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We at Publish What You Fund applaud the UK’s role in furthering the case for transparency in general. Our particular priority is how aid transparency will improve effectiveness. As DFID…
In this FPC Briefing Dr Simon Mabon explores the rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran that has manifested itself in proxy competition in Iraq, Lebanon, Bahrain and Syria. It suggests…
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Zaytung is the Turkish version of the satirical fake news site, The Onion. Mimicking the increasingly sensational writing style of Turkish conventional print media, it produces spoof news and comments…
FPC Research Associate Tom Blass analyses the use of international sanctions and their humanitarian and political impact, examining if their current application is appropriate.
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Azerbaijan became the host of the contest through Eurovision’s normal process: the country whose entry wins the contest one year becomes host the next. Azerbaijan’s competitors, Ell & Nikki, won…
What does the law say? Law No. 76 ‘On the Public Monitoring of the Protection of Human Rights in Places of Detention and Assistance to Persons in Places of Detention’…
Although the state’s reports for these reviews portray the country as having made progress towards achieving its international obligations, increasing reports of human rights violations on the ground suggest otherwise.…
As North Korea continues to flout international pressure, FPC Research Associate Dr Chris Ogden analyses the positions of the major regional powers – the US, Japan, China and Russia –…
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The current year is particularly significant in shaping the continuity or change of these policies in the face of a fast-moving regional context. The United States appears to have largely…
First, some background: for most of the post-war period, changes of government were far more likely to be prompted by a coalition partner’s change of heart than an election. Specifically,…