After the Storm: ISN Resources on Kyrgyzstan
“The chaos provides a unique opportunity for the superpower trio to cooperate” writes Dr John CK Daly in a commentary for ISN Security Watch, referring to China, Russia and the US, which all have their...
View ArticleIntervention in Mali: Does R2P Apply?
Six months ago, a coup d’état toppled President Amadou Toumani Toure (“ATT”), the democratically elected leader of Mali, and soon thereafter ATT went into exile; armed groups in the north, inspired by...
View ArticleThe Shangpu Revolution
On early Sunday, a reported 3,000 police and security troops surrounded the Chinese village of Shangpu. They fired tear gas, severed communications, shut off the electricity, and removed wrecked...
View ArticleThe Great War’s End in Syria
As the West begins to gear up for the centenary of the outbreak of World War I in 1914, the Middle East is being convulsed as never before by the legacy of the Ottoman Empire’s breakup. Look no farther...
View ArticleBook Review: The People’s Republic of Amnesia: Tiananmen Revisited by Louisa Lim
This article was originally published by the LSE Review of Books on 15 September, 2014. The People’s Republic of Amnesia: Tiananmen Revisited. Louisa Lim. Oxford University Press. 2014. It is...
View ArticlePolitical Turmoil and the Pakistani Army – What’s next?
This article was originally published as Why Pakistan’s Army Stands to Gain From Political Turmoil by the East Asia Forum on 18 September, 2014. The political turmoil in Pakistan is approaching a...
View ArticleIn Northern Ireland and Beyond, Peace Takes Time: Q&A with Gary Mason
This article was originally published by the IPI Global Observatory on 10 April 2015. It is now 17 years since the Good Friday Agreement brought what seemed to be a definitive end to the decades-long...
View ArticleFinally! A Peace Policy for Kenya
This article was originally published by Saferworld on 4 November, 2015. The need for a national framework to guide efforts to prevent conflict and build peace in Kenya cannot be overstated. For a long...
View ArticleCan We Predict Political Uprisings?
This article was originally published by IPI Global Observatory on 19 June 2017. Forecasting political unrest is a challenging task, especially in this era of post-truth and opinion polls. Several...
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