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Review Essay on Sayyid Qutb, the Trotsky of the Militant Islamists

Muslim versus Muslim – Understanding Sayyid Qutb – The Trotsky of the Militant Islamists

The Sayyid Qutb Reader Selected Writings on Politics, Religion, and Society; Edited by Albert J.Bergesen; Routledge; 175 pages; Stg £21.99. Continue reading

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China in Context

ALERT – new take on China’s “economic supremacy” Continue reading

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Afghanistan Update

The topic of Afghanistan was covered in a speech by Dr Liam Fox, Secretary of State for Defence, UK and also in a question-and-answer session with him. It also arose during many other discussions at the IISS conference in Geneva in September 2010. Continue reading

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Iran, the US, and the Middle East

A number of interesting, off the record, perspectives came up at the IISS conference in Geneva, Global Strategic Review in September 2010.

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Reflections on the International Institute for Strategic Studies Annual conference 2010

I attended the recent annual conference, the “Global Strategic Review”, as it is called, of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (“IISS”) in Geneva on September 10-12 2010. Almost simultaneously the IISS published its 432-page Strategic Survey 2010 -The Annual Review of World Affairs.

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Difficult to Counter the Potency of ‘Swarming’ Terrorist Attacks

This article first appeared in the 5 October 2010 edition of The Irish Times and is reproduced here with their kind permission. Continue reading

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China’s Use of Its Financial Muscle: China’s Growing Financial Power May Not Be As Strong a Weapon As Many Think

There is a widespread belief (apparently shared by President Obama) that because of growing Chinese economic and financial power, and particularly its large holdings of US securities, China can now dictate terms to the US, particularly on financial matters. Even the assumption that this is the case by policymakers can lead to restricted policy decisions and choices. Continue reading

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The World’s Water Crises Are Already Hitting Food Production

We need a Blue Revolution or millions will go hungry, says Richard Whelan. Continue reading

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Money

Money, by Eric Lonergan; Acumen Publishing (part of the Art of Living Series); 149 Pages; ISBN 978-1-84465-203-7; Sterling £7.48

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