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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaCritical voices in critical times: revolution without revolutionaries, an interview with Asef BayatAsef Bayat talks about revolutions and revolutionary ideas, the place of ordinary people in social transformation,...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaFamine in Yemen finally reaches western headlinesWhile it is worth discussing whether the missile in the November 4 attack came from Iran in the first place, the...
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Published in: HomeYemen: a tragic tale of humanitarian hypocrisyHumanitarian crises around the world will fail to be resolved if the providers of aid are also the perpetrators of...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaTime to rethink UK’s engagement with Saudi ArabiaThe UK has long been criticised for its close relationship with Saudi Arabia but it is time to rethink it.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaRace to the sea: Qatar and the balance of power in the Middle EastIf the Qatari crisis is not managed rationally, then it is likely to compound the present risks in the regional...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaUS secrecy and transparency in the use of lethal forceA new report reviews the abuse and civilian harm resulting from American drone strikes and lethal operations.العربية
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe details: surviving the war in YemenWe are all survivors of a kind of mass abuse called war whether as human rights defenders and monitors or as simple...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIran and Houthis: Between political alliances and sectarian tensionsIran’s role in Yemen and the nature of its relationship with the Houthis remain a subject of controversy. Some deny...
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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: North Africa, West Asia“Women and Children First”: war, humanitarianism, and the refugee crisisIs a rethinking of laws of armed conflict or international humanitarian law, humanitarian assistance and refugee...
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Published in: digitaLibertiesMethod in Trump’s madness?A look at Donald Trump’s 'travel bans' with an eye to the harvesting of personal data, and the EU-US Privacy Shield,...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaClimate change as genocide: inaction equals annihilationNot since World War II have more human beings been at risk from disease and starvation than at this very moment.
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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: North Africa, West AsiaThe war in Yemen: two years old and maturing?The United Nations has stated that, of the four famines predicted for 2017, Yemen is the worst, with seven million...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIn Yemen, the war goes on and on and on...As people in Europe get ready for their end of year celebrations, more than 20 million Yemenis are getting ready to...
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Published in: HomeUndeclared US warPrecisely because there are no US economic or military interests in Yemen, could it be the first arena in...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaYemen without a functioning central bank: the loss of basic economic stabilization and accelerating famineThe Yemeni government’s decision in September to relocate the central bank and replace its governor has left the...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaUS drone base in Tunisia: expanding a borderless war against terror to North AfricaBy normalising the use of drones, the US might be planting a seed that people in the Arab world reject: the seed of...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaStarving YemenIs the forgotten war turning into a forgotten famine? What answers will we give when the next generation ask how we...
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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?
