Security For Humanitarian Workers
Humanitarian workers are often faced with a vide variety of challenges and threats. Working for a humanitarian organisation is generous,..
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A Balanced Negotiating Table: Israel’s Greatest Fear
If we really want to resolve the Middle Eastern crises, we need to recognize Israel’s privileged status and bring it kicking and..
The Difference Between Killing & Letting Die
Why do we think of murder as intuitively worse than letting die? arlier this week a paralysed man, Mr Tony Nicklinson (pictured), won the..
Feminism Back By Popular Demand
It does not matter whether the rhetoric is surrounding feminism or equality. It is when the rhetoric goes silent we need to worry. Every..
Was The Killing Of Osama Bin Laden Justified Under International Law?
Answering the question strictly in the affirmative or negative states two things: (1) International law justifies..
Social Networks: No Such Thing As Free Speech?
No such thing as free speech? After logging on to the online blog spot Tumblr recently, I was confronted by the heading “A New Policy..
Mubarak’s Egypt Without Mubarak
The identity and the role of the military is so deeply embedded in the Egyptian Republic that ultimately the military may well play a..
Netanyahu & Olmert Policy Variations Towards Iran
To what extent does the policy towards a nuclear Iran of the present Benjamin Netanyahu premiership differ from that of Ehud Olmert?..
Ba’thist Syria & War
Ba’thist Syria and War: Understanding the Role of War Mobilisation in the Making of its Contemporary Institutions {Department of Politics..
Internet Censorship In China
The great firewall in China and the oppression of fundamental human rights. I once tweeted a profanity to a public figure. Nervously, I..
Romney’s Bogus Claims About Obama’s Foreign Policy
Romney’s attacks on Obama have been disingenuous and are unlikely to have much sway over independent voters. Mitt Romney’s..
Money, Secrecy & Death: Private Military Companies
Why we need international regulation of private military companies. The number of private military and security companies (PMSCs) has..
‘Grow-your-own-energy’ Community Projects: A Solution To Our Future Energy Needs?
Could this be a solution to our future energy needs? Community energy co-ops have been emerging with increasing popularity during the last..
International Women’s Day: Who Gets to Say What Women Want?
Who gets to say what women want? All over the world thousands of people will be marking International Women’s Day on 8th March, which..
Iranian Foreign Policy: Pragmatic Or Ideological?
Does Iranian foreign policy since 1979 demonstrate more the power of Islamist ideology and expansionist tendencies, or pragmatic..
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