Pragmatism will rule President Morsi's new foreign policy in Egypt
The current threat to western power is not from the Muslim Brotherhood but from ongoing revolutionary dynamics in Egypt.If you’re in any doubt about the significance of Egypt’s foreign policy...
View ArticleMitt Romney's Palin-esque ignorance of Middle East politics
Suggests that Palestinians are the aggressors and Israel is a state desiring no more than its own security.In yesterday’s leaked video Mitt Romney gave two reasons for his view that the...
View ArticleIn Bahrain, British diplomacy is an insult to real democrats
Without taking definite steps to promote democracy in Bahrain, Britain will, to all intents and purposes, have sided with the oppressor.Exactly two years ago, a huge and overwhelmingly peaceful...
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The crackdown in Bahrain is an embarrassment for David Cameron
After David Cameron's recent meeting with King Hamad at Downing Street, the Bahrain authorities began a punitive clampdown on pro-democracy campaigners. Sooner or later, the PM's links with repressive...
View ArticleAfter Egypt and Syria, there's never been a worse time to host an arms fair
Next week London hosts the world’s largest arms fair, the "Defence Security Equipment International" (DSEi) exhibition, organised with the help of the British government and part-subsidised by the UK...
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