Ukrainian Enigma
Ten years after the murder of the journalist Heorhiy Gongadze, the Justice Department of Ukraine has charged former President Leonid Kuchma with involvement in the crime. Astrit Dakli asks who wants this high profile trial and why bring back to life an investigation that itself has been a litany of mysteries?
Pakistan: A Hard Country
Interview with Anatol Lieven, the author of the recently released "Pakistan: A Hard Country". He is Professor of International Relations and Terrorism Studies at King’s College, London and a senior fellow of the New America Foundation in Washington DC.
Western Sahara: hope for change?
April 2011 marked the 20th anniversary since the U.N. assumed responsibility to resolve the conflict in Western Sahara. There have been scant results so far with no hope of an early resolution. The 'Arab Spring' offers some opportunities for progress. Will the Council and 'Friends' take them?
Killing Osama: Justice Done?
In early May, Barack Obama announced to the world the end of the hunt for Osama bin Laden. But now the world needs to face the question: is this justice? This article, written by two PhD fellows from Pakistan, tackles a number of wrongs committed during the ‘War on Terror’.
The Scramble for China
Interview with Robert Bickers, the author of the recently published "The Scramble for China, Foreign Devils in the Qing Empire 1832-1914". In 1832, British ships sailed into forbidden Chinese waters, thus beginning China's century of national humiliation.
