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The Left and Israel: a tortured path , Colin Shindler
The attitudes of the political left, including left-wing Jews, to Israel have varied greatly across the state's six decades. Loyalties acquired before or independent of Israel's foundation - to the...
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The Exile Nation Project - Scott Tracy Imler, Charles Shaw
Scott Tracy Imler is one of the central figures in the history of medical cannabis legislation. He was a co-author of the California Compassionate Use Act of 1996, more commonly known as "Prop 215,"...
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Protests and the badly ground flour of Russian history , Andrei Konchalovsky
Intellectuals are excited that this winter’s protests are a sign Russia could finally be turning into a democratic state. Andrei Konchalovsky urges them to look back into the country’s past and see...
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Still fatally flawed – the proposed NHS for England , Lord Owen
David Cameron should respect the evidence and stop the unamendable Health and Social Care Bill, says former health minister Lord David Owen David Cameron should respect the evidence and stop the...
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How the Arab League turned against Syria, Sean Mann
Why did the Arab League, once perceived as an ineffective dictators’ club, end up taking the side of anti-government protesters against the Syrian regime? Does its humanitarian rhetoric simply conceal...
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An Indian youth delegation visits China in 2011, Ambuj Thakur
The Indian youth delegation to Beijing was highly impressed with China and its people. India and China have had few interactions throughout history due to the insurmountable geographical barrier in...
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Vladimir Putin: his place in history, Vladimir Pastukhov
Vladimir Putin’s one great achievement is the restoration of bureaucratic order after its near destruction by Gorbachev and privatisation by Yeltsin. Yet the end game is fast approaching, and the...
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Uneconomics: a challenge to the power of the economics profession, William...
The fall-out from the financial crash is continuing to destroy lives around the globe, yet the power of economists is being entrenched, rather than questioned. In this debate, we bring together...
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Europe’s radical right: recognising and managing the ‘threat’, Vidhya Ramalingam
Safeguarding communities and nations from the potential threats of radical right narratives is not about controlling or prohibiting their political parties: but about bridging gaps between political...
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Disillusion, mistrust and suspicion: the legacy of the Afghan war , Giuliano...
When we call for greater security, the soldiers tell us they are here for rebuilding. When we call for rebuilding, they state they are here for the security. In the end, they guarantee neither. Ten...
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The Arab revolts in year two , Volker Perthes
The uprisings across the Arab world are becoming more complex and variable as they enter their second year. This makes it all the more important to identify their main dynamics, says Volker Perthes....
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Colombia, a state of flux , Adam Isacson
A decade of violence and insecurity has deeply marked Colombia's society, politics and institutions. For Colombia to move on, its beleaguered yet independent justice system will have a vital role to...
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America after Iraq-Afghanistan, Paul Rogers
Washington's military withdrawal from Iraq and problems in Afghanistan are forcing a change of strategy. Barack Obama's political fate will determine how far it will go. The United States is facing a...
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Proxy wars: could the US end up supporting al-Qaeda-like groups in Syria?,...
Syrian state-controlled media blames most of the deaths on armed groups (which it calls terrorists). These allegations have awakened Russia’s dormant–but not forgotten–memory of the Saudi-American...
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Pavement injustice: the tyranny of on-the-spot fines, Josie Appleton
What does it mean for justice in Britain when criminal offences that were once tried in a court room are now dealt with on-the-spot, with the supposed 'offender' unable to argue their case? Over the...
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Land grabs: the threat to African women’s livelihoods, Kathambi Kinoti
Despite the African Union's commitment to strengthening women's access and control of land by placing land rights in the public domain of human rights, it is silent on the issue of land grabs. This is...
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Democracy in Pakistan: a wolf in sheep's clothing, Shazad Ali
In Pakistan, the west has always turned a blind eye to the civilian deployment of all the ingredients of dictatorship. There has been hysteria in the west, especially in Europe, on Pakistan’s fragile...
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Prime Minister as a mid-career job: what consequence for Britain?, Trevor Smith
The office of Prime Minister, once the apex of a political career, has become a stepping stone for a new generation of ambitious young politicians. The fact British prime ministers have been getting...
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Whose network?, James Butler
Reflections on Paul Mason's new book, 'Why It's Kicking Off Everywhere'. The below is a slightly expanded write-up of the notes I made before speaking on a panel at the launch of Paul Mason’s new...
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Syem Saleem Shahzad: death of a journalist, Nick Fielding
The Pakistani journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad made both friends and enemies in the course of his detailed reporting of Islamist groups and insurgencies in the country. An official report on his...
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