Category: Columbia/Hurst

July 26, 2012

Stephen Starr – Syria can find peace if its minorities seek common ground

Stephen Starr explains how the Assad Regime in Syria brought about their own downfall, and discusses problems that will trouble a new Syrian government.

July 24, 2012

Stephen Starr on the complicated situation in Syria

Stephen Starr explains how the public understanding of the conflict in Syria is incredibly (and harmfully) simplistic.

July 19, 2012

New inquiry into the 1961 death of Dag Hammarskjöld

A new inquiry into the death of Swedish UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld has been commissioned.

June 13, 2012

An interview with Alex Strick van Linschoten and Felix Kuehn, editors of Poetry of the Taliban

Alex Strick van Linschoten and Felix Kuehn discuss their book in an interview with The Atlantic.

May 2, 2012

Aaron Belkin – "This Is Not Who We Are": Contradictory Expectations in the US Military

“While the military does not avowedly embrace cruelty, and while most service members follow the rules most of the time, a more plausible, if radioactive, explanation for the consistency of stories about misconduct is that U.S. troops sometimes engage in brutal, sadistic behavior because of how they are trained.” — Aaron Belkin

February 26, 2009

Dubai: Is the Party Over?

In recent years Dubai has experienced stunning growth with glittering hotels and fabulous skyscrapers on practically every corner. But is Dubai a case of the higher they rise, the further they have to fall? In this video that recently aired...

September 9, 2008

Banned! The UAE Bans Dubai: The Vulnerability of Success

In what might be a first for us, one of the books we publish has been banned for sale in the United Arab Emirates. Late last week the Times Higher Education Supplement ran an article about the banning of Christopher...

February 1, 2008

Playing Politics with Terrorism

Have you ever wondered if politicians are being totally forthcoming about the threat of terrorism in your country? Have you ever wondered if they might be exaggerating for their own benefit? George Kassimeris did, and he’s put together an excellent...