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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 - Friday, November 11, 2011 11:57 - 2 Comments
Analysis">IAEA Iran report: “game changer” or “more of the same”? Analysis
The latest report from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Iran's nuclear programme has led to a predictable storm of media speculation and political reactions. Stefan Simanowitz takes a look at the report's likely impact and repercussions.
New in Ceasefire, Photo Essays, The People in Between - Thursday, October 20, 2011 0:46 - 4 Comments
The People in Between">Iran: it’s not what you expect The People in Between
In a series of essays for Ceasefire, Jason Smith describes the fascinating people he meets on his travels. In this edition, he writes about his humbling experiences of Iran.Books, New in Ceasefire, Politics - Thursday, June 30, 2011 9:00 - 1 Comment
Books ‘The Golden Cage’ by Shirin Ebadi
Ceasefire's Frederick Andrews reviews The Golden Cage, an intriguing semi-fictional collation of personal memories, encounters and stories by the Iranian human rights activist and Nobel Prize winner Shirin Ebadi.
New in Ceasefire, The Unveiled Truth - Wednesday, October 27, 2010 19:32 - 5 Comments
The Unveiled Truth: The forgotten scapegoat
In the wake of Tariq Aziz's sentencing to death yesterday, Shirin Sadeghi revisits a case of striking similarities, that of Amir Abbas Hoveyda, the Shah of Iran's longest serving Prime Minister, who was executed by the Khomeini regime in 1979. As Sadeghi argues, Aziz's unwritten memoirs, like Hoveyda's, would have given us priceless insights into the history of the region, but are too inconvenient for the powers that be.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Monday, October 25, 2010 0:00 - 0 Comments
South of the Border The view from Latin America
In the news this week in Latin America: Evo Morales visits Iran, Colombia offers sterilisation to anyone who wants it, Panama's failed attempt to escape and much more. Ceasefire correspondent Tom Kavanagh delivers his weekly round up of what's been going on south of the border.
Columns, Modern Times, New in Ceasefire - Tuesday, October 5, 2010 5:14 - 1 Comment
Modern Times: WAR.com
You might not have realised it, but the world is at war. Not a war of tanks and guns, but one of espionage and government-sponsored, carefully buried paper trails. From computer viruses targeting Iran's nuclear sites, to cyber attacks against the banking systems of entire nations, Corin Faife examines, in this week's Modern Times column, a crackling, effervescent yet invisible frontline.
Ideas, Interviews - Thursday, September 23, 2010 9:41 - 12 Comments
Interview Noam Chomsky (2010)
In an exclusive major interview, Noam Chomsky, considered by many to be the world's greatest public intellectual, responds to questions posed by Ceasefire Editor Hicham Yezza on the Middle East, global warming, the financial crisis, the future of the left, Iran, and on why all states are unacceptable.
Devil's Advocate, Politics - Thursday, September 16, 2010 15:10 - 3 Comments
When Republicans and Ayatollahs agree: On the politics of Qur’an burnings and “The Ground Zero Mosque”
In his new 'Devil's Advocate' Column, Omer Ali examines the international storm over the so called "Ground Zero Mosque" and finds the usual mix of ubriddled bigotry and cynical manipulation.
Editor's Desk - Tuesday, September 14, 2010 3:02 - 4 Comments
The importance of asking stupid questions
Today, what I would really like to do is share with you, our readers, a shining example of how our political and media elites are doing a wonderful job, far better than many "gloom and doom" sceptics would like to admit...
