Israel

R2P in Gaza: A Long Overdue Debate

Coralie Hindawi • Aug 4 2014 • Articles

If R2P will not save lives as quickly as one would like it to, its application to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict can serve the search for a peaceful and just solution.

Conflict in Gaza: Balancing History and the Responsibility to Protect

Cecilia Jacob • Jul 26 2014 • Articles

If there is anything that the current humanitarian tragedy in Gaza teaches us about R2P, it is that history challenges the fulfillment of the international R2P agenda.

Israel’s Serial Gaza Offensives Are Offensive

Ramesh Thakur • Jul 24 2014 • Articles

Does the R2P apply in Gaza? This is a silly question – of course it does. R2P is a universal principle, not a light switch to be turned on and off at whim or convenience.

The Responsibility to Protect and the 2014 Conflict in Gaza

Alex J. Bellamy • Jul 22 2014 • Articles

More civilians will die without concerted efforts to break the cycles of impunity and escalation that have been allowed to establish themselves in Israel and Palestine.

A Propensity to Ignore? R2P Advocacy and the Crisis in Gaza

Aidan Hehir • Jul 15 2014 • Articles

The ignorance by R2P advocacy groups of the situation in Gaza contributes to the perception that the R2P is a selective tool of western states.

Iran: New Year, Same Old Problems

Stephen McGlinchey • Mar 23 2014 • Articles

As Iranians celebrate Nowruz, their New Year, they wake up to the same old problems. A truly new Iranian year would be one without the Clerical Regime.

The Palestinian Territories and The (Self)legitimizazion of the Settlements

Lorenzo Kamel • Feb 14 2014 • Articles

It is often claimed that Article 80 of the UN Charter preserves Israel’s right to establish settlements. This problematic approach requires a better public understanding.

Interview – Noam Chomsky

E-International Relations • Feb 3 2014 • Features

In this interview, Professor Noam Chomsky discusses the recent passing of Nelson Mandela, Iran, Israel-Palestine, the Syrian crisis, and his recent debate with Zizek.

Winners and Losers in the Syrian Civil War

Mohammed Nuruzzaman • Jan 30 2014 • Articles

The Syrian civil war has shaken up the political and strategic environment of the Middle East region, with all outcomes likely to bring political and economic uncertainties.

Ariel Sharon: Tactical Brilliance, Strategic Disaster

Ian Lustick • Jan 21 2014 • Articles

Sharon was a man of huge appetites, whose objectives were never modest. His actions usually produced damaging, unintended strategic consequences that made the problems he was trying to solve seem minor.

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