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Specialists will provide analysis of the politics of the Middle East, political currents in IL, and CA relationship with the peace process. The resource-rich Middle East and North Africa region is at a nadir following two tumultuous decades of localised crises, regional power struggles and interventions from abroad. Multiple shattered states and societies, from Libya to Syria, Yemen and Iraq, lie in their wake. Yet, one contested region, Israel and Palestine, remains central to regional peace and stability. It remains in as regressive and dangerous a state as ever, too. This online seminar wi...

Book Review Tuesday 22 December 2020, by Dennis Kosuth Au Loong-Yu, Hong Kong in Revolt: the Protest Movement and the Future of China, London: Pluto Press, 2020. Before SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19, entered the United States, the biggest news out of China was the months-long uprising in Hong Kong. Millions poured out into the streets over and again, strikes took place on top of student boycotts, government buildings were occupied, pitched street battles took place against police. For those who want to understand the uprising, its origins, and the still unresolved contradictio...

Hong Kong in Revolt: the Protest Movement and the Future of China (Pluto Press, 2020) Before SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19, entered the United States, the biggest news out of China was the months-long uprising in Hong Kong. Millions poured out into the streets over and again, strikes took place on top of student boycotts, government buildings were occupied, pitched street battles took place against police. For those who want to understand the uprising, its origins, and the still unresolved contradictions, Au Loong-Yu’s A vivid picture of the struggle is painted by Au, as he c...