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Published in: HomeA new, Eurasian, world orderChina and Russia are at the heart of the world's shifting power-balance. But current cooperation between them is...
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Published in: HomeIsrael vs Hamas, a war of surprises
The shock to Israel's system from the intense conflict in Gaza is profound.
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Published in: HomeRussia-Israel: domestic politics and serious blowback
The Ukraine and Gaza crises alike demonstrate the risks of aggressive policy based on short-term calculations....
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Published in: HomeAmerica, Israel, Gaza: missiles and politics
Israel's conflict with Hamas highlights its close partnership with the United States over missile defence. But it...
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Published in: HomeThe Gaza-Iraq connection
ISIL's planners are looking beyond the military stalemate in Iraq. In this context, Israel's attacks on Gaza are a...
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Published in: HomeIraq, days of danger
An unlikely alliance of four states is coalescing to oppose the ISIS advance in Iraq. But the group may not wait to...
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Published in: HomeArgentina vs the international financial system
The extended legal fallout of Argentina's default in 2001 is reaching a crucial stage, with realism now at a premium.
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Published in: openSecurityTwenty-first century protest: social media and surveillanceThe internet is a two-edged sword—a vehicle for mass surveillance on the one hand and the organisation of...
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Published in: HomeSyria-Iraq, and a regional war
An escalating conflict across much of northern Iraq and Syria involves a kaleidoscope of forces, with Iran and Saudi...
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Published in: openSecurityTrapped by borders, a global flotsam and jetsamThey arrive nameless and unnumbered by land or sea but ever-more unregulated migrants across the globe are falling...
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Published in: HomeISIL, Iraq and interventionISIL is now intent on consolidating its military gains in Iraq. Any western intervention would play into the group's hands.
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Published in: HomeBrazil, protest and the World Cup
A year of social turbulence preceded Brazil's hosting of football's World Cup, with the competition itself a...
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Published in: HomeIraq, and the 9/11 echo
The lightning advance of Islamist fighters across northern Iraq has dangerous echoes of the founding event of the...
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Published in: HomeSyria, tunnel and exit
The Damascus regime is winning its war for survival; Syria's conflict will continue and even escalate. In the...
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Published in: HomeA global system failure: risk and reform
The global financial elite has ignored the radical lessons of the post-2007 crisis. But these are needed more than ever.
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Published in: openSecurityNot polished enough! Have Swedes had enough of the far right?In an increasingly unequal Sweden, the far right has been able to capitalise on growing insecurity for its...
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Published in: HomeAn Arab future: India, not Europe
Arabs' fixation on Europe contrasts with their neglect of India, whose experience is far more relevant to their own,...
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Published in: HomeAl-Qaida, and a global revolt
The jihadist campaigns, from Syria and Iraq to Kenya and Nigeria, have a religious focus. But their deeper trigger...
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Published in: HomeThe SWISH Report (24)
What do events in Syria-Iraq, Egypt, Somalia-Kenya and Nigeria reveal about al-Qaida's condition? The movement has...
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Published in: HomeWar and disease: the case of polio
The interrupted campaign to eradicate polio worldwide reflects the spread of conflict and insecurity since 2001.
