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Our final century? Threats to the survival of the human race in the 21st...
Film: Martin Rees speaks to TalkWorks on nuclear disarmament, threats confronting humanity in the 21st century and what must change as part of the 2013 Global Perspectives series. Part 2: Threats from...
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Power, politics and public monuments in Nairobi, Kenya
For the Kenyan novelist, playwright and essayist, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, power through cultural subjugation was the principal tool of colonialism. The monuments of Nairobi can be read as a history of...
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The helpless and the resourceful, or the beginnings of Polish populisms
Poland has two populisms: “the populism of the dispirited”, mobilising those who struggled to adjust to life in the new Poland; and a form of neo-liberal populism, embracing free market capitalism and...
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Memories of war in the divided city
The dilapidated buildings which dot downtown Beirut are constant reminders of what existed before, what was destroyed during, and what has occurred since the civil war which violently divided the...
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If only it were fiction
In a few months, the EU will decide whether to sign an Association Agreement with Ukraine. President Viktor Yanukovych is, however, focussed on a different agenda - how to win a second term in 2015....
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Wake up calls: why aren't we up yet?
The bombings in Boston brought to mind familiar images from past American tragedies and its wars abroad. But why are we still shocked? It is an event that never ceases to stop people still. All the...
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The British Dream: a review, and the author's response
A new book on immigration and inclusion by the former Prospect Editor lays out a vision of a shared future Britain. Sunder Katwala, director of think-tank British Future, reviews the book, and the...
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AQIM: Maghreb to Mali, and back
The crisis in Mali highlights the distinctive character and trajectory of Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb. A group forged in reactivity and ambiguity, marked by fluid leadership and unarticulated...
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Labour in times of rising foreign direct investment in developing countries
Why are certain countries more successful at attracting foreign direct investment (FDI)?Globalisation is said to have changed the very nature of labour, a key factor of production that has its own set...
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Kenya 2013 elections: reflections on the Supreme Court ruling and the role of...
The recent ruling by Kenya's Supreme Court of Kenyatta's presidential victory implies that democracy is taking root in the country. But were its actions simply to avoid more bloody conflict, rather...
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Scottish independence: not worth the trouble
Chart the actual probable outcomes of independence, and there is little to recommend it to the Scots, if slightly more to the English. Yet the results would be devastating.Scotland’s independence is a...
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Kenyatta in State House: what's next for Kenya and the ICC?
The inauguration of a head of state facing an ICC arrest warrant will have profound consequences for Kenya's previous cooperation with the court. As Kenyatta was sworn in as Kenya’s fourth president on...
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Thatcher's funeral - the crowd, the media and reality
Despite shameless media fawning the streets were in fact eerily quiet; the biggest crowd out was the police. But signs of her legacy are still pervasive.On Thatcher funeral day, I had to catch a...
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Dimon Don't Cry
The Russian Prime Minister, Dmitry Medvedev, doesn't like his online nickname “Dimon,” but whatever we think of Dimon’s playground problems how does one stand up to online bullies? And why are so many...
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Religion and after: Bangladeshi identity since 1971
Secularism was one of the cornerstones of Bengali nationalism, but its spirit was enforced only by pen and paper. How can demands to ban religion from politics be satisfied? The United Nations...
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Syria: revolution or civil war?
We need to understand what the Syrians want, fear, believe, and why they act in the way they do. It is not an easy task. But it is the only way if you really hold that the future of Syria must be in...
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North Korea and Trident: challenging the nuclear non-proliferation regime
As representatives of 189 governments meet to discuss strengthening the cornerstone of the global nuclear non-proliferation regime, the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), Kim Jong-un and David...
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Chronicle of a lie foretold: or, how I failed to stop Spain’s rightwing press...
I replied to individual tweets with my concerns. But I have 50 followers; they had hundreds of thousands. I was like a cartoon character plugging holes in my boat as the water rose around my ankles.On...
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Algerians in London protest against shale gas and the lack of a national debate
Fracking has raised major concerns for its substantial use of water (particularly worrying for the Sahara) and for the potential leaking of these chemical substances into groundwater.Mr. Yousfi...
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Transparency International raises serious concerns about corruption in the UK
The creep of the market into almost all areas of public life has brought with it a steady and damaging growth in corruption. Both the media and the political class insist the UK is largely free of...
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