Simon Roughneen
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Professional Experience & Positions
Journalism, advocacy, communications, political/conflict/security research/analysis & electoral assistance in Albania, Australia, Belgium, DRC, Ethiopia, Fiji, Ireland, Indonesia, Israel, Kenya, Kosovo, Lebanon, Malaysia, Netherlands, Niger, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somalia, Sudan, Sweden, Syria, Timor-Leste, Uganda, UK. |
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Brief Biography
A correspondent for The Washington Times, ISN, National Catholic Register, his work has appeared in the International Herald Tribune, Irish Times, Business Day, Asia Times, Foreign Policy Online, among others. He has also worked across Africa with GOAL - speaking regularly on the BBC, Voice of America and Sky News. His chapters on politics and security in Sudan feature in 'Beyond Settlement '(Associated University Press, 2008). He was Editor-in-Chief of a journal issue on Middle East conflict, and his analysis of NATOs role in Afghanistan was published in the Johns Hopkins University Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst in late 2006. |
Publications Archive |
US’s Burma Policy Seems to be Floundering- The Irrawaddy
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23 Jul 2010 |
Israel, Vatican: A Magdalene meeting point – Asia Times
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13 Jul 2010 |
Gas revenues fund Burma nuke programme – The Irrawaddy
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05 Jul 2010 |
Unmasking Burma's Dictator - The Irrawaddy
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01 Jul 2010 |
An unbreakable bond? – Asia Times
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28 Jun 2010 |
Israel in the dock — but what do Israelis think? – Crikey
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27 Jun 2010 |
Both sides of the wall - ISN
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26 Jun 2010 |
Thai-Burma Relations through the Thaksin Prism – The Irrawaddy
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10 Jun 2010 |
Dili fires a broadside at Woodside – Asia Times
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09 Jun 2010 |
Thailand, Reconciled to Division? – ISN
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08 Jun 2010 |
Evidence Points to Burma’s Nuclear Weapons ‘Intent’ – The Irrawaddy
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04 Jun 2010 |
Regime rides above sanctions - Asia Times
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17 Aug 2009 |
Severity masks weakness - The Washington Times
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14 Aug 2009 |
Suu Kyi verdict: reaction divided - The Irrawaddy
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13 Aug 2009 |
Suu Kyi verdict: trying to make wind solid - ISN
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12 Aug 2009 |
US Focus on Pyongyang Risks Overlooking Burma - The Irrawaddy
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10 Aug 2009 |
Myanmar's Ties to North Korea escape scrutiny - The Washington Times
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09 Aug 2009 |
Burma's Nuclear Fallout - The Irrawaddy
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03 Aug 2009 |
Sentence Suspense in Burma - ISN
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03 Aug 2009 |
Can Indonesia Break the Asean Deadlock on Burma? - The Irrawaddy
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01 Aug 2009 |
Peace Dances in the Philippines - Asia Times
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31 Jul 2009 |
East Timor: Security Sector Relapse? - World Politics Review
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31 Jul 2009 |
Indonesia attack a surprise or not? - The Washington Times
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24 Jul 2009 |
Indonesia Terror: War of Ideas - ISN
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23 Jul 2009 |
East Timor: justice in the dock - ISN
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16 Jul 2009 |
TIMOR-LESTE: Grappling with youth unemployment - Irinnews
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16 Jul 2009 |
Seven Questions: José Ramos-Horta - Foreign Policy
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10 Jul 2009 |
Food fight in East Timor - Asia Times
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09 Jul 2009 |
Indonesia's Dangerously Dull Election - ISN
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02 Jul 2009 |
People's Power and Manipulated Masses - Asia Times
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30 Jun 2009 |
Tigers on the Move? - World Politics Review
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29 Jun 2009 |
East Timor PM hit with corruption allegations - World Politics Review
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26 Jun 2009 |
Con job in the Philippines - Asia Times
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16 Jun 2009 |
Naval Standoff Between Indonesia, Malaysia - World Politics Review
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12 Jun 2009 |
Australia's New Old-School Defense - ISN
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05 Jun 2009 |
Malaysian Islamist Party to support Catholics? - ISN
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05 Jun 2009 |
Roadblocks for Rio Tinto - Asia Sentinel
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03 Jun 2009 |
Chimerica: Consensus or Chimera?
