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The thirty-year war: past, present, future, Paul Rogers
The prognosis of a thirty-year war looked outlandish as Saddam's regime toppled, persuasive as Iraq's insurgency erupted - and now less plausible amid American forces' retreat. But two core issues...
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Playing the blame game — it's all the immigrants' fault . . ., Don Flynn
It isn't just the Italian liner that's on the rocks this morning - it's the entire UK economy. As ministers look for a lifeboat to stumble into, it occurs to them to 'blame the immigrants. . .'...
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Poking with the human rights stick, Oliver Bullough
Critical human rights reports from Western agencies have long been the source of consternation among Russian officials. At the end of last month, the Russian Foreign Ministry launched a counterattack,...
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oD Drug Policy Forum: Front Line Report - Week of January 20th 2012, Charles...
The US celebrated the birthdate of civil rights icon Martin Luther King, Jr. this week, as several states consider legislation to require drug tests for those applying for government assistance. While...
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A political economy fit for purpose: what the UK could learn from Germany,...
Is the UK wants to diversify its economy and stem rising inequalities it could learn a few tricks from the German model: do away with narrow-minded anti-union attitudes and restore the link between...
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Mega dams: campaigning against the plans of the Indian government, Tanmoy Sharma
In demonstrations barely reported in the media, peasants and students in the Northeastern Indian state of Assam are fighting together against a proposed gargantuan network of dams across the upper...
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The Occupy Movement - a revolution in our sense of self, Kerry-anne Mendoza
The Occupy Movement, far from having no programme, has revolutionized our sense of self. The Citizen of the World adopts a panoramic view of society and takes the interests of others all over the...
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The Great Partnership: multiculturalism, faith and citizenship, Robin Llewellyn
Do the supposedly civilised values of human rights and responsible citizenry become exclusionary, used to divide rather than unite? Is religion a partner of liberty? On the day the British parliament...
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Syria: the next Algeria?, Karen Kramer
The situation in Syria is becoming increasingly grim. As the standoff between the protesters and the regime turns more violent, the prospects for a democratic transition become more remote. There was...
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Rwanda: a step towards truth, Andrew Wallis
A new French report into the incident that sparked Rwanda's genocide is of vital importance on three grounds: discrediting false accounts, establishing facts, and raising further questions. But it...
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Who got left behind? How rising inequality is affecting countries across the...
The correlation between economic growth and inequality is not as strong as many would like to believe. Combating inequality can, in fact, lift the poor out of extreme poverty, but this can happen in...
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Enter, the anti-Thatcher (in tall shoes), Jim Gabour
The daring designer plunge, the sledgehammer swing and a crawfish culinary classic are all ways to get noticed, swamplands-style During ongoing house maintenance, film production and university...
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Gender mainstreaming: the future of feminism? Or feminism’s disappearing...
Sylvia Walby’s ‘The Future of Feminism’ makes the case for gender mainstreaming as a successful mechanism for integrating feminist principles into institutions. But doing so runs the risk of...
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One to Another: the Occupy movement challenges the media, John Wilson
The Occupy movement challenges the deflection tactics of current media circumambulations: social media and sheer numbers will eventually triumph over the current status quo. The Occupy Movement...
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Between twitter and the street: Tunisia celebrates its Second Independence,...
A year ago, on this same day and on this same street, Tunisians came united to shout “Dégage” (Leave), a key word of the Tunisian Revolution. Today, they come to celebrate the first anniversary of...
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Egyptian women: performing in the margin, revolting in the centre, Zainab Magdy
"We are constantly aware of our gender and of being watched and judged because of it, so we end up "performing". But in taking to the streets there are no performative acts and there is no audience....
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Dear Mr Wolf… Reflections for the Magic Mountain, Simon Zadek
Can Davos 2012 offer real alternatives or will it serve up a smiling, gritted-teeth espousal that ‘business as usual’ can and should be sustained? The Davos countdown has begun, as some of the world’s...
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America's social security: reforming a giant, Matt Kennard
The cost of the United States's trillion-dollar pension system is high on the presidential-election agenda. But turning problems into workable proposals is hard, reports Matt Kennard. Social security,...
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Could Britain have tried Saif Gaddafi? - on the limits of universal...
The arrest of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of the now deceased Colonel, prompts the question: where should his trial take place? The arrest warrant was issued by the International Criminal Court for...
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The origins of the Russian revolution: a view from Georgia, Gela Vasadze
The recent experience of neighbouring states suggests that Russia’s rulers will struggle to control future political developments. Make no mistake: revolution of one kind or another is already under...
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