We can’t let ourselves be scarred by Iraq
Published in The Guardian (February 24th, 2011) It gets worse and worse. Muammar Gaddafi has declared war on his people... Read Full Article
A deal struck with tyranny
Published in The Daily Telegraph (February 21st, 2011) As I stood on a hilltop overlooking al-Bayda less than a fortnight... Read Full Article
‘Mad dog’ Gaddafi won’t go without a fight
Published in The Times (February 17th, 2011) So is it really possible that the next regime to fall in this... Read Full Article
Now even Mad Dog Gaddafi faces a Day of Rage
Published in The Mail on Sunday (February 15th, 2011) I was sitting in a smart address in the middle of... Read Full Article
We help the big men steal
Published in The Guardian (February 14th, 2011) I lived for the sake of this country, Hosni Mubarak told Egyptians as he... Read Full Article
The flowering of democracy, or the birth of another Iran?
Published in The Mail on Sunday (January 30th, 2011) For the fifth day in a row, Egypt was consumed with... Read Full Article
It’s time the world listened to new stories out of Africa
Published in The Observer (January 20th, 2011) Eleni Gabre-Madhin rings the bell and another day of frenetic dealing starts at... Read Full Article
Why a fruit and veg seller could unleash wave of revolutions
Published in the Mail on Sunday (January 16th, 2011) It all began with the despair of one man, a young... Read Full Article
There has never been a better time to be alive
Published in the London Evening Standard (January 4th, 2011) These are difficult days. Not just because for many people it... Read Full Article
Wise men in Africa
Published in The Independent (January 1st, 2010) The Dragon’s Gift by Deborah Brautigam (OUP) The Chinese invasion of Africa is,... Read Full Article