About Author: Huw Jeffrey Anslow
Posts by Huw Jeffrey Anslow
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Have Non-Military Options Been Exhausted In Syria?
Posted on September 5, 2013A key argument for military intervention in Syria rests on the assumption that all non-violent options have been exhausted. The UK government made this very claim in a document intended ... -
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Christians in the Middle East and their fate in the ‘Post-Arab Spring World’
Posted on August 23, 2013For several years, the world has borne witness as the Middle East has undergone the greatest change since the end of European colonialism. Regimes have been toppled, civilians have risen ... -
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The International Securitization of Climate Change: Success or Hot Air?
Posted on August 21, 2013With the increasing severity of climate change and its associated impacts, and the political stalemate that is characteristic of international climate negotiations, a range of alternative attempts to mobilise political ... -
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On Friendly Waters: China’s Healthcare Diplomacy in South Asia
Posted on August 16, 2013These past two months the Chinese Navy’s Type 920 Hospital Ship, a vast 14,000 ton floating hospital called “The Peace Ark,” docked in major cities of South Asia providing key medical services ... -
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The U.S. Drone War Refocuses in on Yemen
Posted on August 12, 2013Over the past ten days, the Obama administration has carried out a series of synchronized drone airstrikes in Yemeni airspace as part of an effort to disrupt an al-Qaeda terrorism ... -
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Burma/Myanmar – Building a Sustainable Peace? A Close-Up on Kachin
Posted on August 3, 2013Power struggles, a constitution which deepened divisions and stormy rebellions brought Burma into the world in 1948 after its split from the British Empire. Now also known as Myanmar, the ... -
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Egypt: A 19th Century Answer to a 21st Century Question
Posted on July 25, 2013In the last few weeks, the world media has reacted with shock at the clashes in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, which resulted in the ousting of President Mohammed Morsi and the ... -
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A Game Changer in Cyberspace: Has the Balance Tipped in Favor of China?
Posted on July 18, 2013The U.S.-China summit held on June 8th was a venue for U.S. President Obama to discuss and perhaps even confront China on its aggressive activities in cyberspace. After all, China ... -
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Despite its economic success, is the future for China a bleak one?
Posted on July 15, 2013Since the coining of the BRIC acronym in 2001, there has been great emphasis placed on the rising economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China. According to Jim O’Neill, the ...