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Arab spring, summer, autumn, winter… worldwide
Rashmee Roshan LallIn no particular order, Iraq, Lebanon, Egypt, Chile, Bolivia, Ecuador, Hong Kong, Haiti, Spain, France. That list is not complete.…
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Are sanctions really about hurting Iran or about propping up the US arms industry?
Syndication Bureauif the artillery shell that merely wounded Corporal Hitler on the Western Front in 1916 had actually killed him? No…
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Seeking a new approach to Gulf security
Gareth Smythyet for a new approach to Gulf security. Envisaging “collective diplomacy,” Gargash, the UAE minister of state for foreign affairs,…
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Back against the wall, Erdogan battles to win time
Yavuz BaydarDid Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan return from Washington empty-handed or with his hopes fulfilled? Has anything changed after his…
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Confusion marks US role in north-eastern Syria
Gregory AftandilianUS President Donald Trump continues to muddy the waters on the policy of the United States in north-eastern Syria. Trump…
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The occupation of Alcatraz was a victory for indigenous people
Kent BlansettFor most people, the word Alcatraz conjures up images of some of the most notorious criminals in American history, like…
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Africa needs The Gambia’s leadership on human rights
Tafi MhakaOn November 11, The Gambia filed a case against Myanmar at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for violating the United Nations’ 1948 Genocide Convention. The landmark…
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Israel after Netanyahu?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s spell may have finally worn out. He tried every trick in the book to win Tuesday’s…
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The Berlin Wall fell in 1989, but a new one was put up in 1991
Leonid RagozinWhen the Berlin Wall came down 30 years ago, it was a triumph of open society and freedom of movement.…
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It is time to stop lecturing Palestinians and to start listening
Yara HawariYesterday, the US secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, announced a reversal in decades of US policy towards Israel’s illegal settlements…
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