Iraq: A Decade of Failure

Almost exactly 10 years have elapsed since the disastrous US and British invasion of Iraq began. A decade on, former US President George Bush and former British Prime Minister Tony Continue Reading →

Egyptian Democracy? “Liberal” Hypocrisy

It would appear that some of the same people who allowed the toppled Egyptian despot Hosni Mubarak to remain in power for decades without barely an uttered word against him Continue Reading →

Gaza & the Geostrategic Landscape

It has been five days since the Israeli military began its land, sea and air bombardment of the Gaza Strip in the latest outbreak of violence in the ongoing Palestinian-Israeli Continue Reading →

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Mubarak On Trial

Oh, how the mighty have fallen. Hosni Mubarak, the former Egyptian president and long time dictator, has finally appeared in an Egyptian court, ostensibly to stand trial for crimes...

The Blast That Shook Assad

Earlier today, it was reported that Bashar al-Assad’s defence minister, brother-in-law, and the head of his crisis team were all killed in Damascus in what was supposedly a secure...

Iraq’s Insecurity: Who’s Pulling the Strings?

Earlier this month, a couple of terrorist attacks occurred in Iraq in Diyala Province...