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Egyptian Politics: The End of the Façade

“If elections would change anything, they would be illegal” This old Anarchist slogan seems to be appropriate in describing the upcoming Egyptian parliamentary elections and the position of the National Salvation Front (NSF...

by Maged Mandour

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Regional Reactions To The Iran Nuclear Deal

As Iran’s long standing sworn “nemesis”, the Israeli reaction, voiced through Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, denouncing the P5+1 Iran nuclear deal, claiming that the “agreement has made the world more dangerous�...

by Oscar Isham

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What We Know About The Internet And Political Protest (II)

I left you with a point in the previous article: it is unlikely that the Internet will lead to liberation – or oppression – all around the globe, just because of its inherent features. What usage of the Internet can...

by Daniel Cavanillas

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US-Iran Talks: Nuclear Flirting

Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, few countries have challenged Iran’s ‘international villain’ status. The United States is the loudest champion of this animosity and mutually demonizing rhetoric. The word ‘...

by Mohamed Firas Arfaoui

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Hamas and Morsi: Oh Brother Where Art Thou?

In the mind of a number of pundits, including a large number of Egyptians, the election of President Morsi as a representative of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) should have initiated a drastic change in Egyptian foreign policy tow...

by Maged Mandour

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The Inconsistent Effectiveness Of The UN Security Council

The Syrian political crisis has escalated rapidly in the last few years with Bashar al-Assad’s government employing chemical weapons against its own civilians. Even though Syria committed to destroying its chemical stockpile ...

by Thom Almeida

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Zero Tolerance To Female Genital Mutilation: 5 Things You Should Know

Every year on the 6th of February, the world recognises a day of “Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation” (FGM). Unfortunately, despite this day being recognised by the United Nations, not many people are aware...

by Priyanka Mogul

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China’s stakes in the Iran nuclear deal

On 3 April 2015 an outline agreement on the future of Iran’s nuclear program was reached, running over the self-imposed 31 March deadline. When the leaders did emerge, they did so with an understanding that there would be a ...

by Aparna Chandrasekar

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Behind Turkey’s Peace with PKK

This is how the fairy-tail goes: “Suddenly Abdullah Ocelan, founder of the militant marxist PKK, decided to agree to negotiate with the AKP government. The party that once called for an independent Kurdish state, agreed t...

by Mohamed Firas Arfaoui

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Egyptian Politics: The End of the Façade

Regional Reactions To The Iran Nuclear Deal

What We Know About The Internet And Political Protest (II)

US-Iran Talks: Nuclear Flirting

Hamas and Morsi: Oh Brother Where Art Thou?

The Inconsistent Effectiveness Of The UN Security Council

Zero Tolerance To Female Genital Mutilation: 5 Things You Should Know

China’s stakes in the Iran nuclear deal

Behind Turkey’s Peace with PKK

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