Politics
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Saturday, February 25, 2012 12:00 - 0 Comments
Special Report">Senegal: Democracy on the brink Special Report
Tomorrow, Senegal votes for a new president with the incumbent, Abdoulaye Wade, running for a third term after a controversial constitutional amendment and widespread weeks-long protests. Oualid Khelifi reports from Dakar.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Wednesday, February 8, 2012 12:00 - 0 Comments
Special Report">Turkey’s Kurdish question: an uncertain future Special Report
In the second part of his special report on Turkey's Kurdish dilemma, Franco Galdini provides an overview of possible future scenarios. Sooner or later, he argues, Turkey will have to confront the effects of the Arab Spring at home.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Tuesday, February 7, 2012 12:00 - 0 Comments
Special Report">Turkey: The return of the PKK? Special Report
In the first instalment of an exclusive two-part special report, Franco Galdini explores the recent escalation of violence in Turkey's south-eastern region between government forces and those of the PKK, including its internal, regional and international dimensions.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Wednesday, February 1, 2012 11:08 - 4 Comments
Analysis">Britain, Oman and “Our kind of guy” Analysis
Sultan Qaboos, Oman's ruler since 1970, is the world's longest surviving autocrat and Britain's closest ally in the Gulf. Elliot Murphy takes a look at the history and politics behind a very discreet, and troubling, relationship.
New in Ceasefire, North African Dispatches - Friday, January 27, 2012 10:11 - 0 Comments
North African Dispatches">Western Sahara: a precarious status quo North African Dispatches
In his latest column, Kateb Salim looks at the current situation in Western Sahara in the aftermath of the re-election last month of Mohamed Abdelaziz as chairman of the POLISARIO movement.
Irish Times, New in Ceasefire - Tuesday, January 17, 2012 16:26 - 1 Comment
Irish Times">Sit-ins, Sabotage and Superdollars Irish Times
In his latest column, Omayr Ghani reviews the latest news from across the Irish sea.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire, Politics - Friday, January 13, 2012 13:49 - 2 Comments
Comment">Iraq – What was done in our name? Comment
Phil Shiner, one of the UK's leading human rights lawyers, argues we shouldn't forget that everything the world community abhors about US military actions, from Guantanamo Bay to this week's US Marines video scandal, is of a piece with UK policies and practices in Iraq, including, as he documents, the abuse, torture of killing of detainees.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Sunday, January 8, 2012 0:00 - 0 Comments
Analysis">Defusing the US-Iran time bomb Analysis
Stefan Simanowitz assesses ways in which the latest tensions between the US and Iran might be resolved.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Tuesday, January 3, 2012 8:30 - 1 Comment
Special Report">Why world peace needs women Special Report
Awarding the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize to three women could prove a turning point in acknowledging women's immense contributions to the field. Ceasefire's Pennie Quinton was in Oslo to hear some of the world's prominent female peacemakers, including Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, talk on the subject.
New in Ceasefire, North African Dispatches - Wednesday, December 28, 2011 19:06 - 0 Comments
North African Dispatches">What next for the African Union? North African Dispatches
In the second instalment of a two-part essay, Kateb Salim reflects on the Arab Spring's implications for African Unity in the wake of this year's upheavals in Sudan, Côte d'Ivoire and Libya.
