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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?’

Critical Muslim: Top Ten Towering Fatwas

The List: Critical Muslim take you through the top-ten all-time-best Fatwas.

Adjusting the way we think about Africa?

In a time of astonishing transformations, the hardest thing to adjust is the way we think.

Rediscovering the Leviathan: Hobbes and the Arab Spring

Antonio Giustozzi explores the significance of Hobbes’ Leviathan in relation to the Arab Spring.

Launch of ‘Critical Muslim’: A report

Radha Spratt reports on the official launch of new quarterly ‘Critical Muslim’.

The Scots, the English and the Union: Who are the Underdogs?

With Westminster defiant in the face of an increasingly powerful SNP, what does the future hold for the prospect of Scottish independence?

Iraq in 2012

Fanar Haddad predicts violence, sectarianism and division. But are these symptoms of a deeper illness?

Spring Breeze for Emirati Women

Will changes in citizenship status for the children of Emirati women who marry non-citizens balance the gender scales in the United Arab Emirates?

Christopher Othen - Franco's International Bridgades

Those who fear change in Syria

Stephen Starr dissects the Syrian uprising and what the future might hold for Bashar al-Assad’s embattled presidency.