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‘I am convinced! Hammarskjöld did not die in an air accident’

K. G. Hammar calls for a fresh inquiry into the circumstances of Hammarskjöld’s fatal plane crash.

An Enemy we Continue to Create?

What we haven’t learned through ten years of Afghanistan: the hazards of failing to learn the lessons of history.

Politics and Opposition in Kuwait

Following Kuwait’s recent election on 2 February 2012, what chance of genuine reform and change does the future hold?

Does Salman Rushdie Exist?

Taking stock after Rushdie’s non-appearance at the Jaipur Literary Festival.

Islamism and the Arab Spring

Why the West shouldn’t be worried about the Islamist element of the Arab Spring.

China or Japan: Which Will Lead Asia?

Who will likely win the struggle between China and Japan for regional hegemony?

Pakistan-US Relations: A Rocky Marriage?

Making sense of Pakistan-US relations.

Kuwait’s Tribal Primaries: Eroding an Older Order?

‘Tribal primaries’ and what they might mean for the status quo in Kuwaiti politics.

The Taliban/Al Qaeda Merger in Afghanistan?

An interview with Alex Strick van Linschoten and Felix Kuehn.

Crash of Hammarskjöld’s Plane in 1961: ‘VIP planes don’t crash…’

A new first-hand account of the crash of Dag Hammarskjöld’s plane over Northern Rhodesia in 1961.

Politics, Democracy and the Military in Pakistan

Pakistan’s contemporary political landscape, the hidden agenda of the Military and Gilani’s choices for the future.

‘Who Killed Hammarskjöld?’ and the UN in Zambia

Margaret O’Callaghan, former United Nations Population Fund (UNPF) representative to Zambia, considers Susan Williams’ new book ‘Who Killed Hammarskjöld?’