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  • January 24, 2014

    Syria, Saudi, Hezbollah and Cairo: the Politics of Sectarianism

    However well intentioned, the gathering of a number of Islamic scholars and preachers at a conference in Cairo which addressed the conflict in Syria between 13-15 June ended up...

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  • January 24, 2014

    Hand-over of power in Qatar is no surprise

    Reports that the Emir of Qatar, Shaikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, will shortly hand-over power to his son and heir, Shaikh Tamim, are no surprise. Sources close to the...

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  • January 24, 2014

    Where is the flaw in the Syrian revolution?

    There are many reasons why the Syrian regime is still in control after more than two years of revolution. At the forefront is its reliance on a minority to...

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  • January 24, 2014

    Jordan's monarch on reform and violence

    King Abdullah has chosen to speak about two of the most important “domestic challenges” faced by Jordan today: the future of the political reform process and democratic transformation, and...

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  • January 24, 2014

    The Gates Foundation and its unethical investments in G4S

    While three Dutch charities have announced that they will no longer accept donations by G4S due to the company’s support for the Israeli occupation, the Gates Foundation has deemed...

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  • January 24, 2014

    The plucky professor and the last bigoted democracy

    Israeli president Shimon Peres is hosting in Jerusalem this week a presidential conference called “Facing Tomorrow”. Its theme is the “human factor and its role in shaping our tomorrow”....

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  • January 24, 2014

    Manipulating historical legitimacy in 'Facing Tomorrow'

    Speeches by Shimon Peres and Benjamin Netanyahu at the end of the fifth presidential conference consisted of an exercise in manipulating historical legitimacy. Relegating Palestinians to a role even...

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  • January 24, 2014

    Has Riyadh been let down by the US or its own foreign policy?

    In a meeting with the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal spoke about the US position in Iraq with frankness unusual in...

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  • January 24, 2014

    Palestinian development under occupation is a delusion

    The notion of Palestinian economic development while under Israeli occupation has again been promoted, notably by US Secretary of State John Kerry, as the means to advance the cause...

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  • January 24, 2014

    Qatar: Continuity in change

    There is no doubt that Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani is an extremely hard act to follow. In a region burdened with government inertia, many regard him as...

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