A dictator never says that he is someone who oppresses freedoms, kills his opponents and abuses human rights. They all, regardless of time or place, speak about state security and maintaining order.
The probability that the United States will make a single military reponse to the chemical-weapons assault near Damascus is very high.
To build support for human rights among the Israeli public, we need to not only address the public's political beliefs and security concerns, but also a much more fundamental critique of the human rights movement as unresponsive to religious beliefs and traditional values. A contribution to the op
Labour could turn opposition to the billion pound Trident replacement into an electoral asset, but instead appears to be sleepwalking to oblivion. Rebecca Johnson makes the case for challenging Trident replacement, and says it's time to mobilise civil society
How can we make sense of the contradictory arguments? Who actually wants democracy in Egypt? Let’s review the positions of the three major actors in Egypt today.
Most of Egypt’s allies - except notably for Turkey and Qatar - were clearly more comfortable with the military that promised “stability” than with the Muslim Brotherhood that had won the country’s first elections. This is what counter-revolution looks like.
Al-Qaida has twice returned from presumed defeat. Now, the fate of the Arab awakening provides it with a third opportunity.
बढ़ते श्रमिक समुदाय वाली एक उभरती अर्थव्यवस्था होने के नाते भारत यह मानता है कि वैश्विक मामलों में उसकी आवाज़ को सुना जाना चाहिए। इस बात से कोई भी असहमत नहीं है। परंतु, महत्वपूर्ण विदेशी नीतियों के मुद्दों पर भारत को ऐसी पहलकदमी करनी चाहिए जो मानव पीड़ा को समाप्त करने का प्रयत्न कर सकती हों।. Engl
How could this occur in a country known for its developed democracy, egalitarianism, and well-functioning integration policy model? The police are important.
A new study of the inner workings of North Korea's regime is an important account of its dark political genius. But big states in the international system share the blame for its success, says Kerry Brown.
With the Ergenekon verdict, Turkey was to put behind it a history of coup d’états, and to open a new page by convicting generals (whose raison d’etre for the past 30 years was to fight terrorism) for participating in what is now officially a ‘terrorist organization’.
