International Security Network (Free subscription) | yesterday
As Israel targets Islamic charitable organizations during raids on Hamas' alleged social network, some ask if the strategy is imprudent.
International Security Network (Free subscription) | yesterday
As Iran refuses to budge on a 'freeze-for-freeze' nuclear agreement, some wonder if its waiting on a new US president to start the thaw.
Snuffysmith's Blog (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
From the June 2008 issue of Strategic Comments, journal of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)in London: Rehabilitating the jihadists Saudi Arabia tackles the radical threat from within A programme aimed at reintegrating jihadists into society forms an important and innovative part of Saudi Arabia's efforts to deal with radicals. So far, it appears to be a success – albeit a qualified...
International Security Network (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
A meeting at one of South America's other tri-border regions brings Brazil and Colombia closer together, while promoting Brazil as a regional leader.
International Security Network (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Commentary by Simon Saradzhyan in Moscow for ISN Security Watch (24/07/08). The recent escalation of tensions in Georgia's frozen conflicts with its separatist provinces has enabled Tbilisi and its western allies to push harder for change in the peacekeeping and conflict resolution formats currently dominated by Moscow.
ConservativeHome's ToryDiary (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
William Hague spoke to members of the respected International Institute of Strategic Studies this afternoon on the subject of "preventing a new age of nuclear insecurity": "The certainties of the Cold War, when nuclear weapons were concentrated in the hands...
International Security Network (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Commentary by Sergei Blagov in Moscow for ISN Security Watch (23/07/08). As Russia's natural gas monopoly Gazprom intensifies its efforts to tap energy riches globally, the Kremlin appears set to rely on energy maneuverings as its key foreign policy instrument.
International Security Network (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Commentary by Dominic Moran in Tel Aviv for ISN Security Watch (22/07/08). Egyptian cyberactivists, responsible for a surprisingly successful national strike call, have emerged from their relative anonymity in a bid to provide more momentum to their calls for civil and democratic reform.
International Security Network (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Since taking office a year ago Gordon Brown has led Britain adrift in the world with a series of political shocks and scandals.
International Security Network (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Serbia hopes the capture of Radovan Karadzic signals the country's willingness to cooperate with the EU.
International Security Network (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
Nigeria will soon complete the handover of the disputed Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon, but the ICJ-mandated move may not be the end of trouble as recent attacks point to an emerging insurgency.
International Security Network (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
A seething revolt over farm-taxes has polarized Argentina in the early months of Cristina Kirchner's reign.
UAEinteract.com - News (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
The UAE is reaping the fruits of credibility -based foreign policy at the international scene, according to the Emirates Centre for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR). "Building this positive standing and reputation is not an easy task ........ i
International Security Network (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
By Robert M Cutler in Brussels for ISN Security Watch (18/07/08). One year ago this month, the European Union inaugurated a new policy initiative, the "Strategy for a New Partnership with Central Asia," designed to give the EU a profile in the region, where Russia, China, and the US have already been present for some time.
International Security Network (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
Tensions ease over Lebanon, but the Doha agreement is a truce, not a comprehensive solution.
