What is ‘tribalism’ and why does is matter in South Sudan?
The differing ethnicities of Riek Machar and Salva Kiir can too easily suggest that the current conflict in South Sudan is all about ‘tribes’.
Rape, sexual slavery and flogging – a crisis situation for women in Sudan
A new report by the The International Campaign to Stop Rape and Gender Violence in Conflict, entitled ‘Survivors Speak Out: Sexual Violence in Sudan’, details the rape,... Read More
There never was an “Arab Spring”
With the top of the leadership pyramid removed, the societies left behind were rife with internal divisions. Without any historical experience, or sufficient wealth to divide... Read More
Egypt’s democratic phantasm
If Egypt now falls into a period of extended civil conflict, this will not be a new phenomenon driven by recently discovered popular democratic impulses.... Read More
The military, in the barracks and in society
By staging a coup, Egypt’s generals have acted against the grain of an era in which militaries have become less involved in politics. That is... Read More
Explosions in Egypt
Democracy is the product of a process; it is not the product of instantaneous results. Egypt – and much of the Middle East – is... Read More
Sudan – a ‘Kosovo’ approach to Abyei and Nuba?
While the Kosovo-Serbia case is fundamentally different from that of Sudan, the experience of the Serbian enclaves in Kosovo is not so dissimilar to the situation of the African enclaves in southern Sudan, and may indeed serve as a model for dealing with Abyei and Nuba.
Post-Gaddafi Libya – a liberal peace project
Despite Western policy-makers insisting that they will not meddle in Libya's internal affairs in the aftermath of the war, it is hard to believe that the Libyans will be in the driving seat when it comes to choosing their country's future governance and economic systems.
