Despite his absurd, buffoonish persona, Muammar Gaddafi clung to power in Libya for four brutal decades.
Syria’s president has lost whatever legitimacy he once had. Western governments must stop blaming those around him.
The giddy prospect of a third revolution in the Arab world, with Libya following Tunisia and Egypt into a brave new democratic era, is fading.
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/ 17 January 2011
The official response to unrest on Tunisia’s streets comes straight out of a tyrant’s playbook.
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/ 2 November 2010
Fears are rising that Sudan’s 2005 comprehensive peace agreement that ended decades of north-south conflict is about to collapse.
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/ 11 October 2010
US President Barack Obama has barely a week to save the Middle East peace process, only months after he relaunched it amid optimistic predictions.
Washington’s impatience with Islamabad’s approach to counter-terrorism has led to US operations straying deeper into Pakistan.
Winning hearts and minds in Afghanistan can be uphill work, as United States soldiers have discovered.
A good — or bad — showing at the World Cup has significant political consequences for the countries and leaders concerned.
<b>Simon Tisdall</b> finds the calmer, greener side of a country better know for its hi-tech brands.