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Published in: HomeWhat obsessing about you-know-who causes us to miss24 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 ArabiaPervasive 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 serviceThe 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 perceptionsAn 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 ArabiaThe 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 worldA 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 AleppoThe 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 criticsThe 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: IndiaAfter 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 dealsArms 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 throneKing 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 numbersThe 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
