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Russia: is change really inevitable? , Vladimir Zvonovsky
Very many people inside (and outside) Russia would like to see a change in the current way the country is governed. The protest movements that were formed after the recent elections made this appear a...
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Afghanistan-Iraq, and America's fix, Paul Rogers
The Taliban assault on key sites in central Kabul highlights the strategic predicament of the United States and its Nato allies in Afghanistan. The forewarnings were present a decade ago, in ways that...
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A plague on both your populisms , Catherine Fieschi
Populist movements can bear a strong, but misleading, resemblance to more respectable cousins: movements for democratic accountability. It has now become fashionable even to argue that ‘some populism...
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The enemy always gets a vote, Riccardo Dugulin
Current tensions between Iran and the US /Israel alliance may lead to military intervention from either side. The outcome of such initiative is very uncertain as both sides are caught up in security...
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Doubting North Korea’s ‘collapsists’, Alexander James
Commentators on North Korea have predicted the immanent downfall of its dictatorial regieme since its inception, but even after the second transition of power to another member of the Kim family it is...
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Heart Against Stone: the story of a survivor from Utøya, Erik Møller Solheim...
This excerpt is the first English translation of a remarkable account of the experience of one of the young survivors on Utøya. The 21yr-old was shot and wounded after the events related here. He...
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Will diplomacy solve the Iran-US imbroglio?, Wajahat Qazi
Ayatollah Khamenei's recent declarations concerning the future of the Iranian nuclear dispute may sound belligerent, but they indeed reveal levers to be used for diplomacy. Acknowledging Iran’s role...
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India’s diplomatic stand on the resolution against Sri Lanka, Muthukrishnan...
India has tried to strike a balance between support for the Sri Lankan government and calls for Tamil rehabilitation - ultimately backing the UN resolution urging Sri Lanka to investigate abuses of...
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Death and technology, Peyvand Khorsandi
Apparently his mother approves. She was “positively thrilled” by her son’s brief return to the stage courtesy of entrepreneur Dre Dre who forked out a considerable sum to fund the resurrection. Two...
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US Congressional paralysis, Marcus How
Even if President Obama adopts a stronger-arm approach to domestic politics and demands legislative efficiency, the conflicts will simmer regardless, boiling over in some form or other by 2016. The...
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Greece and the new pan-European value - profit, Ioannis Tellidis
The fact that the Union’s upper echelons do not want to dig deeper for Greece in the name of accountability, name names and sever all ties with those that are personally politically responsible should...
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Britain's disabled are being abandoned by the state, Chris Grover, Hannah...
The UK government is radically cutting support for the disabled. What does that mean for people living with disability? The UK coalition government’s mantra ‘We’re all in this together’ has received...
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Is Murdoch still corrupting Parliament's Select Committee?, Anthony Barnett
Is the British parliamentary investigation of the Murdoch press proceeding with collusion between the Murdoch's and members of the Committee investigating their behaviour and its influence? We should...
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European publics, desperately seeking European politics , Markus Ojala
The scope and seriousness of communication about Europe, and concurrent growing demands for European democracy from civil society might even legitimize an argument about an emerging European public...
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The (mis)rule of the econocrats: how to re-politicise economics, Karel...
The financial crisis demonstrated extraordinary failures on the part of policy elites and economic experts. And yet we remain governed by technocrats. We need to re-politicise economic policy-making,...
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British Muslims and local democracy: after Bradford, Parveen Akhtar
A by-election earthquake in the post-industrial northern English city of Bradford saw a high-profile politician with a strong appeal among disaffected urban Muslims win an overwhelming victory. This...
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Women defining economic citizenship , Jenny Allsopp
How can we empower women to participate in existing economic structures and simultaneously count on women’s participation as a means of transforming these structures in themselves? What we need is a...
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Norway's atrocity: a story of non-impact, Cas Mudde
The immediate reactions to the terrorist attack in Oslo in July 2011 were both politicised and inaccurate. The opening of the perpetrator's trial nine months later finds leading ideological positions...
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When camaraderie is for show: Virgin loves the London Marathon, helps...
Richard Branson's Virgin Group is lead sponsor of tomorrow's London Marathon. It's “a national institution” says Virgin. “The atmosphere and camaraderie is like nothing else.” One medical student...
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The slow creep of complacency and the soul of English justice, Tim Otty
The government’s Justice and Security Green Paper and its plans to allow English courts to hold secret hearings is a threat to the basic principle of justice: the right to a fair and open trial. Tim...
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