Women’s Rights in the Middle East and North Africa
Nadereh Chamlou
Women’s Rights in the Middle East and North Africa 3rd October 2017

This is a chapter of the forthcoming e-book 'The Future of the Middle East' co-produced by Global Policy and...

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When Domestic Politics Trumps Foreign Policy: The United States and the Iran Nuc
Cornelius Adebahr
When Domestic Politics Trumps Foreign Policy: The United States and the Iran Nuclear Deal 29th September 2017

In the run-up to the nuclear deal's second anniversary, Cornelius Adebahr warns of the need for a rational approach...

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World Heritage, Government Action and Private Finance
David Ritter
World Heritage, Government Action and Private Finance 21st September 2017

David Ritter explores the persistence of threats to the Great Barrier Reef. The deterioration of the world’s...

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North Korea: Of Troubled Waters and Oil
Alastair Newton
North Korea: Of Troubled Waters and Oil 18th September 2017

Once the 19th Congress of the Communist Party of China is behind us next month, Xi Jinping may be willing and able to...

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Living Together in Tunisia
Khadija Arfaoui
Living Together in Tunisia 17th September 2017

With a population of about 12 million, Tunisia is 99% Sunni Muslim. The remaining 1% is a mixture of Shi’a...

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Prerequisites for Peace in Palestine/Israel
Alaa Tartir
Prerequisites for Peace in Palestine/Israel 12th September 2017

This people-focused contribution questions fundamental assumptions about the persistence of the Palestinian-Israeli...

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The New Neocons and the Middle East
Alastair Newton
The New Neocons and the Middle East 30th August 2017

We circulate today an updated version of Chapter 11 of our new serialised e-book ‘The Future of the Middle East...

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The Perverse Seductiveness of Fernando Pessoa
Branko Milanovic
The Perverse Seductiveness of Fernando Pessoa 5th October 2017

Branko Milanovic explores lessons from Fernando Pessoa's 'The anarchist banker'. It is impossible to spend...

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Guntram B. Wolff
A Jamaican Germany is Good for Europe 5th October 2017

After a surprising election result, Europe is closely watching German coalition negotiations. A so-called Jamaica...

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Oil Conflict and Kurdish Independence
Morgan Bazilian, Peri-Khan Aqrawi-Whitcomb, Paasha Mahdavi, and Cyril Widdershoven
Oil Conflict and Kurdish Independence 4th October 2017

Morgan Bazilian, Peri-Khan Aqrawi-Whitcomb, Paasha Mahdavi, and Cyril Widdershoven examine the similaritires and...

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Digital Diplomacy as a Tool for Contesting Reality
Ilan Manor
Digital Diplomacy as a Tool for Contesting Reality 4th October 2017

llan Manor examines digital diplomats’ ability to reach new audiences and construct competing versions of reality...

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John Collins
Trump’s Return to ‘Drug War’ Rhetoric is Unlikely to Succeed in a Region that has largely Rejected its Effectiveness 3rd October 2017

Under Donald Trump, US federal drug policy has undergone a fairly dramatic reversal. The Obama administration’s...

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Global Politics at a Crossroads
David Held
Global Politics at a Crossroads 2nd October 2017

This is a transcript of a talk given by David Held at the Federazione Nazionale dei Cavalieri del Lavoro as part of a...

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The Future of Europe and the New World Disorder: An Interview With Political Eco
Alexandra Boutri and Marcus Rolle
The Future of Europe and the New World Disorder: An Interview With Political Economist C.J. Polychroniou 2nd October 2017

C.J. Polychroniou on recent developments in Europe, including Brexit, Catalonia, Greece and the rise of the...

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Looking Back, Looking Ahead: The New Secretary-General and UN Reform
Michael Schroeder
Looking Back, Looking Ahead: The New Secretary-General and UN Reform 22nd September 2017

Every incoming Secretary-General is expected to make the United Nations (UN) more fit for purpose. The new Secretary-...

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The Black Sea-Caspian Region in Post-Conflict Energy Security Cooperation Scenar
Elkhan Nuriyev
The Black Sea-Caspian Region in Post-Conflict Energy Security Cooperation Scenarios: What Role for the Future? 19th September 2017

The expansion of multinational pipelines for the transportation of oil and gas has created new opportunities for both...

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Football Politics in Central Eastern Europe: A Symptom of Growing Anti-Europeani
Roland Benedikter and Dariusz Wojtaszyn
Football Politics in Central Eastern Europe: A Symptom of Growing Anti-Europeanism and Anti-Globalization? 31st August 2017

There is a discourse in Europe’s current academic and political debate about growing Anti-Europeanism linked to...

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Book Review - Exploring the EU’s Legitimacy Crisis: The Dark Heart of Europe
Reviewed by Paul Copeland
Book Review - Exploring the EU’s Legitimacy Crisis: The Dark Heart of Europe 28th September 2017

Exploring the EU’s Legitimacy Crisis: The Dark Heart of Europe by Christian Schweiger. Cheltenham: Edward...

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Book Review - Digital, Political, Radical
Reviewed by Joanna Redden
Book Review - Digital, Political, Radical 22nd September 2017

Digital, Political, Radical by Natalie Fenton. Cambridge and Malden, MA: Polity, 2016. 232 pp, £55 hardcover 978-...

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An Arab Perspective on Channel 4’s "The State"
Fadia Faqir
An Arab Perspective on Channel 4’s "The State" 11th September 2017

A review of Channel 4's "The State", a show that takes ISIS as its subject and Syria as its backdrop. But...

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