Commentary

SomaliaFamine in Somalia: A Wake-Up Call for Western Foreign Policy-Makers The Horn of Africa famine continues to claim lives and livelihoods across south-central Somalia, the heartland of the Al-Shabaab insurgency where neither the government nor the international community dare to tread. Sustained commitment and co-operation are needed on all sides to mitigate the crisis.
19 Aug 2011
Anders Breivik 2Was Anders Breivik a psychotic spree killer or a calculating terrorist? Since he was charged with terrorism offences, commentators have argued that Breivik was insane or deranged. Yet, like individuals inspired by al-Qaida, Breivik carried out attacks to provide publicity for a political agenda. Only Breivik's meticulous planning and ruthlessness sets him apart from other violent extremist nationalists.
18 Aug 2011
VaryagTroubled Waters: the Implications of China's First Aircraft Carrier Far from transforming Asia's naval balance, the launch of China's first aircraft carrier will only begin to expose China to the rigours of modern naval warfare. The region should respond to the strategic ripples by steering carefully between complacency and alarmism.
16 Aug 2011
London Riots 3UK Disorders: A Serious Wake-Up Call Ahead of the Olympics The riots in London and the rest of England have seriously shaken the public's confidence in the police. Careful planning to ensure the security for next year's Olympic Games will need to be revisited in light of this week's events.
11 Aug 2011
London RiotsThe police are still the only option to deal with rioting Britain Even though senior police officers foresaw the onset of disturbances and rioting, they were completely unprepared for the scale of violence witnessed on the streets of Britain in summer 2011. Seeing police failure, some have called for the Army to be drafted in. This is unrealistic, the police needs to stay in charge.
10 Aug 2011
Space ConferenceWe need an international consensus to secure our space infrastructure Like the internet, the space domain underpins many essential services to everyday life and is an critical part of the international infrastructure. Its security is threatened by uncoordinated space activity by countries in competition with each other.
4 Aug 2011
Learning to Eat Soup with a KnifeThe 9/11 Reading List: Lessons from Malaya John Mackinlay reviews 'Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife: Counterinsurgency Lessons from Malaya and Vietnam' by John A Nagl and 'Peacekeeping in the Abyss: British and American Doctrine and Practice after the Cold War' by Robert Cassidy
9 Sep 2011
Descent into ChaosThe 9/11 Reading List: Afghanistan and Pakistan Ahmad Faruqui reviews 'Descent into Chaos: How the War against Islamic Extremism is Being Lost in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Central Asia' by Ahmed Rashid
9 Sep 2011
The Looming TowerThe 9/11 Reading List: Al-Qa'ida before the Twin Towers Kevin Stringer reviews 'The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11' by Lawrence Wright
9 Sep 2011
Al-Qaidas Doctrine for InsurgencyThe 9/11 Reading List: Al-Qa'ida's Insurgency Doctrine Alistair Harris reviews 'Al-Qa’ida’s Doctrine for Insurgency: Abd Al-Aziz Al-Muqrin’s "A Practical Course for Guerrilla War"' translated and analysed by Norman Cigar
9 Sep 2011
Securing the State 2The 9/11 Reading List: British Security Michael Clarke reviews 'Securing the State' by David Omand
9 Sep 2011
The Accidental GuerrillaThe 9/11 Reading List: Fighting Small Wars John Nagl reviews 'The Accidental Guerrilla: Fighting Small Wars in the Midst of a Big One' by David Kilcullen
9 Sep 2011
Another Bloody CenturyThe 9/11 Reading List: Future Warfare Jeremy Black reviews 'Another Bloody Century: Future Warfare' by Colin Gray
9 Sep 2011
The Three Trillion Dollar WarThe 9/11 Reading List: The $3 Trillion War Keith Hartley reviews 'The Three Trillion Dollar War: The True Cost of the Iraq Conflict' by Joseph Stiglitz and Linda Bilmes
9 Sep 2011
Unholy WarThe 9/11 Reading List: Unholy War Christopher Coker reviews 'Unholy War: Terror in the Name of Islam' by John L Esposito and 'Why Terrorism Works' by Alan M Dershowitz
9 Sep 2011
The Utility of ForceThe 9/11 Reading List: Utility of Force Christopher Coker reviews 'The Utility of Force: The Art of War in the Modern World' by Rupert Smith
9 Sep 2011
The Insurgent ArchipelagoThe 9/11 Reading List: Mapping Insurgency David Richards reviews 'A Question of Command: Counterinsurgency from the Civil War to Iraq' by Mark Moyar; Robert Fry reviews 'The Insurgent Archipelago' by John Mackinlay
9 Sep 2011
The GambleThe 9/11 Reading List: Petraeus and the Surge John Mackinlay reviews 'The Gamble: General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006-2008' by Thomas E Ricks
9 Sep 2011
The ReckoningThe 9/11 Reading List: Saddam's Legacy Tim Cross reviews 'The Reckoning: Iraq and the Legacy of Saddam Hussein' by Sandra MacKey
9 Sep 2011
Tamil Tiger leaderSri Lanka: Time for the victor's peace Recent reports point to atrocities committed by the Sri Lankan government and the Tamil insurgents in 2010. If the now victorious government wishes to draw a line under this bloody period of Sri Lankan history, it must invite an independent international war crimes investigation as an important part of the reconciliation process.
2 Aug 2011
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