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La Primavera de Praga, medio siglo después
Foto del periódico ruso Kommersant en el quincuagésimo aniversario de la invasión a Checoslovaquia por el Pacto de Varsovia. (este blog...
Aug 26, 2018
The Halloween Attack on the Hudson River Bike Path – and its broader implications
Details are gradually emerging about the terrorist attack carried out on theHudson River Bike Path on 31 October. The perpetrator,...
Nov 4, 2017
The Malian Crisis: thinking more broadly about the security sector agenda
For the UN, the Mali deployment has been politically one of its most important to date, one of its largest in terms of numbers of...
Nov 11, 2016
The Malian Crisis: chaos in the making
Background In the 1990s, Mali was often put forward as a model of African democracy. It is not hard to understand why. Following an...
Nov 11, 2016
The Malian Crisis: a security sector perspective
This is a three-part blog contribution providing a security sector perspective on the ongoing crisis in Mali and focusing on...
Nov 11, 2016
Coup, Counter-​coup, Consequences – Part 3: The turn towards authoritarianism
The third blog in this series looks at the transition of Erdogan and his AKP party to an overtly Islamist stance It is hard to pinpoint...
Aug 2, 2016
Coup, Counter-​coup, Consequences – Part 2: The Erdogan-​Gulen Connection
This, the second in a four-part series on the coup in Turkey, looks at the relationship between the erstwhile allies, President Erdogan...
Jul 29, 2016
In Defence of Sunnistan: Part 3
This third blog on the situation in the Middle East discusses the proposition to create a Sunni state in parts of Syria and Iraq. On 25...
Jan 12, 2016
Towards a Grand Anti-terrorist Coalition: Part 2
This second blog in a series of three looks at the ongoing efforts to put together a grand anti-terrorist coalition. January 2016 will...
Jan 7, 2016
An Attack on France, an Attack on Europe, an Attack on the West
To say it is too soon to attempt to understand what has happened in Paris – and what may still be happening as I write these lines from...
Nov 13, 2015
R2P and the Responsibility to Receive
In 2005, a UN World Summit that brought together governmental leaders from around the world agreed on a statement that broke new ground...
Sep 30, 2015
Knocking on the Door of World War IV
Introduction[1] The world is on a precipice. The international community faces a growing array of situations that could precipitate major...
Aug 25, 2015
Challenges facing the West – Part 5 of the World War IV Series
In this five-part series, I explore the development and scope of what I have termed World War IV. This series is based on my presentation...
Jul 21, 2015
Strong Points of the West – Part 4 of the World War IV Series
In this five-​part series, I explore the development and scope of what I term World War IV. This series is based on my presentation at...
Jul 20, 2015
Knocking on the door of World War IV – Part 3 of the World War IV Series
In this five-​part series, I explore the development and scope of what I have termed World War IV. This series is based on my...
Jul 18, 2015
The Three Rings of Conflict – Part 2 of the World War IV Series
In this five-​part series, I explore the development and scope of what I have termed World War IV. This series is based on my...
Jul 16, 2015
In the Aftermath of the Paris Killings
More than new security measures will be necessary if Western countries are going to have any prospect of reducing the threat of terrorism...
Feb 4, 2015
A War Too Far: Israel’s Military Campaign in Gaza
This blog originally appeared on the website of the Centre for Security Governance on 28 July 2014. Since its establishment in 1948,...
Jul 28, 2014
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