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Published in: HomeWars of Decline: Afghanistan, Iraq and LibyaThis article assesses the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya in terms of their legality, their consequences -...
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Published in: HomeThe Middle East on the brink: an urgent appeal for common sense
This is an appeal to the global citizenry to wake up to the dire situation unfolding before our eyes and to raise...
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Published in: HomeA dangerous transition in the 'greater Middle East'
Revolutions have overthrown post-colonial regimes throughout the Middle East and north Africa, but the region is...
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Published in: HomeIs the GCC deal democracy for Yemen?
The GCC deal presents possibly the most realistic short term resolution to the Yemeni quagmire. It lessens the...
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Published in: openSecurityIran's message in a bottle
Allegations of an Iranian assassination attempt to be carried out in Washington has prompted diverse responses and...
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Published in: openSecurityThe United States and Pakistan – beyond the verbal division
The United States and Pakistan engage in a war of words. Iraq to strengthen air sovereignty with the acquisition of...
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Published in: HomeThe Arab 1989 revisited
The establishment and deepening of a democratic culture is a long-term project and is intergenerational. As...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