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22 May 2009 |
Aung San Suu Kyi: Swimming Against the Tide - ISN
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15 May 2009 |
Najib takes another brick from the wall - Asia Times
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30 Apr 2009 |
Emerging-Economy Hotbeds Weather Economic Storm - World Politics Review
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24 Apr 2009 |
Indonesia: An Unlikely Success? - ISN
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22 Apr 2009 |
True Colors: Thailand on the Brink - ISN
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15 Apr 2009 |
Shariah bankers: West ready for faith-based alternative? - The Washington Times
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13 Apr 2009 |
China's embrace hits raw nerve - Asia Times
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06 Apr 2009 |
In Malaysia, nothing succeeds like succession - ISN
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31 Mar 2009 |
Indonesia: Obama's New Buddy Keeps Bad Company - World Politics Review
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26 Mar 2009 |
N Ireland: Fighting A Time Warp - ISN
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14 Mar 2009 |
Northern Ireland goes back in time - Foreign Policy
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12 Mar 2009 |
Southeast Asia: B-words, P-words & C-words - ISN
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03 Mar 2009 |
Sovereign Wealth Funds: Hedging Bets - ISN
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26 Feb 2009 |
Sovereign Wealth Funds: White Knights to Ride Again? - World Politics Review
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24 Feb 2009 |
Celtic Tiger Dazed by the Ritalin King - World Politics Review
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13 Feb 2009 |
Allah’s a Bad Word …- NC Register
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09 Feb 2009 |
Southeast Asia: U-Turns, downturns & shadow dances -ISN
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28 Jan 2009 |
Obama wrestles the ox - ISN
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19 Jan 2009 |
Ireland, Singapore: Tigers Down - The Washington Times
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18 Jan 2009 |
Textual Healing in Thailand - ISN
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05 Jan 2009 |
Fudging the food flux - ISN
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19 Dec 2008 |
Vietnamese Inquisition - ISN
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05 Dec 2008 |
History rerun in the Philippines - ISN
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01 Dec 2008 |
Indonesia: Between Bali and Obama - Asia Times
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25 Nov 2008 |
Thailands Retro Radicals - ISN
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25 Nov 2008 |
A long week in Burma - ISN
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21 Nov 2008 |
Somaliland-the pull of terror - ISN
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11 Nov 2008 |
Congo - Ghosts of Liberation
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07 Nov 2008 |
Obama's Victory - ISN
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06 Nov 2008 |
New violence in Philippines sparks terrorism fears - The Washington Times
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30 Oct 2008 |
Darfur: Is Qatar's Peace project stillborn? - IslamOnline
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29 Oct 2008 |
Crackdown in Hanoi - National Catholic Register
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28 Oct 2008 |
Biofuels: More heat than light? -- ISN
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06 Oct 2008 |
Europe's Sharia Question - ISN
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26 Sep 2008 |
Unrest in Malaysia, Thailand - The Washington Times
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26 Sep 2008 |
Zimbabwe: credit where credit's due - ISN
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17 Sep 2008 |
The Long Way Home in Dili - ISN
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04 Sep 2008 |
Who Shot JR Horta? - Asia Times
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03 Sep 2008 |
Iraq-Lebanon: Roundtrip to Death St - ISN
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20 Aug 2008 |
Petraeus Lebanon visit shows need for surge to avert war with Israel? The Washington Times
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14 Aug 2008 |
Fighting in Lebanon's Tripoli Could Play into Syrian Hands - World Politics Review
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04 Aug 2008 |
Sectarian Tensions Heat Up in Lebanon - The Washington Times
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04 Aug 2008 |
Lebanon still tense despite agreement - RTE World Report
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02 Aug 2008 |
Lebanese Christians Mull Damascene Conversion - Asia Times
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01 Aug 2008 |
The Flower of Lebanon Languisheth - Middle East Times
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28 Jul 2008 |
Sudan - Charging of al-Bashir may provoke backlash - The Irish Times
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15 Jul 2008 |
Ethiopia - Narcotic use, drought rob babies of food - The Washington Times
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13 Jul 2008 |
Despite food shortages, Ethiopia to grow biofuel crops - The Irish Examiner
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07 Jul 2008 |
Ethiopia - already too late? - Irish Examiner
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30 Jun 2008 |
Ethiopian drought effects made worse by global food and fuel prices - VoA
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26 Jun 2008 |
EU troops in Chad are 'damned if they do, damned if they don't' - The Sunday Tribune
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22 Jun 2008 |
EUFOR - Damned either way? - ISN
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20 Jun 2008 |
Europe Split After Irish No - The Washington Times
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17 Jun 2008 |
Irelands rejection stalls EU treaty - The Washington Times
