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Takeovers and makeovers: using the landscape to re-write history in...
Clearing sites of mass protest in Cairo and stamping them with symbolic representations of their preferred narrative of order and stability, the military authorities are striving to relegate the...
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The architects of a new nation
Today, the Scottish government launched its blueprint for an independent Scotland. On Saturday, Robin McAlpine was one of the closing speakers at the Radical Independence Conference, attended by more...
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Tunnelling borders
The growing ubiquity of militarized borders has with it produced a subterranean network of cross-border tunnels. In tunnelling, global “urban burrowers” have begun to compose a new layer of multitude...
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Berlusconi's endless endgame
Following Berlusconi's recent conviction, the Italian Senate will vote this Wednesday to expel him from its ranks. But with Berlusconi's it's not over before it's over – and the Cavaliere is agitatedly...
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Soon, finally, a new leader of Pakistan's military
Why is it taking so long for Pakistan to get a new Chief of Army Staff - and who will it be? An insight into the politics and personalities of the brass in the running, and how the US and other allies...
View ArticleTyphoon Haiyan: natural disaster meets armed conflict
The huge destruction in the Philippines in the November typhoon hit a poor region already long affected by violent conflict. The two are deeply related, says Colin Walch, who was conducting research in...
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Celebrating the culture of segregation
What does the bestowment of the European Capital of Culture to Košice, Slovakia, say about the meaning of the award?The Lunik IX slum in Košice, Slovakia. Wikimedia Commons. Some rights reserved.The...
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Calling for young European bloggers
Are you between the ages of 18 to 25, living in a European country and/or with an interest in European issues? We are looking for bloggers just like you ahead of the 2014 European election.Can Europe...
View ArticleDrones over the world
US drones are often thought of as focused entirely on action against Al-Qaida and associates, particularly in Pakistan. But the CIA's expanding global net extends into the Pacific, linked to the...
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Scotland's future: "I didn't want to tear my hair out"
Yesterday, the Scottish government produced its blueprint for an independent Scotland. Here, feminist comedian Liz Ely and independent MSP Jean Urquhart respond.The Scottish Parliament/wikimediaLiz...
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20 years of arbitrary detention in Britain
This weekend marks the 20th anniversary of Campsfield, the immigration removal centre which heralded a mass expansion of detention and opened the door for profit in immigration control in Britain. Yet...
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Scotland's future: better than Cameron's permanent austerity, a stepping...
Yesterday, the Scottish government published their blueprint for an independent Scotland. Here, the new co-leader of the Scottish Green Party says what she thinks.Maggie ChapmanThe oil-baron funded...
View ArticleIt is time that right-wing extremist acts are labelled as terrorist
'Lone-wolf attacks' by those inspired by the Far Right are driven by an ideology commited to violent individual acts. However, the UK cannot seem to decide whether to treat these acts as 'hate crime'...
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The Egyptian constitution: the militarized state
In order to gain a deeper understanding of articles related to the military in Egypt's amended constitution one needs to look at the clauses in conjunction with other clauses. This will shed light on...
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Rights-based approaches to development: from rights ‘talk’ to joint action
The rights based approach to development is increasingly popular, but more rights-based money isn’t the answer to the world’s ills. Rights-based practitioners will have to do a better job of evaluating...
View ArticleA regional affair
For the citizens of Lebanon and Beirut, the human cost of the attacks is tragic. The complex web of trans-regional motivations and alliances which provides the backdrop to this latest attack also...
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Iran nuclear deal: the fall-out
The interim nuclear deal between the western powers and Iran faces significant domestic and international challenges. But after long hostility it may prove a trust-building stepping-stone to a larger...
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Scotland's future Parliamentary debte: the battle lines are drawn
The Scottish Parliament today debated the SNP's white paper on the future of an independent Scotland. Adam Ramsay went along...The debating chamber at Holyrood/wikimediaI just sat through the Scottish...
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When the penalty for overstaying your visa is death
UK Parliamentarians plead for the life of Nigerian asylum-seeker Isa Muazu.Lord Roberts at Harmondsworth (Simon Childs www.vice.com)This morning Lord Roberts of Llandudno met with Home Secretary...
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Is Ukraine its own master?
The world was waiting for Ukraine to take its first step towards joining the EU this week, but a few days ago its president announced a not-entirely-unexpected U-turn. Valery Kalnysh reports from Kyiv....
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