Islamic democracy is not democracy, and absolute security is not liberty.
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Sarah De Geest October 22, 2015 Global Governance and Human Rights, Latest Articles
Islamic democracy is not democracy, and absolute security is not liberty.
Read More »Raphael Levy August 12, 2014 Latest Articles, Middle East and North Africa
By Raphael Levy 13th August 2014, Security and Defence, Issue 3, No. 5 Download as PDF Ceasefires between Israel and Hamas are always best described as uneasy. They are invariably broken almost instantly, often by rocket fire from any of ...
Read More »Zaneta Sedíleková August 11, 2014 Uncategorized
June 2013 saw the second turnover in the Egyptian democratic transition when millions of people gathered on the streets of Cairo to demand an immediate resignation of the first democratically elected Egyptian president, Mohamed Morsi. Morsi’s one year tenure was marked by increasing authoritarianism and islamisation, which were both reflected in the draft constitution introduced by the Morsi Government in November 2013 (the 2013 constitution).
Read More »Eva Brockschmidt July 9, 2014 Middle East and North Africa
The trial and conviction of Australian journalist Peter Greste and two of his al-Jazeera colleagues has attracted world wide media coverage as it highlights the extent to which due process violations have spread throughout Egypt’s judicial system following the regime change almost a year ago.
Read More »Julie Lenarz and Simon Schofield April 23, 2014 HSC in the Media
On Wednesday, 23 April, 2014, the HIC was invited to attend Tony Blair's keynote speech on the Middle East and North Africa at Bloomberg HQ, London. The central argument Blair made, which underpinned his later analysis, was the assertion that religious extremism - specifically radical Islam - is the single greatest threat to global security today and one which is not abating, but growing in reach, power and willingness to commit acts of incredible violence.
Read More »Philip Cane October 6, 2013 Middle East and North Africa, Security and Defence
Yom Kippur, October 6th 1973, at five minutes past two precisely, 4,000 artillery pieces, 250 aircraft and dozens of FROG missiles struck Israeli positions along the Suez Canal and the Sinai, at the same time along the Golan Heights 1,400 tanks advanced towards Israel.
Read More »Julie Lenarz August 22, 2013 Middle East and North Africa
Just six weeks after the overthrow of Mohamed Morsi’s government, Egypt finds itself on the precipice of civil war and complete meltdown.
Read More »HSC Publication August 20, 2013 HSC in the Media
HSC Executive Director Julie Lenarz reflects on Foreign Secretary William Hague’s comment on the violent situation in Egypt for the Evening Standard 20th August 2013 “I welcome the Foreign Secretary William Hague’s comment on the situation in Egypt. The military’s overthrow of ...
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