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Up in Arms: against the militarisation of everyday life
This week Vron Ware publishes her new book, Military Migrants, which documents the untold story of the British Army's recruitment of Commonwealth citizens from 1998 to the present. Why did this happen...
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The Icelandic constitutional experiment
This Saturday, a year after a Constitutional Council has written a draft constitution with the help of citizens, voters agreed this new draft should be the basis for a new constitution. This writing...
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US elections: hopes and expectations from a ‘post-rosy’ Georgia
The recent parliamentary election in Georgia brought defeat to the party of President Saakashvili, though he himself remains in power until the 2013 presidential election. The country’s main strategic...
View ArticleRedefining protest in Ethiopia: what happens to the 'terror' narrative when...
From the periphery, Ethiopian Muslim protesters have recently turned a page in the history of the country. They have proven that demonstrations by religious groups can be peaceful, that secularism can...
View ArticleIslamisation and the future of the Islamic world
When Islamic groups command the legislative and executive powers in a country, the Islamisation of society takes centre stage. Young, enthusiastic, and ideologically driven members want rapid moves:...
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Nord-Ost, ten years on
Today marks ten years since the start of the Nord-Ost theatre siege, which ended tragically with a bungled special forces operation and the deaths of at least 170. Irina Borogan and Andrei Soldatov,...
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Taliban: agent or victim?
In their attempt to assassinate girl-activist, Malala Yousufzai, has the Taliban inadvertently rescued the narrative of violence against women? Just as in other patriarchal societies, violence against...
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A future giant’s perspective: how Brazil sees the US election
As a future great power emerging right in the USA's backyard, Brazil takes a special interest in the presidential race. The US 2012 presidential election is a crucial moment for the future of the...
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Civil liberties, Britain and the US election
No matter the final outcome, the presidential race has already brought about grim prospects for the future of civil liberties in the US. Any hope I had for a reasonable and rational US election...
View ArticleG4S uses ‘unacceptable’ force on pregnant detainee at UK family detention centre
HM Inspectorate of Prisons report finds that G4S security staff at a UK Border Agency detention facility “deserve great credit”, despite unacceptable use of force on pregnant detainee. A pregnant...
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Predators, Victims and Squarepegs: the moral universe of Irvine Welsh
In his fiction, Irvine Welsh asks how we can sustain a sense of community in a culture where pursuit of self-interest is proclaimed as the dominant virtue. Skagboys, the new prequel to Trainspotting,...
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G4S and friends exploit the mother and baby market
The latest G4S twist on asylum housing markets – a hostel for asylum seeker mothers and babies in the North East of England. G4S, the largest private security firm in the world, won part of the UK...
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Against persecution and torture: a statement from the Russian opposition
Responding to reports of an activist being kidnapped in Kyiv and then imprisoned in Moscow amid allegations of torture, the newly-formed Coordinating Council of the Russian Opposition released a...
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Ukrainian Elections: the oligarchs are hedging their bets
On 28th October, Ukrainians will elect a new parliament. Their country has moved in the last few years from the forefront of democratic transition in the post-Soviet space to a clan-based...
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American election, Egyptian perspectives
Where the world sees two radically opposed candidates, the Egyptian street sees two sides of the same coin. It would seem that the issue Egyptians care about most in the presidential race is American...
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Spanish endogamy and the US elections
Europe may be less interested in this year's election than in the 2008 one - but that doesn't mean it is any less important. The US presidential elections are imminent; we tend to forget that US...
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How the world of Eton sees Scotland and Scottish Independence
In the same week that the terms of the referendum on Scottish independence were agreed, a debate on Scotland was held at Eton College. So what do the posh boys think? The name of Eton resonates down...
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Public protest supports women's uprising in UK detention centre
While the UK Border Agency and commercial contractors attempt to quash a women’s uprising inside Yarl’s Wood detention centre, an activist reports from a demonstration outside the Home Office....
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The fight for a genuinely democratic Europe
In France, the Manifesto of Appalled Economists underlined some of the country's most preeminent economists concerns about the European response to the global crisis. It was signed by over 700...
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Vladimir Putin’s ever-decreasing circle of friends
President Putin’s popularity has been dented by the open opposition of two celebrities, hitherto ardent supporters: Lyudmila Narusova and Kseniya Sobchak, respectively widow and daughter of his former...
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