Conflicts in the New Year

Foreign Policy issues for 2012.
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/12/27/next_years_wars?page=0,2#.TvsJcLI7arc.twitter

Counting the Cost of Conflict

Political upheaval and protest has had a huge knock on effect on the already fragile economies of some Arab states.

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/07/22/the_arab_recession

The Arab Spring and Western Colonialism

Video of a talk given by Noam Chomsky at a FAIR anniversary celebration

http://readersupportednews.org/off-site-opinion-section/133-133/5928-arab-springs-threat-to-western-colonialism

All Fall Down: But What Rises Up?

Arab Leaders Under Threat

The danger of letting democracy loose in the Middle East, according to the Atlantic

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1969/12/danger-falling-tyrants/8493/

United in Suppression

Protests in Syria

Claims that the Iranian Security Forces are aiding the Syrian state  in it's stifling of popular opposition

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/may/08/iran-helping-syrian-regime-protesters

Next Stop Syria

Demonstration in Syria

As the wings are clipped on Gadaffi's march East, focus turnes to Syria

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/25/syria-20-things-need-to-know