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Posts from the ‘USA’ Category

Meet Alf and Archie – Mr Trump’s new advisors on December 8, 2015

When the Apocalypse comes, let me go first on December 1, 2015

Britain’s Syrian dilemma – to strike or not to strike? on November 27, 2015

After Paris – Trumping the Trumps on November 20, 2015

After Paris – the Futility of the Blame Game on November 17, 2015

After the Sinai Crash – Transparency, Oversight and Passenger Empowerment on November 11, 2015

Gordon Corera’s Intercept – the Secret History of Computers and Spies: the internet grows darker on October 1, 2015

Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness? If you say so, Mr Keats…. on September 21, 2015

Marozzi’s Baghdad: City of Peace, City of Blood – a must-read for Middle East newbies on September 11, 2015

Jeremy Corbyn and Iraq – a meaningless apology? on August 21, 2015

The Inside Amazon furore: culture or cult – and does anybody care? on August 18, 2015

Tinder for Tortoises on August 11, 2015

The Unravelling – Relationships, Leadership and Love in Post-War Iraq on August 1, 2015

In Search of a Muslim Hero on July 13, 2015

The Iran Deal – If It Happens, It Should Only Be the Beginning of a Long Road on July 10, 2015

Cultural DNA: Digging for Gold Among the Bones of Our Ancestors on July 5, 2015

The Iran Deal – Ultimately a Matter of Hit and Hope on June 30, 2015

Snuff Movies, Death on the Beach and Slaughter in the Mosque: Humanity is Better than That on June 29, 2015

Book Review: Christina Lamb’s Farewell Kabul on June 10, 2015

Pity the obese – the fatter they are, the harder they fall on June 9, 2015

Chapel Hill and the Siren Song of Victimhood on February 19, 2015

Book Review: Misquoting Mohammed – The Challenge and Choices of Interpreting the Prophet’s Legacy on February 6, 2015

King Abdullah – Last Bastion of an Ancien Regime or Enabler of a New Era? on January 26, 2015

Charlie Hebdo: Life After the Lost Boys on January 16, 2015

Postcard From New York – NYPD, a Prodigal Prince and Other Stories on January 8, 2015

Ten Questions We Should Ask Ourselves About Torture on December 15, 2014

Cinema in Bahrain: Do They or Don’t They? on December 1, 2014

Postcard From Saudi Arabia – The Amazing Transformation of the Immigration Police on November 22, 2014

Postcard From Saudi Arabia – Adventures in the Diplomatic Quarter on November 21, 2014

Postcard from Saudi Arabia – The Perils of Going West on November 1, 2014