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Published in: openSecurityUrban siege in south AsiaA new wave of urban assaults poses a severe challenge in the cities of south Asia and beyond.
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Published in: HomeThe trial and the wall
The celebration of Europe’s “velvet revolutions” is an appropriate time to recall that what happened in Srebrenica...
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Published in: HomeThe other 1989s
The great events in Europe in 1989 had a worldwide impact - and of a more destructive kind than is often...
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Published in: openSecurityIran has tested sophisticated nuclear warhead designs
The IAEA has asked Iran to explain evidence that it has tested a sophisticated design for a nuclear warhead. Saudi...
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Published in: HomeIndia’s 21st-century war
In an age of climate change and deepening inequality, the spreading Naxalite insurgency in India - not al-Qaida -...
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Published in: HomeInternational law Is key
The Palestinians’ right of return challenges not only international law itself, but more so the political will of UN...
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Published in: HomeIsrael’s “new history” and the Palestinians
A rethinking by Israeli historians enlarges understanding of the bitter events of 1948, including the Palestinian...
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Published in: openSecurityChina to 'strike hard' in Xinjiang
China launches crackdown in Xinjiang region. Iran urged to accept nuclear proposals. Karadzic attends trial for...
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Published in: HomeThe Karadzic trial and Bosnian realities
The trial of the Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic is a test of justice and accountability over terrible crimes....
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Published in: HomeAfPak-Iraq: wrong war, right path
The United States faces mounting problems in the three leading conflict-zones of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq. The...
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Published in: openSecuritySullied victory for Karzai after rival quits presidential race
Afghan President Hamid Karzai wins tarnished election. US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton sparks criticism for...
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Published in: openSecurityIran offers new terms for nuclear deal
Iran seeks alterations to an international agreement over its nuclear programme. The political stand off in Honduras...
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Published in: HomeThe Karadzic trial: the dock stands empty
Day one of the trial of Radovan Karadzic and the defendant refuses to appear. Daniel Jones asks what this means for...
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Published in: openSecuritySurge in piracy sees eighth vessel captured
Eight boats in the hands of Somali pirates following spate of hijackings. Zimbabwe calls UN human rights experts a...
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Published in: openSecurityScores dead in Peshawar blast
A powerful bomb blast in Peshawar leaves ninety dead, hundreds wounded. Six UN employees killed in Kabul. Guinea’s...
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Published in: HomeAfghanistan: peacekeeping without peace
The international intervention in Afghanistan is beset by problems. But it can still be put right if the strategy is...
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Published in: HomeThe state and the body: a chemical-weapons test
The danger of security agencies and violent groups using “incapacitatant” chemical agents to disable armed or...
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Published in: openSecurityBaghdad bombs kill 155
Two consecutive suicide bombs near Baghdad's Green Zone kill 155 people and wound more than 500. Fourteen die in...
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Published in: openSecurityIran nuclear deal in jeopardy
International agreement on Iran’s nuclear programme on the verge of failure. Further bomb blasts strike Pakistan....
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Published in: oDRCan Armenia and Turkey be reconciled?
Could historical enemies Armenia and Turkey be moving towards reconciliation? Despite the potential pitfalls,...
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
