"Prof. Faber has asked Martijn Dekker and myself, his two phd students, to participate in a little brainstorm for Open Democracy's 10th anniversary. As a consequence, we
R2P, introduced without the slightest idea of how it has to be implemented, is nothing more than an alibi for half-hearted (Libya) or fully fledged (Ivory Coast) military operations and interventions. With regard to non-combatants (civilians), the UN should and could have done a better, more hones
A short time ago, we crossed over to northern Cyprus, with a French colleague, at Ledra Street in Nicosia in order to meet our Turkish Cypriot friend from the Helsinki
To enter Gaza from Israel you have to cross at Erez where the Israelis have erected a huge new terminal made of glass, steel and Jerusalem stone (it is actually
In the great debate now taking place about terrorism, I feel I have a special starting point.
For over thirty years I have worked in zones of conflict, particularly the
