This article first appeared in the 4 April 2008 edition of The Irish Times and is reproduced here with their kind permission.
In the Middle East you don’t make peace with friends , you make it with distasteful enemies, writes Richard Whelan.
This article first appeared in the 4 April 2008 edition of The Irish Times and is reproduced here with their kind permission.
In the Middle East you don’t make peace with friends , you make it with distasteful enemies, writes Richard Whelan.
Hamas: More Unwritten Chapters
– a critique by Richard Whelen
A recent book by a Hamas-supporting activist offers new insights and information about the inner workings of the revolutionary organisation which now controls Gaza. Continue reading
This article first appeared in the 28 December 2007 edition of The Irish Times and is reproduced here with their kind permission.
Benazir Bhutto’s assassination eliminates an obstacle to the sustained success of al-Qaeda, writes Richard Whelan.
Our Western mindset blocks a clear understanding of Al-Qaeda attacks Continue reading
When a Chinese medium-range ballistic missile fired from the Xichang space centre in Sichuan Province destroyed an old Chinese weather satellite in low earth orbit at an altitude of 864km a few minutes later, there was a subtle shift in the balance of power which is only now beginning to be understood. Continue reading
This article first appeared in October 2007 in The Irish Times and is reproduced here with their kind permission.
With a rapidly aging population will China seem such a good investment in 15 years?
Richard Whelan says the demographic challenges facing China are a fact of life already for France, Germany and Japan.
This article first appeared in the 8 July 2007 edition of The Sunday Business Post and is reproduced here with their kind permission.
The recent attacks in Britain are part of a global insurgency and are not just a terror campaign, writes Richard Whelan.
Richard Whelan sent the following communication to Strobe Talbott and John Norris on Wednesday 21 March 2007.
“In a private capacity I am currently reviewing Perilous Power The Middle East & U.S. Foreign Policy by Noam Chomsky & Gilbert Ashcar. Continue reading