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Joomla! site syndication http://www.open-discussions.com Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:39:33 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.open-discussions.com/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://www.open-discussions.com Joomla! site syndication http://www.open-discussions.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=49&Itemid=32 Saudia Arabia, the GCC and the Brewing Crisis in Yemen Declining oil revenues, civil war and southern separatism threaten unity and stability in the strategic Arabian Peninsula state of Yemen. Resurgent terrorist groups have stepped up their campaign inside Yemen and struck across the border in Saudi Arabia. Yemen’s window of opportunity to shape its own future is narrowing, with implications for the security of shipping routes through the Suez Canal and for the internal security of Yemen’s neighbours. Ginny Hill will shed light on the socio-economic climate in Yemen leading to this present crisis and why the world should take greater note. Upcoming Events - Upcoming Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:44:34 +0100 http://www.open-discussions.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=48&Itemid=32 Iran has experienced one of the most exciting elections since the revolution in 1979. A regime that has withstood many challenges, trials and tribulations in its short life is passing through one of its biggest challenges since the revolution. The Iranian people of which majority are under 30 have remained as dynamic as ever. Under the glare of the international community which is following Iran's each move, will the Islamic Republic defy its enemies predictions or succumb to the internal and external pressures? The Panel will discuss their experiences of their recent visit to Iran and deliberate over Iran's future and identity. Upcoming Events - Upcoming Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:20:46 +0100 http://www.open-discussions.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=44&Itemid=26 The Open Discussion in collaboration with the Gulf Cultural Club, organised a lecture by Dr Ali Allawi to coincide with the launching of his new book “The Crisis of Islamic Civilisation”. It was held on Tuesday 14th April by the man who had served as Defence and Trade Minister in Post-Saddam Iraq. He delivered a personal account of his early life and how it had been influenced by Muslim and Western thinkers and activists in UK and USA. He described his upbringing in Iraq in the fifties and sixties, his experiences as a student in Washington as a student first at MIT and then Harvard, before obtaining his PhD in Cambridge. Past Events - Political Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:53:26 +0100 http://www.open-discussions.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=36&Itemid=26 The joint American-British occupation of Iraq is five years old this month and with no sign of ending. Five years on – Iraq is a broken country with no security, severe power supply shortages and medical facilities and basic utilities worse than pre-war saddam era. Violence and insecurity for the Iraqis is the norm with an estimated million (other Iraqi sources estimates are even higher) Iraqis killed to date. Mr. Binyon discussed the reasons behind the failed occupation and the options available for a way out of this quagmire for the occupation. Past Events - Political Mon, 24 Mar 2008 09:59:15 +0100 http://www.open-discussions.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35&Itemid=26 Three months post Annapolis conference with a commitment that an agreement would be reached by end of 2008, prospects of peace are as distant as ever. With the crisis at Gaza worsening daily, and a continuation of violence across the border with Israel as well as the continued terrorisation and violence in West Bank all highlight the current realities in Middle East. At this Open Discussion Dr Bechler discussed the prospects of a peace agreement with the change of the US administration and the current realities of the troubled region. Rosemary Bechler is a writer and consultant with a Cambridge doctorate in literature, living in North London. In 2000, she helped found Peaceworkers UK which has since become the training wing of International Alert, of which she is a Board Member. Past Events - Political Sun, 02 Mar 2008 11:19:06 +0100