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16 Jun 2008 |
NATOs Afghan Litmus Test - ISN
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02 Jun 2008 |
Global warming, an unsettled science - ISN
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30 May 2008 |
Darfur rebels seek alliance - The Washington Times
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29 May 2008 |
Kenya in the Somali crossfire - ISN
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20 May 2008 |
The Church in Albania: From Ottoman Empire to Communism to? - The Irish Family
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10 May 2008 |
Globalization's New Logic: the Rise of Developing-World Multinationals - World Politics Review
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07 May 2008 |
Rising Tension and Violence Could Hinder Possible Zimbabwe Runoff Election - Voice of America
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01 May 2008 |
Irish party says US opposed to EU integration - The Washington Times
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30 Apr 2008 |
Conflict in Darfur - ISN
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18 Apr 2008 |
Expedient political choices feed into food crisis..- Irish Examiner
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15 Apr 2008 |
The global food fight - ISN
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14 Apr 2008 |
US Woes danger to Celtic Tiger - The Washington Times
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08 Apr 2008 |
Zimbabwe: Good Old Bob - ISN
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04 Apr 2008 |
Ahern to Quit Leadership Post - The Washington Times
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03 Apr 2008 |
Ahern Resigns, Denies Wrongdoing - The Washington Times
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02 Apr 2008 |
Basra fighting could overshadow NATO summit - Sunday Business Post
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30 Mar 2008 |
Sudan: The last ten percent - ISN
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25 Mar 2008 |
No winners in Zimbabwe elections - Sunday Business Post
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23 Mar 2008 |
Albania comes in from the cold - Sunday Business Post
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16 Mar 2008 |
Malaysia's political tsunami: next the shockwaves
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13 Mar 2008 |
Kosovo or Kosova? New York or Mecca? - IslamOnline
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04 Mar 2008 |
'Young Paisley' departure stirs rumors on dad - Washington Times
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03 Mar 2008 |
End nigh for pulpit-pounding Paisley? - ISN
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03 Mar 2008 |
Pipeline deal strengthens Russian grip on Europe’s gas supplies - Sunday Business Post
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02 Mar 2008 |
Sovereign wealth funds could face operating regulations - Sunday Business Post
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02 Mar 2008 |
One fledgling nation can learn from triumphs and mistakes of another - Irish Examiner
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25 Feb 2008 |
Violence may damage Serbia’s chances of joining the EU - Sunday Business Post
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24 Feb 2008 |
Despite security push, rioters torch embassy in Belgrade - Washington Times
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22 Feb 2008 |
A dubious precedent? Kosova is free - The Irish Catholic
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21 Feb 2008 |
Minority Serbs protest secession, burn border posts - Washington Times
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20 Feb 2008 |
Pristina recovers after all-night party - Irish Examiner
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19 Feb 2008 |
Europe urged to aid Kosovo - Washington Times
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19 Feb 2008 |
Kosovo celebrations western-tinged - Washington Times
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18 Feb 2008 |
Serbia, ally reject sovereign Kosovo - Washington Times
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18 Feb 2008 |
Kosovo claims independence from Serbia - Washington Times
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17 Feb 2008 |
Kosovo independence threatens rift - Sunday Business Post
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17 Feb 2008 |
Pakistan fears rigged elections - Sunday Business Post
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17 Feb 2008 |
East Timor faces new rebel threat - Asia Times
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15 Feb 2008 |
East Timor in turmoil - ISN
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12 Feb 2008 |
Battle for N'djamena Could Lead to International Conflict - IslamOnline
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06 Feb 2008 |
No EUFORia as Chad Plans GO Awry - CSIS
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04 Feb 2008 |
Chad, Sudan and a risky western game - ISN
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04 Feb 2008 |
The NATO rift and a bear security market in Afghanistan-Pakistan - OpinionAsia
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01 Feb 2008 |
Chad's complexities a barrier for Eufor - The Irish Times
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01 Feb 2008 |
French Role Threatens Neutrality in Chad - Irish Examiner
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01 Feb 2008 |
EU enters Chad powderkeg - The Irish Catholic
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31 Jan 2008 |
More than talk required to stem Pakistani Taliban tide - Sunday Business Post
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27 Jan 2008 |
UNAMID: Failing to set up, set up to fail - IslamOnline
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23 Jan 2008 |
Corruption trumps tribalism - International Herald Tribune
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11 Jan 2008 |
Bhutto's Death Part of Regional Power Struggle - The Irish Catholic
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10 Jan 2008 |
