How to go to war with Syria
Parliament has been recalled tomorrow for a debate on the crisis in Syria. The use of poison gas in the Damascus suburb of Ghouta appears to have crossed a line, …
Libya
What future for Libya?
By John Parry Civil wars can be the most vicious form of conflict as recent events in Libya have demonstrated. The Benghazi-based rebels’ swift victory, achieved with Nato air support, …
Lessons for Syria
This blog warned earlier in the year about the stretching of the UN Security Council resolution on Libya, 1973, that authorised a no-fly zone and led to regime change. Was …
The implications for Europe of the Arab Awakening (20 September 2011)
Liberal Democrat European Group fringe meeting, in association with Liberal International British Group. Jurys Inn Hotel, Birmingham, Tuesday 20 September. 20.00 – 21.15, confirmed speakers include Edward McMillan-Scott MEP and …
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Lessons from Libya
It looks as if Colonel Gaddafi is losing his battle for control in Libya, something this website is not sorry about. It is a victory for the rebels, and a …
The Arab Spring and the West: the future of democracy in the Middle East and partnership with the EU (2 June 2011)
Organised by the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation London and the Global Policy Institute Speakers: Professor Fawaz Gerges (LSE) and Professor George Joffe (GPI, Cambridge and RUSI) 2 June 2011, 5.30 pm at Mary …
Moral right
Former head of the army, Lord Dannatt, says to the BBC that: “If we thought that Gaddafi had lost the moral right to rule this country a month ago, he …
If Libya, why Britain?
If the first question to ask about the current UN action in North Africa is, why Libya, then the second question is why Britain. If yesterday’s blog entry is correct …
Taking sides in Libya
I listened to Green MP Caroline Lucas on the radio today explaining why she had voted against the resolution in the House of Commons endorsing military action in Libya. She …
The dawn of democracy in the Arab world
By Lucio Levi After the fall of the fascist regimes in Mediterranean Europe, in Latin America and in Asia and after the fall of the communist regimes in the big …