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Published in: HomeWhat to do in Syria?The war in Syria is illegal. If a criminal had poisoned someone, our concern would be how to protect the public from...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKAfter Egypt and Syria, there's never a worse time to host an arms fairThe world's largest arms fair is happening in London - with a little help from the government. After events in Syria...
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Published in: HomeContradiction and carelessness in the Syrian situation
Since July 2012, the death toll in Syria exploded from 19,000 deaths to over 100,000 casualties. These deaths are...
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Published in: HomeRed lines and dangerous incoherence: Syria and the international community
While the region slips further into instability, the rejection of military action over Syria by the US Congress...
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Published in: HomeSyria: return to the Middle Ages
If the US decides to unilaterally attack Syria, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif’s recent observations on the...
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Published in: HomeWelcoming the vote of the British Parliament while supporting the Syrian uprising
The best way to “punish” the Syrian regime is to enable the popular uprising to break it, not to bomb the country.
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Published in: HomeA partial victory, but a victory
British MPs’ arguments and information were influenced by a strong public opinion against such a war, itself a...
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Published in: openSecurityQuestions raised and risks posed by Syrian intervention. Part Two
Part Two of an analysis of the geopolitical sectarian dynamics and possible fall-out of military intervention in...
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Published in: openSecurityQuestions raised and risks posed by Syrian intervention
Part One of a two-part analysis of the geopolitical sectarian dynamics and possible fall-out of military...
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Published in: HomeSyria: do something
Western readers need to understand why some Syrians support, while others oppose, a military intervention in their country.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaEgypt in the balance: what the blogs are saying 22-27 August
This Arab Awakening space for excerpts of articles, blogs and tweets is a weekly holding operation for those trying...
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Published in: HomeMass slaughter of civilian Kurds in Syria ignites heavy clashes and mass exodusThe al-Qaeda linked “Jabhat al-Nusra” (al-Nusra Front) in Syria, stands accused of instigating a sectarian racist...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaEgypt in the balance: what the blogs are sayingThis bi-weekly Arab Awakening space is a holding operation on Egypt - excerpts from their articles, blogs and tweets...
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Published in: HomeLibya: the long road ahead
Not only has the state so far been unable to bring the militias under control, it has also not managed to repair...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKTen years ago today in Baghdad
Ten years ago today in Baghdad a terror attack blasted apart the UN headquarters in Iraq... At the moment of the...
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Published in: HomeCrisis of modernity and secularism: the cases of Egypt, Turkey and Bangladesh
Whenever democratic space has opened up, people have been eager to choose those who not only provide a better...
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Published in: TransformationThe banality of legal
The outcome of the Trayvon Martin case holds critical implications. We are not responsible for George Zimmerman...
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Published in: HomeThe road to federal consociationalism
Many Israeli Jewish intellectuals, activists and politicians over the years have spoken out clearly for a one-state...
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Published in: HomeBizarre trials in UAE
The logic of the authorities is truly Orwellian – the only offence of the ‘criminals’ was thought crime.
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Published in: HomeDrawn into conflict: the war in Syria and the consequences for the Lebanese economy
As the Syrian conflict spills over the border, the Lebanese tourist and trade sectors have taken a hit. It is...