'It's our turn to eat': Kenyan polls spark battles - ISN
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07 Jan 2008 |
Cynicism and corruption at the root of Kenya’s problems - Sunday Business Post
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06 Jan 2008 |
State investment funds set to play bigger world role - Sunday Business Post
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30 Dec 2007 |
Burma's generals aim to stay in power - Sunday Tribune
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23 Dec 2007 |
Africa: Points of (no) return - ISN
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21 Dec 2007 |
Malaysian Malaise Means Western Dilemma - ISN
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19 Dec 2007 |
In Sweden, client key to beating prostitution - The Irish Examiner
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17 Dec 2007 |
Bali: think tank or hot air? - Sunday Business Post
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09 Dec 2007 |
Cocaine: High Society Built on Lowly Failing States - The Irish Catholic
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06 Dec 2007 |
Missed opportunity on Burma - ISN
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27 Nov 2007 |
Pakistan’s Deadly Melting Pot - The Irish Catholic
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15 Nov 2007 |
Regional politics give Musharraf room for manoeuvre - Irish Examiner
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09 Nov 2007 |
Darfur Conflict Intersects Sudan's Other Wars - Irish Examiner
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01 Nov 2007 |
The coming war in Sudan - Foreign Policy (Passport)
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30 Oct 2007 |
Military Grip on Burma backed by China and India - The Irish Catholic
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04 Oct 2007 |
The Greed Behind Burma's Agony - Sunday Business Post
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30 Sep 2007 |
Burma: Colonels vs clerics - ISN
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27 Sep 2007 |
Cambodia: Pol Pot’s Deputy To Face Trial - Village
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20 Sep 2007 |
Malaysia marks 50 years as a nation - The Irish Times
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01 Sep 2007 |
East Timor: Bishop sees hope after the elections - The Irish Catholic
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23 Aug 2007 |
Philippine escalation may spark wider war - ISN
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21 Aug 2007 |
Philippines teeters on brink of total war - Asia Times
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16 Aug 2007 |
Trouble in Timor Leste - ISN
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07 Aug 2007 |
East Timor Still Learning Democracy - The Irish Times
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04 Aug 2007 |
Indonesia - An alleged terrorist goes legit - Asia Times
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14 Jul 2007 |
Sudan: Its Not Just Darfur - Village
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10 Jul 2007 |
EU envoy: Malay policy 'discriminatory' - ISN
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04 Jul 2007 |
Sudan: Unresolved Conflict Risks New War Beyond Darfur - World Politics Review
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28 Jun 2007 |
Indonesia: Vast archipelago has ambiguous religious tolerance - The Irish Times
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14 Jun 2007 |
East Timor's Troubled Independence - The Irish Family
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14 Jun 2007 |
Ireland - Sinn Féin: A bad day at the office - ISN
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07 Jun 2007 |
Australia - Howards Way: In or Out? - Village
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30 May 2007 |
Howard tries to find his way - ISN
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29 May 2007 |
China must emulate AU wisdom in Sudan - ISN
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30 Jan 2007 |
Peace in peril: Sudan, two years on - openDemocracy
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17 Jan 2007 |
After Islamists' defeat, Somalia in catch-22 - ISN
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07 Jan 2007 |
Integrated community health in Darfur: interacting with culture, dealing with insecurity
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31 Dec 2006 |
NATOs Unfamiliar Role, Afghanistan’s Familiar Situation: Central Asia Caucasus Analyst
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29 Nov 2006 |
Ethiopia - I was on the streets for five years, now I want a Physics doctorate - Irish Independent
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28 Nov 2006 |
NATO faces prospect of failure in Afghanistan - The Irish Times
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27 Nov 2006 |
The World’s Darfur Crisis, Sudan’s Solution - The Irish Family
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10 Nov 2006 |
Tensions high as DRC awaits poll results - ISN
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03 Nov 2006 |
Kenya - HIV/AIDS: What No Child Should Have - The Irish Catholic
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02 Nov 2006 |
Despite IRA report, Ulster may still say no - ISN
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11 Oct 2006 |
Regional war looms over Somalia - ISN
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04 Oct 2006 |
Sudan calls world's bluff on Darfur - ISN
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07 Sep 2006 |
Cautious optimism over Uganda truce -ISN
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29 Aug 2006 |
Stalemate in N.Ireland - ISN
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15 Aug 2006 |
Uncertainty prevails ahead of Congo poll - ISN
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27 Jul 2006 |
"I Escaped the Janjaweed, but we have no protection here" - The Irish Catholic
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25 Jul 2006 |
Darfur's brittle peace leaves life on a knife edge - Herald AM
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17 Jul 2006 |
Ahern Must See for Himself What Is Needed in Darfur - The Sunday Tribune
