In 2000, Bashar al-Assad succeeded his father and, in vibrant speeches, promised a new wave of reforms towards political liberalisation and a multiparty system. In 2011, people are still waiting for the democratisation, while the Ba’ath party is still the only party allowed by the constitution to rule the country (article 8). Since mid-March, Syrian
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Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood: presenting a friendly face in London
Monday, 2. 04. 2012. As part of what appears to be something of international PR
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Afghan killings have international implications
Tuesday, 13. 03. 2012.On 11 March, a 38-year-old staff sergeant in the United States Army
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Throwbots to make a debut in Afghanistan
Tuesday, 28. 02. 2012.The United States Army and Marine Corps deployed hundreds of small, throwable
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Pakistan closes northern border routes to NATO and ISAF convoys
Tuesday, 28. 02. 2012.On November 25, NATO aircraft hit two Pakistani border posts between Kunar
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DEMOCRACY IN THE MENA: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE LEBANON AND TURKEY
Thursday, 17. 05. 2012.The democratic nature of a state has been rightly assumed to be
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THE COMMODIFICATION OF SECURITY: CONCEPTUAL AND POLITICAL RAMIFICATIONS
Wednesday, 16. 05. 2012.The privatisation of security generates significant political and conceptual implications. Security is
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Pakistan closes northern border routes to NATO and ISAF convoys
Tuesday, 28. 02. 2012.On November 25, NATO aircraft hit two Pakistani border posts between Kunar
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The New Heretics of the Arab Spring
Friday, 27. 01. 2012.Detainees from Libya’s war against supporters of the late dictator are reportedly
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Something or Nothing – Granting Niger Deltans a
Tuesday, 8. 11. 2011.Something or Nothing – Click to Download PDF
Climate Change Adaptation and Conflict in Nigeria
Tuesday, 8. 11. 2011.Climate Change Adaptation and Conflict in Nigeria – Click to download PDF
Antidote to Violence – Niger Delta Report no.1
Tuesday, 8. 11. 2011.Please download PDF file: Antidote to Violence – Niger Delta Report no.1
