling family is seeking to mollify discontent by spending some of its vast wealth. But that approach...
-
Published in: HomeBahrain: evolution or revolution?With its oil reserves measured in years rather than decades and facing the imminent yet difficult transition to a...
-
Published in: HomeDebate over “jihad” in Saudi Arabia
A review of 'Jihad in Saudi Arabia', by Thomas Hegghammer, looks at the complications of adequately describing...
-
Published in: openSecurityNorth Korea reveals details of uranium enrichment plant
North Korea reveals details of new nuclear power plant. Iran blamed ‘Zionist regime’ for assassination of top...
-
Published in: openSecurityUS strikes major arms deal with Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia agrees one of the world's largest ever arms deals; Sweeping constitutional reform in Turkey challenges...
-
Published in: openSecurityIsrael and Palestine re-enter peace negotiations
Indirect Israel-Palestine peace talks underway after four-month deadlock. Death toll rises as Thai peace plan...
-
Published in: openSecurityTop Taliban commander captured in Pakistan
Taliban chief Mullah Baradar seized by US and Pakistani security services. Saudis doubtful about effectiveness of...
-
Published in: openSecurityIran takes critical stance on US missile defences
Iranian officials attempt to discredit US missile defence deployments. China warns Obama over meeting with Dalai...
-
Published in: openSecurityYemen rebels offer truce to Saudi Arabia
Houti Shi’ite rebels in Yemen want ceasefire with Saudi Arabia. Student killed in riots over Venezuelan media....
-
Published in: openSecurityYemeni foreign minister rejects US intervention in al-Qaeda fight
Yemen’s foreign minister rejects possibility of US intervention in its battle against al-Qaeda, suggesting fears...
-
Published in: openSecurityKiribati islands plan exodus faced with rising sea levels
Kiribati announces plans at Copenhagen for “practical and rational” exodus due to climate change. Violence and...
Latest in "Saudi Arabia"
New in our projects
-
Published in: openJusticeRace and citizenship in Britain -
Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionPrecarity: a political problem -
Published in: Global ExtremesIslamophobia is Boris Johnson’s problem now
Latest on the climate crisis
-
Published in: democraciaAbiertaWho’s afraid of Greta Thunberg?
