middle-east

25 January 2013

Which area surprised you most in 2012 security?

What were the surprises in international security in 2012 - and what can we learn from them? Here, four experts ranging from a former UN Commissioner to the head of security think tank outline what the lessons learned of 2012 were.

25 January 2013

Which issue do you feel will have a significant impact on security in 2013 and why?

NATO Review asked four experts in different parts of international affairs how they see 2013 panning out. Here we publish their answers, ranging from predictions for the Middle East to Asia.

6 December 2012

Libya's 2011 revolution ... in 2 minutes

Two minutes outlining the fall of a regime that had stood for 42 years - a fall which took Libyan people from protest to conquest.

6 December 2012

Pictures of the revolution

Sometimes words don't capture history in quite the way a picture can. Here, we present some of the most striking photos drawn from the Arab Spring uprisings - looking at their people, their struggles and ultimately their successes.

6 December 2012

NATO's dealing with a different Gulf now

What does the Arab Spring mean for NATO? Jean Loup Samaan looks at whether the Alliance needs to change its approach to Arab countries post-Arab Spring, how these changes could look and how to overcome obstacles.

6 December 2012

Arab Spring - and now the morning after

Barak Barfi has travelled through the Arab Spring region. Here he tells how he saw different interpretations of what freedom means, frustrations simply changing targets, and new problems replacing old ones. The regimes may have gone. But, he argues, the societies, structures and problems they created over decades haven't.