Libya: Peace through war?
It will not take long for the coalition’s Libyan operation to be seen across the Middle East as hypocritical and self-serving, and resisted as such, says George Irvin.
Brexit & Foreign Policy
Libya: What is the endgame?
Amidst mixed messages from government ministers, there is an urgent need for clarity on the endgame in Libya, writes Matthew Pitt.
Libya – where next?
In the first of a series of articles this week on Operation Odyssey Dawn, Left Foot Forward’s Frank Spring looks at various aspects of what happens next, starting with an introductory overview of the current situation.
Wave of unrest spreads to Syria
As the world comes to terms with intervention in Libya, and while Yemen and Bahrain once again resort to violence to quell popular uprisings, another Arab state has begun to feel the familiar rumbling of unrest, reports Seph Brown.
Libya: The logistics of intervention
With the international community finally agreeing to take military action against Gaddafi, former Army Captain Patrick Bury looks at what assets are available in the Mediterranean and how these may be employed in the coming days.
Where does Bahrain go from here?
Shashank Joshi, a doctoral student of international relations at the Department of Government, Harvard University, looks at where next for Bahrain.
Libya has a become a mortal test of liberal interventionism
The United Nations Security Council last night voted to authorise the imposition of a no fly zone and supporting military action in defence of the Libyan people.
More asylum removals to Mugabe’s Zimbabwe – despite an upsurge in arrests
Britain will resume enforcing the return of refused asylum seekers to Zimbabwe, the government has said, after judges ruled earlier this week there was no evidence that those being returned would generally be at risk of harm.
Britain: Euroconfused not Eurosceptic
Joe Litobarski analyses two recent polls that throw new light on the British public’s opinions on European Union, which challenge the UK’s image as a ‘Eurosceptic’ nation.
Rethinking traditional ideas on nuclear deterrence
In a recent op-ed, four US elder statesmen called for a re-think of traditional ideas on nuclear deterrence. The group, led by former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, warned that the horizontal proliferation of nuclear technology had undermined the doctrine of ‘mutual assured destruction’.