Analysis of international affairs, diplomacy and conflict.
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Lift the Gaza Blockade
This is the worst of times for humanity, and those facing the brunt of the Israeli war machine in Gaza have proved to be the bravest people. Their suffering is mounting and so is their perseverance. They are not mere figures falling, but the slow…
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Odds Against ISIL
So much has already been written on the phenomenon, but a great deal still remains in the dark. The meteoric ascendancy of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) may not be unique, considering the intrinsic weaknesses in the Iraqi defense forces, but…
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Abiding Role of IAEA
Heavy is the head that wears the crown. After receiving the Nobel Peace Prize of 2005 the UN atomic watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei as well as the IAEA have greater responsibility in up-keeping the impersonal, unbiased and impartial approach to the issues at hand.Presently the…
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America’s Frankenstein’s Monsters
The US President George W Bush is trying to create yet another monster in the Middle East like his father’s predecessor, Ronald Reagan, in Afghanistan who supported and sustained the resistance movement in Afghanistan against Soviet intervention.Al-Qaeda and other resistance groups then fighting against the…