Living in a Despot’s Walled Garden
But this reflexive response to large-scale dissent has set a potential precedent for dealing with civil unrest that could have far-reaching implications. The shutdown of Egypt’s four big Internet service…
Articles, Briefings and Essays
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FPC Briefing: UK-Russia Relations- a Bad Case of Mutual Misunderstanding (s)
FPC Senior Research Associate Andrew Monaghan gives his take on the historical and political challenges to be overcome by both the UK and Russia in order to improve their relationship.
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Israel: The model for the future of Egypt
For others, the future looks bright. The word "revolution" evokes strong feelings of excitement and exhilaration. The long-awaited era of democracy, human rights, and socio-economic flourishing is seemingly right around…
Egyptians caught between pull of the West and Islamists
One of the most hardline clerics, Ayatollah Taqi Mesbah-Yazdi, known locally as 'Professor Crocodile' said: "As a result of the gifts of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, freedom-loving Islamic peoples…
FPC Briefing: Crossing the river – China in the international climate change negotiations
New FPC Research Associate Stephen Minas analyses the China’s evolving approach to climate change negotiations from Copenhagen to Cancun and beyond.
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Exploring Turkishness: The Issue of “Turkish” and “Türkiyeli”
For the third paper in our Exploring Turkishness: Rights, Identity and the EU essay series, the Foreign Policy Centre is delighted to publish a new paper by leading Turkish academic…
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Kazakhstan at a Crossroads: Kazakhstan and the world
This third paper in the Kazakhstan at a Crossroads series explores some of Kazakhstan's international relationships with the EU, Russia and China.
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Full and Equal?
First, it is imperative to bridge the planning divide that sees so many Arab majority areas either unrecognized or with obsolete official plans. Ensuring that every community has current and…
Exploring Turkishness: Laicite, Religion and Socio-Political Dissociative Personality Disorder in Turkey
In the second paper as part of our Exploring Turkishness: Rights, Identity and the EU Essay Series Ziya Miral examines the state’s approach to regulating religion and its role in…
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The New Georgian Constitution: Reading Saakashvili
The Georgian President has heralded the constitutional changes, backed by a vote of 112-25 in Parliament on October 15, as “fully - and I emphasise on 'fully' - in line…
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