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Note to British MPs: think before criticising the European Court
A growing appetite to limit the jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights has emerged among British MPs. Their criticism is mistaken, and undermines the very important work the Court does in...
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The power to 'create money out of thin air'
Understanding capitalism's elastic production of money and moving on beyond Adam Smith and 'fractional reserve banking' - Ann Pettifor reviews Geoffrey Ingham's Capitalism Introduction Modern finance...
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A 'Fresh Start' for Britain in Europe?
A new manifesto, 'Fresh Start', has been published by a group of Conservative MPs proposing a new relationship between the UK and EU. The (not so hidden) agenda: sweeping away many of the rights that...
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Time horizons of transformation: lessons from the German unification for the...
The harmonisation of national economies inside the eurozone is essentially a clash of time horizons – the future might be bright, but the transformation process in hard-hit countries is painful, and...
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To live so as not to feel ashamed: remembering lawyer Yury Schmidt
Tributes are flooding in to the renowned Russian human rights lawyer Yury Schmidt, who has died aged 75. Schmidt devoted much of his career to defending critics of the Russian government and others...
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Five years on: identity and Kenya's post-election violence
As Kenyan citizens prepare to return to the polls in March this year, Valentina Baú looks at what made the Rift Valley one of the hotspots of the 2007/2008 violence. Although the country is calling for...
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Syria and the risk of Somalisation
If the crisis continues, Syria risks not so much division into hostile states as happened in Yugoslavia, but control by warlords who will persecute the Syrian people.The declarations of the...
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Convincing suicide-bombers that God says no
The dominant perception of suicide-attackers has paid too much attention to the unchallenged assumptions of past experts and too little to the clinical evidence, says Adam Lankford.Imagine that...
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No anniversaries in Sudan
Every year, when a Seed-Ahmed memorial event happened in Khartoum or other cities, it would be prohibited or raided by the police.Yesterday, in the afternoon, an email circulated about the path to be...
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National myth in Egypt
Unless we, the people, and the regime that is in charge of the country, admit that we are very close to rock bottom, we had better be prepared to face the dire consequences.I was attending a workshop...
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This week's window on the Middle East - January 21, 2013
Arab Awakening's columnists offer their weekly perspective on what is happening on the ground in the Middle East. Leading the week: National myth in EgyptNational myth in Egypt No anniversaries in...
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Algeria, Mali and beyond
The seizure of an international gas-plant in Algeria follows closely the escalation of conflict in Mali. The response of western states to both reinforces the worldview of their Islamist adversaries....
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Presidents, Prime Ministers and the Arab Spring
After a year of quiet turmoil under Ennahda's rule, post-revolution Tunisia faces many challenges. Sujit Choudhry and Richard Stacey have had a look at semi-preseidentialism and have been evaluating...
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Bhutan: elections 2013
Five years ago the remote Himalayan state of Bhutan turned from an absolute to a constitutional monarchy, making it the youngest democracy on earth. Looking back at the developments since the...
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Two cheers for the petite bourgeoisie
It's a class with few friends in Britain: dismissed by the left, and sidelined by liberals and conservatives chasing big business. But with the surge in self-employment, the state needs to recognise...
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The real cost of benefit fraud in Britain
Honest mistakes, personal fraud, organised crime. Where does one end and the next begin?Welfare benefits have been hitting the headlines: child benefit capped, three-year 1% cap on working-age...
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In Amenas – a history of silence, not a history of violence
In the latest edition of Textures du temps, a historian’s eye is brought to bear on the discourse prevailing in recent British media coverage of the intervention of Algerian forces in the hostage...
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War for words: freedom of speech after America leaves
Afghan writers and reporters face a worsening situation. Some fear that the gains made for freedom of speech will disappear with the drawdown of foreign forces. فارسیProminent Afghan writer Taqi...
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The widow fears a coup
Did Kirchnerismo and the Argentinian opposition both betray their social ideals? An analysis of Latin American left populism (as well as the opposition movements) from a left wing...
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جنگ بر سر واژه ها: آزادی بیان بعد از خروج نیروهای آمریکایی از افغانستان
نویسندگان و خبرنگاران افغان با وخیم تر شدن وضعیت روبرو هستند. بعضی بر این باوراند که ممکن است دستآورد های آزادی بیان بعد از خروج نیروهای خارجی ناپدید شوندEnglish.یکی از نویسندگان برجسته افغان تقی...
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