Russia Ukraine Crisis: John Kerry Slams ‘Incredible Act of Aggression’
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has censured Russia for an “incredible act of aggression” in moving troops and military assets into neighbouring Ukraine, warning of “very serious repercussions”...
View ArticleIsraeli Troops Kill Palestinian Teen Mohammed Mubarak on West Bank Highway
Israeli troops shot and killed a Palestinian teenager as the military alleged that he opened fire on an Israeli Defence Force (IDF) West Bank patrol. The account given by Israeli military has been...
View ArticleOil companies for education in Equatorial Guinea
In an age of shrinking public budgets, an increasing number of developing countries are turning to public-private partnerships to provide services to some of the world’s poorest citizens. In oil-rich...
View ArticleThe End of R2P?
The ‘Right to Protect’ (R2P or RtoP) doctrine developed as a direct result of conflict in the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda in the 1990s, beginning with a re-evaluation of both the obligations and role...
View ArticleRichard Attias scandals show French complicity in West-African corruption
French communications mogul Richard Attias is arguably this generation’s ‘Monsieur Afrique’, putting him at odds with François Hollande’s pledge to carve out a new, corruption-free path for relations...
View ArticleJFK: Substance as well as style
Fifty years after the events in Dallas on 22 November 1963, John F. Kennedy’s legacy is very much alive. Whilst his assassination continues to generate conspiracy theories and debate, so does his...
View ArticleFrance in Geneva – Why the Iranian Nuclear Talks failed
On Sunday French President Francois Hollande touched down in Tel Aviv for what must have been an enjoyably novel experience for him. Far from the political feuding of Paris where his 21% approval...
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Sri Lanka: Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
The 23rd Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) is being held in the capital city of Colombo, Sri Lanka, from the 15th – 17th of November 2013. The last CHOGM was held in 2011 in Perth,...
View ArticleRussia to Moldova: Winter is coming
Just three weeks away from the Eastern Partnership Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Russia puts pressure on the small country of Moldova to turn away from its European ambitions. It would be “a grave...
View ArticleIn defence of the Royal Navy
Recently, Foreign Policy published an article by Robert Beckhusen scathingly titled ‘Here are all the things the British Military can’t do anymore’. Despite the blurb’s promise of a broad and...
View ArticleKowtowing to Chinese investment: George Osborne’s China trade mission
Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, accompanied by his not always loyal fellow Etonian, Boris Johnson, is currently on a five day trade mission to China, aiming to boost bilateral investment...
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Mirror, mirror on the wall: who is the fairest of them all?
When Nina Davaluri recently won Miss America she was bombarded with racial bigotry via social media sites such as Twitter. What was less picked up on, however, is that being dark skinned she , in all...
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Death and the city: the death penalty in Singapore
East of the island between a commercial airport and a military air base lies a government facility that shares the same name. It was in its former life, a Japanese Prisoner Of War (POW) camp. Now it is...
View ArticleOil companies for education in Equatorial Guinea
In an age of shrinking public budgets, an increasing number of developing countries are turning to public-private partnerships to provide services to some of the world’s poorest citizens. In oil-rich...
View ArticleRouhani Week: Balancing exuberance and caution about Iran’s overtures to America
In the wake of the visit of President Hassan Rouhani to New York and his phone conversation with American President Barack Obama, a wave of optimism has spread through the international community that...
View ArticleThe 2014 EU elections and social media: Why this time is different
Social media and new digital platforms could well zip through local constituencies, and act as new calling cards for MEP candidates at the 2014 Elections. Invited on the occasion of a Conference at the...
View ArticleFood security in Mali: A time bomb for stability?
As Mali’s security situation worsens, governments and donors alike should take more heed of the link between hunger and conflict. With a new democratically elected government and a new U.N. mission...
View ArticleCentral African Republic: The continent’s latest failed state?
Targeted killings, widespread looting, kidnapping, torture and terrorism. Six months after rag-tag rebels officially seized power in a coup, the Central African Republic (CAR) is oscillating...
View ArticleChina vs US: military conflict in the South China Sea
This article will examine how the South China Sea dispute between China and some of its immediate neighbours can help shed some light on both US-China conflicting maritime and security interests and...
View ArticleHow long can Jordan cling to stability in a fractured Middle East?
Last month the British Foreign Office lengthened its list of Arab states unsuitable for travel with the addition of Lebanon. Now Jordan appears more than ever to be a fragment of peace wedged between...
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