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An Opinion about Political Islam, Morality and the Death Sentence in Kuwait
This article was originally intended to be published by the local press of Kuwait. However, the local press refused to run this article because they thought it was “too controversial”. InPEC presents...
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Time to reframe the debate on the Iranian nuclear programme
In this article, Paul Ingram* argues it is time to reframe debates on the Iranian nuclear programme. If we want to solve the current impasse, we need to move from a pervasive rhetoric based on security...
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Heyns, the Final Straw for AFSPA in India?
In this article, the author discusses the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) of India, which has been implemented in the North Eastern states of India, and Jammu and Kashmir where...
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Non-Proliferation: Are we heading in the right direction?
In this article, the author reports from the first session of the Non-Proliferation Treaty Preparatory Committee conference being held in Vienna, Austria. The international community, including Iran...
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The Unhappiness Factory of Kashmir
In an April 2012 issue of Open Magazine, the editor Manu Joseph wrote a provocatively titled essay, “Sorry, Kashmir is Happy”. Unsurprisingly, this article became the subject of heated discussion. In...
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Disarmament is more practical than we are conditioned to think
In this article, the authors build on a recent piece appeared on Open Democracy titled ‘Restarting Disarmament’. Disarmament, the authors claim, is more practical than we are often conditioned to...
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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Guantanamo: Can Intelligence Agencies be Democratic?
In this article the author questions whether the methods being used to combat domestic terrorism are in fact contrary to the values they seek to protect. Using the case studies of the US and Pakistan,...
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Vogue Italia’s ‘Rebranding Africa’ Disaster
In this article, Elliot Ross of Africa is a Country, dissects the ‘Rebranding Africa’ edition of Vogue Italia. The author attacks the concept of outside intervention as a defining characteristic of...
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The Irony of Empire: Why the Diamond Jubilee is the Triumph of Britain...
In this article, Alastair Stewart looks at the role of Queen Elizabeth II and the place of Britain in the modern world. As many have looked to the decline in ‘red’ regions of map as the simple...
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Is Mali the ‘next Afghanistan’?
Andrew Lebovich analyses the popular attitudes on the security situation in northern Mali to look at the potential risks to international security and the risks that are, at present, overstated. Mr....
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The Fallout from the Lagos Plane Crash: The $25m question for the NCAA’s...
In the aftermath of the Nigerian air disaster, Sardonicus looks at the crises in Nigerian aviation. Poor regulation, corruption, nepotism and a general failure of the system could all have been...
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The Film Corner: Mere Apne – Seething rivals, One-Upmanship, and a Motherly...
The Film Corner is a new series on InPEC by Yayaati Joshi. Yayaati is a blogger and a short story writer whose work can be found here and in his book, ‘The Recluse and the Rag Picker’. He specialises...
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The Film Corner: The Namesake – Just for the Sake of It?
In this film essay, Yayaati Joshi looks at The Namesake and considers it to be a mixed bag of emotions-cultural shocks, an unusual name, and a very hard attempt to replicate the book. The Film Corner...
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Addressing the Asymmetry in Negotiations between Iran and P5+1: a critical...
In this article, the author presents a critical review of the briefing, “Iran´s Nuclear Impasse: Breaking the Deadlock”, published by the Oxford Research Group on 1 May 2012. As negotiations over...
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Iran Should Not Allow the Talks to Be a “Success” If …
In this post, Shirin Shafaie offers a policy recommendation paper for Iran ahead of the Moscow talks between the P5+1 and Iran. By Shirin Shafaie Iran should not allow the Moscow talks (18 June, 2012)...
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Resolving Iran’s nuclear stand-off with the west
By Alireza Ahmadian, 7th August, 2012 The two days of talks in Moscow between the representative of P5+1 (US, UK, China, France, Russia and Germany) led by Catherine Ashton, the European Union High...
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Angola’s Election Day – An interview with MC Carbono
A note on the run-up to the Angolon elections that were held on August 31st, 2012. By Roberto Valussi, 4th September, 2012 The 31st August 2012 marked the day of the Angolan presidential elections; the...
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Libya, the Arab Winter?
In this essay, the author explores the fragile security situation and the rise of Islamist groups in post-revolution Libya. By Camille Maubert, 3rd October, 2012 Libya, through the persisting...
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InPEC Exclusive: Latest US Presidential Debate Polling Data
InPEC has obtained the first polling data from the host of the first US Presidential debate, the University of Denver. This is the first website outside of the US to break this polling data. NEW...
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The Impact of Sanctions on Iranian Society and Artists
Economic sanctions are not only shattering the lives of the Iranian people but also strangling Iran’s social and cultural development. Iran is headed for a humanitarian catastrophe unless steps are...
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