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The United States and Pakistan – beyond the verbal division

Published on: 5 October 2011

Written by: Humayun Saleem All articles by Humayun Saleem

The United States and Pakistan engage in a war of words. Iraq to strengthen air sovereignty with the acquisition of...

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The Arab 1989 revisited

Published on: 27 September 2011

Written by: David Held All articles by David Held

Written by: Kristian Coates Ulrichsen All articles by Kristian Coates Ulrichsen

The establishment and deepening of a democratic culture is a long-term project and is intergenerational. As...

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Arab Revolutions: double standards all round

Published on: 25 September 2011

Written by: Hayder al-Khoei All articles by Hayder al-Khoei

Extremist Islamists may only be one small part of a wide cross-section of disenfranchised Libyans who could no...

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After 9/11: a painful lesson

Published on: 7 September 2011

Written by: Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi All articles by Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi

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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9/11: the memory of violence

Published on: 7 September 2011

Written by: Madawi Al-Rasheed All articles by Madawi Al-Rasheed

The atrocity of 11 September 2001 entrenched an imaginary polarisation between “the west and the rest” - and buried...

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Critical thoughts on critical thinking in Saudi Arabia

Published on: 21 July 2011

Written by: Bobby Thomas Cameron All articles by Bobby Thomas Cameron

Saudi Arabia's government is infusing billions of riyals into programmes and services, much of which is oriented...

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Gulf States: studious silence falls on Arab Spring

Published on: 25 April 2011

Written by: Kristian Coates Ulrichsen All articles by Kristian Coates Ulrichsen

New demands for political reform in the Gulf are meeting a repressive response by regimes especially panicked when...

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The Saudi complex: power vs rights

Published on: 19 April 2011

Written by: Madawi Al-Rasheed All articles by Madawi Al-Rasheed

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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Splits over no-fly zone as Gaddafi forces gain ground

Published on: 14 March 2011

Written by: Josephine Whitaker All articles by Josephine Whitaker

World mulls no-fly zone as Gaddafi troops gain ground: time is running out for rebels. India overtakes China as...

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Saudi ferment, and a king’s choice

Published on: 9 March 2011

Written by: Christoph Wilcke All articles by Christoph Wilcke

Saudi Arabia’s ruling family is seeking to mollify discontent by spending some of its vast wealth. But that approach...

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Bahrain: evolution or revolution?

Published on: 1 March 2011

Written by: Kristian Coates Ulrichsen All articles by Kristian Coates Ulrichsen

With its oil reserves measured in years rather than decades and facing the imminent yet difficult transition to a...

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Debate over “jihad” in Saudi Arabia

Published on: 10 February 2011

Written by: Murad Batal Al-Shishani All articles by Murad Batal Al-Shishani

A review of 'Jihad in Saudi Arabia', by Thomas Hegghammer, looks at the complications of adequately describing...

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North Korea reveals details of uranium enrichment plant

Published on: 30 November 2010

Written by: Rukeyya Khan All articles by Rukeyya Khan

North Korea reveals details of new nuclear power plant. Iran blamed ‘Zionist regime’ for assassination of top...

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US strikes major arms deal with Saudi Arabia

Published on: 14 September 2010

Written by: Luke Heighton All articles by Luke Heighton

Saudi Arabia agrees one of the world's largest ever arms deals; Sweeping constitutional reform in Turkey challenges...

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Israel and Palestine re-enter peace negotiations

Published on: 10 May 2010

Written by: Laura Hilger All articles by Laura Hilger

Indirect Israel-Palestine peace talks underway after four-month deadlock. Death toll rises as Thai peace plan...

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Top Taliban commander captured in Pakistan

Published on: 16 February 2010

Written by: Dries Belet All articles by Dries Belet

Taliban chief Mullah Baradar seized by US and Pakistani security services. Saudis doubtful about effectiveness of...

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Iran takes critical stance on US missile defences

Published on: 2 February 2010

Written by: Dries Belet All articles by Dries Belet

Iranian officials attempt to discredit US missile defence deployments. China warns Obama over meeting with Dalai...

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Yemen rebels offer truce to Saudi Arabia

Published on: 26 January 2010

Written by: Dries Belet All articles by Dries Belet

Houti Shi’ite rebels in Yemen want ceasefire with Saudi Arabia. Student killed in riots over Venezuelan media....

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Yemeni foreign minister rejects US intervention in al-Qaeda fight

Published on: 7 January 2010

Written by: Josephine Whitaker All articles by Josephine Whitaker

Yemen’s foreign minister rejects possibility of US intervention in its battle against al-Qaeda, suggesting fears...

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Kiribati islands plan exodus faced with rising sea levels

Published on: 10 December 2009

Written by: Josephine Whitaker All articles by Josephine Whitaker

Kiribati announces plans at Copenhagen for “practical and rational” exodus due to climate change. Violence and...

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