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Published in: HomeWhat obsessing about you-know-who causes us to miss
24 key national security issues that neither the Washington elite nor the media consider worth their bother.
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Published in: 50.50Uncomfortable assumptions about security: the UK vote on support for Saudi Arabia
Pervasive and problematic assumptions about the UK’s security lie at the heart of parliament’s recent decision to...
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Published in: Dark Money InvestigationsSecretive DUP Brexit donor links to the Saudi intelligence service
The DUP's revelation about their Brexit donation leaves us with more questions than answers...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaSaudi foreign policy under Salman: same goal, different threat perceptions
An in-depth look at the transformations of Saudi foreign policy since the ascension of Salman Bin Abdul-Aziz to the throne.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKDebunking the myths that underpin Britain's arms exports to Saudi Arabia
The five main arguments for the UK to keep exporting arms to Saudi Arabia all hold little water.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWith a more enterprising Russia, cards are reshuffled in the Arab world
A new power structure is emerging in the Middle East as Russia uses its intervention in Syria to position itself as...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe regional implications of the fall of Aleppo
The lesson Arab autocrats are likely to learn from Syria is simple: under the current international climate the use...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaKingdom of arbitrary detention: how Saudi Arabia shuts down its most vocal critics
The institutionalised repression practiced by Saudi authorities is exposed by the fight led by one of the Kingdom’s...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaMonths later, Saudi still silent on stranded migrants
Until Saudi Arabia takes ownership of the crisis, it will remain responsible for the egregious human rights abuses...
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Published in: HomeWho, apart from its people, wants peace in Yemen?
Diplomatic activity has increased. But how serious are their efforts? Will they achieve anything?
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Published in: openDemocracyUKSaudi forces are killing civilians in Yemen, so why is the UK still arming the regime?
Did the British government lie in court about Saudi arms deals?
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWhy is a military coup in Saudi Arabia possible?
Saudi Arabia is the most significant player in determining the future of the Arab revolutions. There are two ways to...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaSaudi Arabia's new best friend: India
After being let down by Pakistan, Saudi has turned to India for trade and defense cooperation – while Iran has...
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Published in: HomeWhy did David Cameron reject this essay from his anti-corruption book?
Readers can judge for themselves why this contribution by a veteran politician to the UK prime minister's volume on...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe strange case of Dr Saud and Mr Jihad
Robert Louis Stevenson’s famous novel, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, provides a useful metaphor for Saudi Arabia and its...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKWhat we’ve learned from fifty years of Saudi arms deals
Arms deals with Saudi Arabia say a lot about British political culture and foreign policy. And not in a good way.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaCan the Saudi-led coalition win the war in Yemen?
Those deciding for war in March 2015 gave little thought to Yemeni realities, military, logistic, topographic,...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe reckless power behind the throne
King Salman's son Mohammad seems to be piloting Saudi Arabia into a series of ever more risky adventures.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaSaudi executions: beyond the numbers
The inability to recognise an affront to the rule of law, regardless of the identity of the perpetrator, reveals the...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaCan Yemenis escape?
So what are Yemenis to do? Close the doors of their houses and slowly die of starvation and thirst? Or move en...
Tell Priti Patel: Stop your attack on journalistic freedom
Journalists who share leaks of official information should not face life imprisonment for doing their job