Iraq at risk of fragmentation

This week's cover story details how militia influence undermines state institutions, deepens sectarian divisions and creates security vacuums that IS could exploit

Al Majalla - London

Sidi Bouzid, One Year On

[caption id="attachment_55228252" align="aligncenter" width="594" caption="Demonstrators run through the streets of Sidi Bouzid on January 10, 2011"][/caption] On December 17, 2010, a young street…

Paula Mejia

The New Road to Ankara

[caption id="attachment_55228242" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="Erdogan negotiates the vagaries of foreign policy at the G20 summit"][/caption] Recep Erdogan has succeeded in re…

Andrew Bowen

Judging Bastawisy

[caption id="attachment_55228231" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="Hisham Bastawisy"][/caption] Hisham Bastawisy is a well-respected and eminent judge, formerly in charge of the Egyptian…

Safaa Azab

Taxing Times

[caption id="attachment_55228149" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="Iranian motorists queue outside a petrol station in Tehran on December 19, 2010. "][/caption] Since his troubled reelection…

Nima Khorrami Assl

A Non-Violent Hamas?

[caption id="attachment_55228145" align="aligncenter" width="619" caption="Could Hamas be ready to adopt a policy of non-violence?"][/caption] The popular demands for democracy and economic security…

Jacqueline Shoen

The Upstart Versus the Army

[caption id="attachment_55228046" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="Amr Hamzawy speaks on panel about the revolution in Egypt."][/caption] On the eve of the first parliamentary elections in…

Safaa Azab

Isolating Iran

[caption id="attachment_55228036" align="aligncenter" width="595" caption="Britain and other EU countries are considering a battery of sanctions against Iran after events in Tehran. (Picture: AFP…

Jacqueline Shoen

The Brother Leader

[caption id="attachment_55227996" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="No one could have predicted the power that Mohamed Badie is gaining in Egypt every day."][/caption] The press conference was…

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