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22 February 2011The End of Stability in the Arab World BY

Succession has always been a problem in the Arab-Islamic world - right from 632 AD when the Shia-Sunni schism began, the outcome of a struggle over the succession to the holy prophet.

In

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9 March 2011The Real Military Options in Libya BY Kenneth M. Pollack

The revolt in Libya was always likely to play out very differently from what has transpired in Egypt.  Libya lacked Egypt’s homogeneity, the strength of its institutions (particularly in

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24 March 2011Understanding the Western Narrative on Libya BY

The West and indeed all countries are reacting to the expanding turmoil in the Arab world without a clear roadmap because while there are common causes for the protests the interests involved in

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31 March 2011A New Taliban in Libya? BY

Amidst the rejoicing over NATO’s fight for the ‘liberation’ of Libya from Col. Muammar Gaddafi’s four-decade-long rule, few have bothered to ask the dark question: who are these rebels, apparently

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12 April 2011New Trends in the Management of Upheaval BY

The romantic glow from the upheavals in the Arab world has begun to dim. The Egyptian army, which had been hailed as a saviour and partner in the protest movement, is now the focus of protests in

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22 April 2011Is BRICS a Real Bloc? BY Richard Weitz

When the leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa met for a day-long summit in the south China resort city of Sanya last week, they may all have privately marvelled at quite how

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15 July 2011India’s foreign policy has not grown out of its static position BY Sreeram Chaulia

As the war to unseat Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi nears its sixth month, a plethora of diplomatic chess moves are being played by great powers to negotiate an end to the stalemated conflict.

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29 November 2011NATO vs Shias: A geopolitical miscalculation BY

Saudi Arabia has celebrated its “diamond jubilee” and Pakistan the “golden jubilee” of a strategic partnership with the U.S. In both cases, it was the United Kingdom (UK) that was crucial to the

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