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Conflicts Forum’s Weekly Comment 22 – 29 November 2013

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One of the most significant aspects of the Geneva Accord reached between Iran and the P5+1 is that it happened – in spite of the reported millions spent by

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Challenging perspectives on Islamism and politics in the Middle East

Conflicts Forum aims to shift Western opinion towards a deeper, less compartmentalised understanding of Islam and the Middle East.
By examining problems in terms of differences of thinking, language and intellectual and metaphysical traditions, we attempt to frame differences as more than simple struggles for power. Although not a particular focus of our work, reconciliation is sometimes an outcome of what we do.
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The Treasures of War: ‘Britain’s Great Adventure in Basra’

Exposing the real priorities behind the British occupation of Iraq

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Tags: Business, Iraq, Media, War in Iraq

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Originally posted on News Unspun, 26 October 2012 Radio 4′s Today programme of 16 October provided rare, frank insight into the priorities behind the British

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25/10/2012 Article

Russia to be an “Efficient Balancer” in Asia

Whilst Russia’s heart and soul is still with the West, the East becomes a highly selective engagement

/ MK Bhadrakumar

Tags: Dialogue, Diplomacy, Europe, Middle East, Russia

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Originally posted by MK Bhadrakumar, 25 October 2012 It is a pity that I can’t recount the free-wheeling, scintillating discussions with the Russian intelligentsia and

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16/10/2012 Article

The Ayoub Drone and Sparking War

What we can learn from a Hezbollah drone called Ayoub?

/ Yahya Dbouk

Tags: Ceasefires, Israel-Hezbollah war, Lebanon, Occupied Territories

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Originally posted on Al-Akhbar English, 16 October 2012 On 12 July 2006, Hezbollah breached the border fence between Lebanon and occupied Palestine. The operation aimed

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15/10/2012 Article

Syria Could be Turkey’s Vietnam

Public opinion vs. Erdogan’s “forward policy” toward Syria

/ MK Bhadrakumar

Tags: Syria, Turkey

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Originally posted by MK Bhadrakumar, 15 October 2012 The recent polls have repeatedly shown that the Turkish public opinion is strongly opposed to any military

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11/10/2012 Article

Russia Bridges Middle Eastern Divides

Russia is suddenly all over the Middle East

/ MK Bhadrakumar

Tags: Business, Middle East, Obama administration, Russia

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Originally posted on Asia Times, 11 October 2012 A multi-billion dollar arms deal with Iraq, a summit meeting with Turkey, a fence-mending exercise with Saudi

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09/10/2012 Article

The Regime’s Days are Numbered and Other Facets of the Syria Crisis Box

Finding a solution to the Syrian crisis will require thinking outside the (convenient) box

/ Camille Otrakji

Tags: Diplomacy, Middle East, Obama administration, Syria

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Originally posted on The Syria Page, 9 October 2012 The international community is escalating its commitment to winning the Syria conflict to unprecedented levels. Last

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