Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Accountability remains core to the Arab Spring

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At the start of the Arab uprisings in 2011, one thing was immediately apparent. If the Arab societies in turmoil failed to make the securit...
Friday, October 16, 2015

Bear trap?

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It’s remarkable that many have reacted to the Russian military intervention in Syria as if it were preordained that it would decisively cha...
Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Aoun’s playing a dangerous game of brinkmanship

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It was of questionable judgement for Michel Aoun to organise a triumphalist political rally last Sunday near Lebanon’s presidential palace ...
Thursday, October 8, 2015

Apocalypse soon? - In this case bend to Aoun’s and Hezbollah’s blackmail

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There you have it. Lebanon is again on the edge of the abyss, politicians warning of apocalypse if there is no agreement over reviving the ...
Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Iran and Russia are united despite their differences

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Russia has intervened militarily in Syria to prop up Bashar Al Assad’s regime. However, something more profound is occurring in the Middle ...
Friday, October 2, 2015

Power cut

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Too often the notion of political realism is simply reduced to amorality, deriving from a notion that states pursue their interests irrespe...
Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Egypt is poorer for the demise of a wily playwright

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Even post-mortem, Ali Salem’s critics could not bring themselves to say something nice about him. The death of the Egyptian playwright last...