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Peace, Justice and Palestinian Women
I kept a blog this summer as part of my work as a Peace Fellow for The Advocacy Project in the West Bank, Palestine, and it was this that inspired to start my own blog to carry on putting my writing...
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Securitisation of Climate Change: the Kingsnorth Verdict
When we think of global security, the usual threats that come to mind are terrorism, interstate conflict and weapons of mass destruction. However, scholars of security studies are increasingly...
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No military victory in Gaza
The bombardment of Gaza by Israeli F-16s this weekend and the resulting death of over 300 Palestinians marks a brutal and bloody end to a ceasefire and a peace process that already lay in tatters....
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The treatment of Chagos Islanders brings shame on Britain
Britain's overseas territories rarely get a mention in our national media. The Chagos Islands, in the middle of the Indian Ocean, are best known for their use by the CIA for the extraordinary rendition...
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Women and Peacebuilding in the Middle East: the UK and UNSCR 1325
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 represents the first ever official acknowldgement by the UN Security Council that women often play a crucial role both in conflict and in peacemaking. It...
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An "honest broker" in the Middle East?
I was delighted when I heard that Tony Blair would be giving oral evidence to the Foreign Affairs Committee as part of its inquiry into 'Global Security: Israel and the Occupied Palestinian...
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Book Review: Independent Diplomat - Carne Ross
I would not normally write a review of a book that is not reasonably current. This one was released two years ago, but I only read it recently and I thought it was so good I wanted to review it...
View ArticleListen to Palestinian Women
I recently wrote an article for The Guardian's Comment is Free pages in response to the total absence of women on Fatah's Central Committee after its recent Congress in Bethlehem.You can view the...
View ArticleDemocracy vs Colonialism: the Chagos case
A year ago today, the former inhabitants of the Chagos Islands lost their UK legal battle for the right to return to their home in the British Indian Ocean Territories (see this post for a history of...
View ArticleDevelopment assistance, David Cameron style (part 1)
It is more than likely the 2010 General Election in the UK will see the Conservative Party taking control of government, with David Cameron the new Prime Minister. After 13 years of New Labour's deeply...
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Essay: The "Other" in popular culture and US foreign policy
This week saw the beginning of the long-awaited final season of ABC drama Lost, which I for one am über excited (and a little nervous).You're probably wondering what this has to do with the topic of...
View ArticleInternational Women’s Day 2010
This blog appeared on The F Word today.Each year, International Women’s Day provides a welcome opportunity to assess the progress which has – or has not – been made toward gender equality and the...
View ArticleI spoke too soon...
Just a few short weeks ago, on International Women’s Day, I lambasted the UK Government for its lack of commitment to promoting women’s rights in its foreign policy.I referred to Action Aid’s excellent...
View ArticleThe price of Brown’s green legacy
In January 2009, shortly before the end of his Presidency, George W Bush announced the creation of a Marine Protected Area around its overseas territories in the Pacific Ocean.It was widely speculated...
View ArticleDevelopment assistance, David Cameron style (part 2)
Back in December I blogged about David Cameron's plans for international development policy under a Tory government. I argued that his proposed MyAid programme, which would give the public the...
View ArticleLeaked cables confirm long-held suspicions over Chagos
The Chagos Islanders - no strangers to disappointment- have had their hopes of returning home to the British Indian Ocean Territories (BIOT) raised and then dashed again this year.The Liberal...
View ArticleTime to export our arms controls to the UN
In February 2011, UN member states will attend the third of four Preparatory Committees (PrepComs) with the aim of preparing the ground for agreement on an international legally-binding Arms Trade...
View ArticleAfter the Shalit deal: freedom for the 164?
One can only begin to imagine the immense relief and jubilation being felt by Gilad Shalit and his family this week after his release from captivity after five long years.However, while Shalit's...
View ArticlePalestinians vs the Arms Trade Treaty?
The final week of negotiations for an international Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) is well underway at the UN in New York, after years of campaigning by governments, civil society organisations and survivors...
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