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Analysis: Raising the Stakes 19 Mar 2011 by Professor Michael Clarke
The UN's approval of a no-fly zone over Libya has raised the diplomatic and strategic stakes for all parties - but will it be enough? Law and Ethics International Institutions Libya Middle East and North Africa

Analysis: Assessing the UN Security Council Resolution on Libya 19 Mar 2011
In the first of four videos, RUSI experts offer their assessment of UN Security Council Resolution 1973, declaring, amongst other things, a No Fly Zone over Libya. Libya Middle East and North Africa International Institutions

Analysis: 'Do Something' Is Not A Strategy 18 Mar 2011 by Adrian Johnson
The UN Resolution was the news many were waiting to hear - and Qadhafi's announcement of a ceasefire seems to have vindicated calls for intervention. But is this merely the first phase of an ill-conceived, protracted conflict? Law and Ethics International Institutions Libya Middle East and North Africa

Analysis: The endgame in Bahrain: Saudi and UAE troops enter Manama 16 Mar 2011 by David Roberts
Saudi Arabia and the UAE have intervened in Bahrain to restore stability. Yet, there is a real sense of fear that in their haste to avoid allowing a precedent to be set and to prevent any potential Iranian interference, Riyadh and Abu Dhabi's actions may well precipitate these very outcomes. The Gulf Region Middle East and North Africa

Analysis: Bahrain: At risk of a proxy sectarian war? 14 Mar 2011 by Michael Stephens
Instability in Bahrain could develop into widespread sectarian violence, with potentially disastrous consequences for regional and global security. Concessions and preventative reform can ensure such a devastating path is avoided. Global Security Issues The Gulf Region Middle East and North Africa

Analysis: The Feasible Option for Libya 14 Mar 2011 by Shashank Joshi
A no-fly zone is mired in political obstacles. Those states with a moral and strategic interest in forestalling a Qadhafi victory ought to step around that diplomatic morass. Assistance to the rebels - even non-lethal and non-tangible - is a feasible and effective option. Law and Ethics International Institutions Global Security Issues Libya Middle East and North Africa

Analysis: Assessing British Diplomacy in Libya and the Middle East 10 Mar 2011 by Dr Jonathan Eyal
Dr Jonathan Eyal on the UK's 'jerky policy' towards unrest in the Middle East, the complete lack of any contingency planning within the FCO, and the importance of accepting that there is no such thing as 'the Arab exceptionalism'. Law and Ethics International Institutions European Union NATO Information Global Security Issues Libya Middle East and North Africa Europe Americas

Analysis: Epistolary Revolt: The Crisis in French Foreign Policy and Diplomacy 4 Mar 2011
The recent public questioning of French foreign policy comes at an inconvenient time for President Sarkozy, and has done nothing to reassure the French people of their nation's continued global influence. Defence Policy Middle East and North Africa Europe France

Analysis: Unrest in the Middle East and North Africa: Implications for the International Terrorist Threat 4 Mar 2011 by Mark Phillips
Many claim that the revolutionary arc engulfing the Middle East will challenge terrorist groups and their narrative. But this ignores how groups might exploit the crisis to strengthen their positions and pose a more potent and sophisticated threat to the UK than they do at the moment. UK Europe Middle East and North Africa Terrorism International Responses

Analysis: ARGUMENTS AGAINST a No Fly Zone over Libya 3 Mar 2011
Imposing a No Fly Zone in Libya will be seen as a coercive step that may demand escalation. Western governments must therefore resist calls for a NFZ over Libya until it is clearly and convincingly the correct path to take. Aerospace Libya Middle East and North Africa

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