Dr Neil Partrick, the lead contributing author of Saudi Arabian Foreign Policy: Conflict and Cooperation, addressed Caabu on the key themes in his book on Saudi Foreign policy particularly its relations with other Middle Eastern countries.
Caabu's Joseph Willits has published an article in the New Arab after the beginning of deportations of refugees and migrants from Greece to Turkey: EU's historic shame: sending refugees back.
On 22 March, Caabu hosted a briefing in Parliament with journalist and author Jack Shenker, ‘Egypt’s Revolution: Five years on’. The event was chaired by MP and Caabu board member David Jones.
Caabu is one of several organisations who are signatories to a statement calling on governments to stop to arms supplies to all parties in the current conflict in Yemen, and for a credible international mechanism to investigate allegations of serious violations of international humanitarian and human rights law committed in Yemen.
Caabu would like to invite you to an event on popular unarmed resistance in Palestine, with academic and co-author of Popular Protest in Palestine: The Uncertain Future,
In interviews in the media, Caabu Director Chris Doyle, warned against rushing to conclusions about the Russian announcement of withdrawal from Syria. This came in an announcement by President Putin on 14 march following a call with President Assad.
Egypt's revolution: Five years on
Caabu briefing with journalist and author Jack Shenker
The Egyptian Ultras as Revolutionary Players
Unhappy anniversaries
On 25 January, Egypt marked the fifth anniversary of the 2011 revolution that toppled long-time ruler Hosni Mubarak. For the first time since 2010, the day passed rather inconspicuously. Several small demonstrations numbering in the hundreds did take place, mostly made up of Muslim Brotherhood members and supporters, but these were quickly dispersed by police and security forces. Secular activists, unlike previous years, did not organise protests of their own.
Foreign Office must maintain serious pressure on Israel over Palestinian child detainees
Caabu is dismayed at the refusal of the Israeli authorities to cooperate with a UK Foreign Office report into the issue of Palestinian children in Israeli military custody. This led to the cancellation of a UK funded delegation of lawyers at the last minute.
