[Camilla Schickova]
Frontline sources report worrying circumstances in small-town British outposts of Helmand Province. Troops are dispatched to extremely remote areas with ration packs that are meant to last up to six months; the harsh Afghan terrain ensures that outposts are completely cut off and the British Army is not able to supply our soldiers with […]
Turning up the volume on Afghanistan
Tzipi Livni
[Carly Hilts]
Tzipi Livni has won the leadership of Israeli political party Kadima, and has been invited to form a government. Now the world will be watching to see whether the former lawyer and Mossad spy will represent a new beginning for her embattled nation.
Billed as ‘Mrs Clean’ in Israel, Livni could be a break with […]
Institutionalised conflict – the Battle of Stormont
[Oisin Kearney]
As a fragmented Labour finds in the equally shattered economy a reason to keep its tragic hero Gordon Brown at the helm, the topic of the Northern Ireland peace process has been forced to the periphery of the government’s concern.
Tuesday 23rd September began like any other day in Ireland: cold. But as I headed […]