Iraq
Why haven’t we intervened in Syria? Is Iraq to blame? Is Libya?
Ben Mitchell argues that the examples of Iraq and Libya are scaring western governments from intervening in Syria - and maybe that’s a good thing, he says.
Liberal intervention shouldn’t be confined to the West
The Fabian Society’s James Hallwood argues for a worldwide responsibility for liberal intervention.
Egypt: A vindication for liberal interventionism?
Liberal Democrat blogger Daniel Furr looks at whether the Blair/Bush doctrine of liberal interventionism has been vindicated by the revolutions sweeping the Middle East.
Long term, cablegate will harm intel-sharing and US counter-terror efforts
As bloggers, foreign diplomats and freedom of information evangelists revel in what twitter invariably named #cablegate, concern should also be expressed for the long term consequences of the leak by a disillusioned US military officer.
Media needs to improve its reporting of Iraq and Afghanistan
Forced to walk a path between support for the troops and reporting the evidence emanating from theatre, most outlets chose to portray the lack of resources in terms they understood and thought their audiences would too.
Ed M again dodges question on why his opposition to Iraq etc. wasn’t more vocal
Ed Miliband again side-stepped the question of why he hadn't been more vocal in his opposition to unpopular Labour policies in an interview with Yoosk.com.