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No gas, too much hot air, , Dmitri Travin
The nature of this conflict is still not completely clear. Was Ukraine stealing gas intended for Europe from the pipeline passing through its territory? Or did Russia close the pipe in an attempt to...
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The primitive Keynesianism of Dickens's 'A Christmas Carol', Lee Erickson
The traditional interpretation of Scrooge is of an avaricious miser graced by visitations which convert him into an enthusiast for Christmas. But from a Keynesian point of view, Scrooge is a hoarder...
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Patriarchal shows of generosity will not appease the Arab people, Mohammed...
Arab regimes' attempts to buy off their people only highlight their duplicity, argues Mohammed Hussainy In dealing with the repercussions of the events in Tunisia, most pan-Arab regimes have opted for...
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On Putin, Berlusconi and chimpanzees, Augusto Come
Putin and Berlusconi constructed their careers based on an idea of virility at a time when the concept seemed to many to be outdated. Augusto Come investigates the strategies both have employed, and...
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The Arab revolt and the colour revolutions, Vicken Cheterian
The fate of the popular insurgencies in Serbia, Georgia, Ukraine and elsewhere in the early-mid 2000s could offer guidance or warning to the middle-east uprising of 2011 - and to western states, says...
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The genesis of terrorism in the Sahara: Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, Yvan...
Yvan Guichaoua reports back on the rise of a new force in the Sahara, Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, news of which has reached the Western press through its kidnapping of European aid workers. In...
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Year of the boomerang? Frantz Fanon and the Arab uprisings, Fatin Abbas
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of Frantz Fanon's The Wretched of the Earth. Fatin Abbas argues that the uprisings that have erupted across north Africa and the Middle East in...
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The last prisoner, Ekaterina Loushnikova
Pavel Galitsky spent fifteen years in the brutal labour camps of Kolyma, Siberia. Against the odds, the 100-year old dissident is still alive and Skype'ing, having outlived both his contemporaries and...
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Violence, death and cover-up in the Russian army, various
Hazing of new recruits is infamously widespread in the Russian army and families of men who have died find their struggle for closure hindered by military cover-ups and ineptitude. The campaigning...
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Egypt, Bahrain, London, Spain - Tahrir Square as a meme, Deterritorial...
Certain tropes of struggle are spreading mimetically between movements against poverty, corruption and austerity measures. The Tahrir Square meme has been taken up across Africa, the Middle East and...
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Ken Clarke, Strauss-Kahn, Yale and SlutWalks: rape, consent and agency,...
In recent weeks, one word has dominated the headlines: rape. The events worldwide have shown how rape remains in the bloodstream of our culture, while our language on the crime is distorting and...
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Boko Haram: militant political network or criminal calling card?, Murray Last
A wave of attacks in northern and central Nigeria have been attributed to the Islamist organisation Boko Haram. But the true extent of their capabilities and goals remain something of a mystery,...
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The dark side of democracy: autochthony and the radical right, Nira Yuval-Davis
Racialised and forced migrants are the spectre of the 'other' in the autochthonic dream of the 'pure' otherless universe which we must confront. This border-zone is our political as well as our...
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Who are Somalia’s ‘al-Shabab?’, Christopher Anzalone
Continuing our examination of fundamentalist Islamic groups in Africa, Christopher Anzalone looks at Somalia’s Al-Shabab insurgents, describing how they relate to the country’s more conventional...
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The dog days of the Soviet Union: the coup, Rodric Braithwaite
The (unsuccessful) coup d’état in August 1991 eventually brought about the end of the USSR. Rodric Braithwaite was British Ambassador at the time. He kept a diary and has kindly allowed openDemocracy...
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'Fuck the police!' Working-class youth and the routine abuse of power, Justin...
For many, the 'boys in blue' are a brutal force who use their powers to punish and wreak revenge. England's riots began with an explosion of anger towards the police - so why is this issue not being...
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Tunisia: brief encounters, Part 1 , Amanda Sebestyen
The author, who travelled to Tunisia last April, recorded her multicultural experiences at a time of revolution to share, as requested, with the outside world. In Part Two, she has kept in touch with...
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Family Migration – don't fall into the Danish trap, Anne Stoltenberg
An ongoing UK Government consultation on immigration policy makes an exemplar of the Danish system. But is Denmark's immigration policy really something to aspire to? Having watched Danish immigration...
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Parallel frontlines: ten years of Soviet and American occupation compared,...
On 7 October 2001, American-British air raids and Special Forces spearheaded an invasion of Afghanistan that resulted in the removal of the Taliban regime and the country’s occupation by the Nato-led...
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Child soldiers, child wives: wounded for life, Leymah Gbowee
Working with ex-child soldiers of Charles Taylor's army, and the girls they have taken as wives, has convinced Nobel Peace laureate Leymah Gbowee that the abuse women suffer during conflict is a...
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