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Matteo Renzi: all Italy needs is to believe
For his detractors, Matteo Renzi is a new Berlusconi who exercises charisma rather than articulate political ideas. Written off by left-wing commentators as ambitious and superficial, Italy’s youngest...
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On the frontline: citizen journalism in Syria
As the Syrian civil war moves into its fourth year, citizen journalists have filled the gap left by professionals denied access to or evacuated from the most dangerous country in the world for working...
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A sham election will only divide Syria further
While the international community’s attention has been grabbed by Ukraine, it should not overlook the latest events in Syria as Bashar al-Assad’s presidential ‘election campaign’ begins. The July poll...
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Fish rot from the head
Torture is routine practice in South Africa's police stations and prisons. A lineage of impunity, traced from apartheid, has meant de facto immunity for perpetrators. With South Africa celebrating its...
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The partition of Ukraine
Ukraine has been shorn of Crimea, now there is talk of splitting the rest of the country in two, rather as Czechoslovakia did in 1993. But do the arguments add up? The argument for splitting Ukraine is...
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Politics makes biased fools of us all
With tapes of voice recordings of Erdogan being leaked, whether they are authentic or not, what we believe today is what we want to believe.“This is a dirty conspiracy”, responded the infuriated...
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Being a "boogieman"
The author shares his personal experience of transformation, living abroad, after a revolution kicks off in his home country and hopes that one day he will no longer have to be a "boogieman."Ever since...
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Republicans, virtue and the values of the market
Republicans are often accused of being inconsistent, or even incoherent, in embracing free market policies that are incompatible with their own ideas about civic virtue. But is this accusation...
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London's NHS at the crossroads
A duty of candour for NHS managers and ending cash-driven closures - those are amongst the recommendations of the People's Inquiry into London's NHS which raises serious concerns of creaking services...
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“Nuestra Escuela:” bringing love and creativity back into education
Traditional schooling has been wreaking havoc on individuals and communities for 200 years. It’s time to replace it with a new system of self-designed and community-supported webs of learning.Credit:...
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Scotland isn't different, it's Britain that's bizarre
Britain is in a state of self denial, sitting at the bottom of European league tables, but convinced it still rules the waves. The aspirations of the SNP may seem ambitious, but all they are really...
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An American in Maidan
Suspecting that neither Ukrainians nor people elsewhere were being given an accurate portrayal of what has been going on in Kyiv, I felt I had no choice but to travel there and offer an honest portrait...
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Opposition, the AKP and democracy in Turkey
Political life in Turkey is increasingly undemocratic and authoritarian. How can this institutional weakness be overcome? The latest episode in Turkish politics is instructive on the role of the...
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Occupying the Taiwanese parliament
This could be the last straw that broke the camel’s back.Noted political dissident Su Beng sits in a wheelchair listening to speeches at an anti-government protest over a proposed trade pact between...
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The social democratic dilemma
Centre-left parties in Europe have lost the argument for pragmatic fiscal policy and support for austerity seems to prevail. So where does this leave those who refuse to vote for more austerity?There...
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Why Mubenga trial matters. By ex-Chief Inspector of Prisons Lord Ramsbotham
Yesterday the Crown Prosecution Service said three former G4S guards, Stuart Tribelnig, Terry Hughes and Colin Kaler, would stand trial for the manslaughter of Jimmy Mubenga on a BA plane in October...
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A tale of two speeches
Vladimir Putin's vision of Russia's destiny has parallels with George W Bush's of the United States in the aftermath of 9/11. This makes the existing crisis over Ukraine even more acute.George W Bush...
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Racism: troubling truths
Fighting racism in Europe is not easy when Europe has two hands tied behind its back—debilitated by neo-liberal policies on the one hand and the securitisation of minorities on the other.Fifty-four...
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Challenging annexation: in Crimea, the referendum that wasn’t
The time has come – unfortunately in the midst of another political and human crisis – for the international community to develop a rapid assistance framework for nonviolent activists and dissidents...
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The populist appeal – bottom-up perspectives: Dealing with ‘reasonable...
Counterpoint presents excerpts from its citizen consultations in three parts of France where either the Front National has been successful or local tensions could fuel support for Marine Le Pen's...
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