CNN Middle East News- BBC accuses Iran of intimidating journalistsIranian authorities are "intimidating and arresting people who they claim have connections with the BBC Persian service," the British broadcasting giant said Tuesday. […]
- Syrian rebel leadership is splitRival dissident army officers are claiming to lead the increasingly armed rebellion within Syria, exposing rifts within the opposition. […]
- Russian official visits Syria to meet al-AssadRussian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov visited Damascus on Tuesday to meet Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, days after world leaders accused Russia of helping give the Syrian government a green light to kill more civilians. […]
- State media: Iran is ready to ban oil exports to EuropeIranian lawmakers appeared ready to impose a ban on oil exports to Europe in retaliation for sanctions put in place by the European Union and the United States in January, state media reported Tuesday. […]
- World seeks next step on Syria as deaths mountSyrian artillery fire echoed throughout the embattled city of Homs on Monday, with a human rights group reporting nearly 100 more civilians killed around the country. […]
- BBC accuses Iran of intimidating journalists
Category Archives: Gitanjali Articles
SFG Report on Water in ME – Blue Peace
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The water crisis in the Middle East can be transformed into an opportunity for a new form of peace – the blue peace where any two countries with access to adequate, clean and sustainable water resources do not feel motivated to engage in a military conflict. This is possible with new policy instruments, some of which would be acceptable to the governments in the region in the near future, while others could be adapted in the long run. In the process, the River Jordan and Barada, Mountain Aquifer, and the Dead Sea, which are currently depleting at a fast rate, would be rejuvenated. The Euphrates, Tigris, Litani,
A Settlement on Settlements
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October, 2010
Everyone involved in the current Israel-Palestine peace negotiations waited with bated breath for the 26th of September – the day the 10-month Israeli freeze on settlement building expired. Would Netanyahu extend the moratorium as a gesture of sincerity towards peace negotiations? Would Abbas be able to save face among the Palestinians if he didn’t? Will Obama’s effort to attend to a two-state solution actually amount to something? Or is this the end? The answers to these questions will set the course of Israel-Palestine relations for the next 12 months.
Kashmir – Another Intifada?
During the recent troubles in Kashmir, many analysts were quick to draw parallels between Kashmir and Palestine, stating that the unrest in the valley is [singlepic id=381 w=320 h=240 float=right]similar to that of the Palestinian Intifadas. According to the Christian Science Monitor, the nature of the recent protests – stone throwing by youth as a reaction to heightened security measures and economic stagnation – is strikingly comparable to the Palestinian riots witnessed in 1987 and 2000.
This method of analogy, pitting the Kashmir issue alongside the struggle in Palestine, has been used before: sometimes as a comparative framework,
‘Engaging the Muslim World’ – A Book Review
In the following article Gitanjali Bakshi attempts to dissect popular blogger Juan Cole’s most recent book, ‘Engaging the Muslim World’ and suggests [singlepic id=167 w=320 h=240 float=right] potential future scenarios – geo-political, national and demographic – based on his analysis of the Middle East and South Asia.
‘Engaging the Muslim World’ – A Book Review
One of the pivotal factors driving global politics in the post 9/11 world has been the growing rift between the West and Islamic countries. This new wave of
IRAQ DETERMINES THE FATE OF AFGHANISTAN
Issues in Iraq still continue to call for urgent attention and prove to be a deciding factor in future US-South Asia processes. Gitanjali Bakshi [singlepic id=128 w=320 h=240 float=right]analyzes the upcoming Iraqi national elections in 2010 and the effect that this could have on security in Afghanistan.
IRAQ DETERMINES THE FATE OF AFGHANISTAN
By Gitanjali Bakshi
It has been suggested by many analysts that after the initial efforts in Afghanistan, put forward by Operation Enduring Freedom, US focus on the
Israel’s Future Dilemma: The importance of ‘final status’ issues
Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations have often avoided final status issues, leaving tem for the very last. But can these issues be put off any longer? How would this affect an Israel-Palestine peace in the future? Wha are some of the long-term consequences that Israel might have to face? Gitanjali Bakshi attempts to envision the situation 10 years from now.
By Gitanjali Bakshi
October, 2009
Ba’ath Troubles Reveal External Interference in Iraq By Gitanjali Bakshi
Is Syria’s support for Ba’athist militants altruistic or strategic? Could this have anything to do with the US pull out in 2011? And what will this mean for the region. Gitanjali Bakshi studies these questions in her article for September.[singlepic id=59 w=160h=120 float=right]
Ba’ath Troubles Reveal External Interference in Iraq
The first few weeks of September were host to a series of mudslinging events between Syria and Iraq. The Iraqi administration accused Syria of housing Ba’athists suspected of perpetrating the August truck-blasts in Baghdad; the Syrians challenged them for concrete evidence. Iraq then
In Search of ‘Hidden Water’: GCC nations & food security
May 2009
Growing freshwater shortage has motivated affluent nations in the Middle East to find ‘hidden water’ in other countries. But will this lead to a more efficient system of food security and water management or will it in fact lead to a new form of neo-colonialism? Gitanjali Bakshi investigates.
