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12 Feb

R2P and Deterrence in Damascus: When Superpowers Collide

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By ST McNeil
Also posted in SISMEC
Tagged Ahmet Davutoglu, Bashar Al-Assad, Beijing, Farouk Al-Sharaa, Kremlin, Mikhail Fradkov, Nabil Al-Arabi, no bull in a china shop, Sergei Lavrov, Syria, Tartus, UN veto, Vladimir Putin
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09 Dec

Brand Justice and Development: Just call them a success

Beneath all the din of an Islamist Trojan Horse following the despots’ downfall is simple, savvy electoral strategy: promise jobs, preach broad cultural values, and …

By ST McNeil
Also posted in Egypt, Tunisia
Tagged 25 January Revolution, Cairo, Egypt, Ennahda, Justice and Development Party, Mediterranean, Morocco, Muslim Brotherhood, Racshid Ghannouchi, Tahrir Square, Tayyep Erdogan, Tunisia, Turkey, Zen El Abdine Ben Ali
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21 Oct

Gaza’s River of Excrement

From over-capacity cesspools to a contaminated aquifer, the water and sewage systems of the Gaza Strip are a living nightmare. “Personally I’ve never been so overwhelmed by …

By ST McNeil
Also posted in Clips, News, PalestineIsrael
Tagged aquifer, Gaza, Gaza tunnels, Hamas, Mediterranean, palestine, Rafah border crossing, waste water, waste water treatment
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21 Oct

The Transcontinental Election Everyone is Kind of Looking at

On this Sunday, Oct. 23, Tunisians will vote for the first time, for real, ever. Ten months after their revolution which sparked the Arab Awakening, les …

By ST McNeil
Also posted in Africa, Africa North, News, Tunisia, Uncategorized
Tagged Arab Awakening, election, Jasmine Revolution, Tunis, Tunisia, Zen El Abdine Ben Ali
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23 Sep

Not another Twitter Revolution

The Jasmine Revolution and the January 25 Revolution are not Twitter revolutions…sorry, but sometimes you just need to beat a dead horse. Only 131,204 Egyptians used …

By ST McNeil
Also posted in Africa North, Egypt, Research, Tunisia
Tagged Cairo, Digital Evangelism, Malcolm Gladwell, Mark Zuckerberg, Moammar Gaddafi, Net Delusion, SISMEC, social media, Tahrir Square, Tunis, Tunisia, Zen El Abdine Ben Ali
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26 Jul

How to get out of Gaza. Kind of.

I have crossed many borders, most with my brother Ben in southern Africa, but Rafah was the worst. The Palestinian National Authority stamp I now …

By ST McNeil
Also posted in Egypt, PalestineIsrael
Tagged Cairo Press Office, Egypt, Gaza border crossing, Hamas, Palestinian passport stamp
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21 Jul

Tunnel and Pilgrimage

“Ya Hussam, inta baa’rif Rachel Corrie?” I asked the taxi driver last Sunday: Hussam, do you know Rachel Corrie? Sadly, he did not. Dropping the clutch …

By ST McNeil
Also posted in Egypt, PalestineIsrael
Tagged Gaza, Gaza tunnels, Philadelphi Strip, Rachel Corrie, Rafah border crossing
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16 Jul

Jazz, Rap and Oud in Gaza

From what everyone tells me, the jazz, rap and oud concert in The Gallery, Gaza’s premier venue, was abnormal. Since Hamas took over, music has …

By ST McNeil
Also posted in Egypt, PalestineIsrael, Photography
Tagged blind oud player, Gazan music, German jazz, video
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16 Jul

Meena Al Gaza

I nearly fell on my ass boarding the official boat of the Gazan Shurta Buhayra, or coast guard. Cackling with laughter and telling me to sit down, the …

By ST McNeil
Also posted in PalestineIsrael, Photography
Tagged capsize, Gaza coast guard, Gaza port, water pollution
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14 Jul

First shots of Gaza

A few snapshots from the Mediterranean beauty of Gaza City, a port town ravaged by but resilient under brutal occupation. Drones above, missiles below, bullet …

By ST McNeil
Also posted in PalestineIsrael
Tagged Gaza, Gaza port, Mediterranean, sunset
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