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With us or against us: Tory scaremongering has genocidal overtones

The newly independent Tory government has provided further indication of its brazen radicalism. Following the Queen’s Speech in May, during which plans were announced for a new “counter-extremism bill” that will brin...

by Gustav Isherwood

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Could Rebels be Syria’s Solution?

[twitter style=”horizontal” source=”intlpolitical” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”icon_link”] With “Operation Damascus Volcano” under way, it is clear that opposition forces, ar...

by Nadine Tewfik-Saad

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Could Syria’s uprising lead to a regional conflict?

With the mounting tensions provoked by the on-going uprising against the Assad regime in Syria, one question arises: are we on the verge of a new regional war? Syria is by no means an isolated country; it borders countries such...

by Nadim Souss

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Voting Without Democracy?

Youth participation is a trendy topic today. If you want to be considered an active youth, you are supposed to vote. Still, I believe it is proof of courage to dare say out loud that you do not vote. The reasons why I do not vo...

by Luciana Grosu

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John Kay Talks Scottish Independence at the University of Glasgow

IPF Team Member Rebecca Collier attended a talk by leading economist John Kay at the University of Glasgow. On the 21st of February, the University of Glasgow was fortunate to welcome John Kay a leading economist in the Unite...

by Rebecca Collier

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Time for Business-Executive Politics in the MENA Region

For decades Arab politics has been an easy ride for the well-established circles that governed states and countries in the MENA region. Whether it is by virtue of blood as in monarchies, money as in oligarchies or simply heavil...

by Mohamed Belarbi

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USA Aren’t The Only Ones Responding to al-Qaeda in Yemen

A drone attack in Yemen has left four al-Qaeda suspects dead, amid increased fears of a terrorist attack in the Middle East. It follows a global travel warning from the US on 2 August, and a closure of 20 embassies and co...

by Joe Strong

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Do These Videos Show Iranians Fighting in Syria’s War?

That Iran supports the Syrian regime is well known, but there has been little evidence of direct involvement on the ground. Now a series of videos purporting to show Persian-speakers dressed in military uniforms, operating...

by Global Voices

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The failure of traditional ‘Laws of War’: Syria and beyond

Whether reading watching or listening to the news, it is likely that there will be a story about a war or conflict somewhere in the world. These reports only begin to scratch the surface of the vast number of conflicts occurrin...

by Joe Corry-Roake

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With us or against us: Tory scaremongering has genocidal overtones

Could Rebels be Syria’s Solution?

Could Syria’s uprising lead to a regional conflict?

Voting Without Democracy?

John Kay Talks Scottish Independence at the University of Glasgow

Time for Business-Executive Politics in the MENA Region

USA Aren’t The Only Ones Responding to al-Qaeda in Yemen

Do These Videos Show Iranians Fighting in Syria’s War?

The failure of traditional ‘Laws of War’: Syria and beyond

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