libya
New in Ceasefire, North African Dispatches - Wednesday, September 7, 2011 19:07 - 6 Comments
North African Dispatches Libya and the Arab Spring: harsh lessons, bitter truths
In his latest column, Kateb Salim, surveying the latest developments in Libya, embarks on an impassioned attack on the widespread tendency of Arab governments, and populations, to use external threats as pretexts for decades-long political repression and economic stagnation.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Tuesday, April 19, 2011 0:00 - 10 Comments
Essay Reflections on Libya and the Left
In an exclusive opinion piece, Syrian-British novelist and commentator Robin Yassin-Kassab offers his take on the Western Left's contradictions on Libya.
New in Ceasefire, North African Dispatches - Wednesday, March 23, 2011 0:00 - 9 Comments
North African Dispatches Between a rock and a hard place
As Western military intervention in Libya enters its second week, Kateb Salim takes a look at the reasons behind the unfolding tragedy, and its likely consequences.
New in Ceasefire, North African Dispatches - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 0:00 - 3 Comments
North African Dispatches Libyan Stalemate, Algerian Expectations
In this week's North African Dispatches, Kateb Salim looks at Gaddafi's growingly confident attempts to swing the tide of revolution against his dictatorship. Whilst in Algeria, expectations are high, fuelled by hopes and rumours, that imminent changes are about to be unveiled.
Editor's Desk, Interviews, New in Ceasefire - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 9:00 - 22 Comments
Interview">Noam Chomsky on Libya, the Arab spring, the cuts and more Interview
In an exclusive video interview, world-renowned linguist, philosopher and political analyst Noam Chomsky speaks to Hicham Yezza, editor-in-chief of Ceasefire, about the financial crisis, the cuts, the Middle East, Obama and more.
New in Ceasefire, North African Dispatches - Wednesday, November 10, 2010 2:16 - 6 Comments
North African Dispatches The House of Gaddafi: Keeping it in the family
In 1969, Muammar Gaddafi led a successful coup against the Libyan monarchy. Forty years on, he's still at the helm, ever more eccentric but seemingly unmovable. In this week's column, Kateb Salim looks at the increasingly persistent question of Libya after Gaddafi.