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09 Jul 2006 |
Darfur - Refugees’ dream remains just out of reach - Business Day
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01 Jul 2006 |
The dying Darfur Peace Agreement - ISN
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29 Jun 2006 |
Darfur: Between Peace and Delivery - openDemocracy
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25 Jun 2006 |
A high-stakes game in Somalia - ISN
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20 Jun 2006 |
Incomplete peacemaking in Sudan - ISN
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08 Jun 2006 |
Influence anxiety: China's role in Africa - ISN
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15 May 2006 |
Hard to believe your eyes: drought in Kenya and Ethiopia - openDemocracy
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15 May 2006 |
Africa Again Facing Famine - Herald AM
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02 May 2006 |
Ethiopia: 'No water, no rain. We can't feed the animals' - Village
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26 Apr 2006 |
Darfur: Local conflict, international chaos - ISN
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05 Apr 2006 |
Northern Kenya: Even Camels Thirst Here - Irish Examiner
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24 Mar 2006 |
Northern Kenya - "Our Goats are our Gardens" - Evening Herald
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24 Mar 2006 |
Drought, disaster looming in East Africa - ISN
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21 Mar 2006 |
Kenya - Cradle of Humanity in Dire Need of Aid - The Irish News
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13 Mar 2006 |
Africa Faces the Peril of a Huge Famine - Herald AM
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13 Mar 2006 |
Eastern Sudan tempts Darfurian fate - ISN
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07 Mar 2006 |
Darfur: 'They come at night, sometimes they kill people' - The Irish Times
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06 Mar 2006 |
Darfur: Putting People First - The Voice
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25 Feb 2006 |
Eastern Sudan: Another Darfur Must Not Happen Here - Irish Examiner
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13 Feb 2006 |
Challenges ahead for UN peace commission
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24 Jan 2006 |
Second Sinn Féin worker outed as UK agent
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20 Jan 2006 |
Pakistan: Just a few plastic bags to start life again - Metro
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03 Jan 2006 |
GOAL Brings Disaster Area Gift of Life - The Irish Post (London)
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31 Dec 2005 |
After Pakistan’s Earthquake, Can We Stop the Aftershock? - Evening Herald
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27 Dec 2005 |
Time to Show Earthquake Victims some Christmas Spirit - Irish Examiner
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23 Dec 2005 |
This Christmas, a second wave of death? - The Belfast Telegraph
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19 Dec 2005 |
South Asia Earthquake Relief Effort May Be Too Little, and Far Too Late - The Sunday Independent
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13 Dec 2005 |
Afghan quake sparks fears in Pakistan - ISN
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13 Dec 2005 |
Gone in 60 Seconds? Angelina Jolie in Pakistan - The Irish News
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07 Dec 2005 |
Earthquake Victims Face New Threat - HeraldAM
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05 Dec 2005 |
In Kashmir, Stepping on the Graves of Children - The Voice
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03 Dec 2005 |
Kashmir: Winter Darkness Descends - Irish Examiner
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29 Nov 2005 |
As the snows come, where is the hard cash? - Reuters Alertnet
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22 Nov 2005 |
Pakistan to get over US$5bn in quake aid - ISN
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21 Nov 2005 |
Kashmir: She had 13 seconds, we have at least 13 days - Reuters Alertnet
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15 Nov 2005 |
Quake-hit Pakistan faces disease outbreak - ISN
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13 Nov 2005 |
N.Ireland Correspondent for ISN - 2004/5. Reports Here
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01 Nov 2005 |
Building Walls or Mending Fences? The Middle East Peace Process Beyond Disengagement (Oxford Journal on Good Governance)
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10 Aug 2005 |
Middle East after Arafat: New Prospects for Peace?
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01 Dec 2004 |
Russia Needs to Rethink North Caucasus
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01 Oct 2004 |
Unhappy Prospects for Afghan Security
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01 Sep 2004 |
Links |
Council on Foreign Relations 'Must Read' - Influence Anxiety: China's Role in Africa
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Discussing Drought in Ethiopia on RTE, Ireland's national radio
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'The Middle East Peace Process Beyond Israeli Disengagement' - Chief Editor
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Discussing Sudanese politics on Voice of America radio, November 2007
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RTE News report from Darfur, July 2006. (Video Stream, Realplayer)
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Discussing Darfur on Voice of America radio, November 2006
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ISN Northern Ireland Correspondent- 2004/5. Articles Here
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Discussing Conflict in Chad and potential EU troop deployment on RTE 'Morning Ireland'
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March 2006: Discussing drought and corruption in Kenya, RTE Radio
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ISN Dossier on Darfur
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