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Foreign policy expectations from a Romney presidency
What US foreign policy should we expect if Romney was to win in November? His statements during the campaign suggests adherence to his neocon advisers' hard line stances on many topics, including...
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Three things to bear in mind about Jimmy Savile and one about the BBC
The only way the BBC can adequately address the crisis it is mired in is to heed ourBeeb's calls to transform itself into an institution that belongs and is accountable to the public who trust, admire...
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Occupy and its ally in the Bank of England
Last night, as part of the New Putney Debates, senior Bank official Andy Haldane said Occupy is "right" about the economic crisis. What kind of friend is he? Fitting, that we met last night in the...
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RuNet, hate crime and soft targets: how Russia enforces its anti-extremism law
The internet is a tool that can be used for good, but it can also be manipulated by fanatics preaching violent hate propaganda. Policing is never going to be easy, but the Russian police inflate their...
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A view from Spain: why Obama deserves a second chance
In Spain, any piece of news that distracts the attention from the economic, social and political crisis is welcome these days. For a country that has never shown too much interest in international...
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The least bad: the US elections from Israel-Palestine
For Palestinians and Israelis, a Democrat victory would be bad and a Republican victory worse. While Obama continues to seduce the deluded among us, Romney is making lethal calculations I live in...
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The politics of alliances: feminist peace action, drones and Code Pink
Meredith Tax raises significant questions about feminist activism, political alliances and fundamentalism, but her attack on Code Pink's campaign trip against the use of remotely-controlled drones in...
View ArticleTurkey’s Kurdish policy: sleepwalking to crisis
A mix of inheritance, repression and strategic vacuity is pulling Turkey's leadership into a long-term Kurdish quagmire, says Bill Park. Turkey’s domestic Kurdish difficulties show no signs of...
View ArticleWhen will male politicians take women's rights seriously?
Feminism appears to be back with a vengeance in the UK. Kirsty Styles reports from the UK Feminista lobby of Parliament, and asks how long it will take before the f-word that really rings true in our...
View ArticleThe Handmaid's Tale of Coalition Britain
Jeremy Hunt's recently-voiced and ill-founded opinion on abortion adds insult to injury. Coalition austerity policies and attacks on women's rights mean that day by day Britain is becoming no country...
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Concern and frustration in the Gulf
America is still the Gulf states' indispensable ally, but the indecisiveness of Obama's policy in the Middle East is starting to foster frustration and concern in the Gulf capital cities. This is...
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Ukraine: the far-right in parliament for the first time
The Parliamentary election in Ukraine has, as expected, returned President Yanukovych’s Party of Regions to power. It has also had one less predicted result: the first election to the country’s...
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The US elections - as seen from India
In India, people are amused and puzzled, depressed and disinterested and occasionally inspired by the long and loud, colorful and typical American show that goes by the name of the presidential...
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Education for sale: Sussex should learn from London Met
After the recent success of the union member-led campaign at London Metropolitan University against the outsourcing of its services, students and staff at Sussex need to lead a similar battle. Image:...
View ArticleMali, and the next war
The growing prospect of western-backed military intervention to reverse the spread of Islamism in west Africa is good news for an evolving al-Qaida movement. The risk of a new war against Islamists,...
View ArticleA convenient "tie"
A tie that isn't quite what it seems, and a US election sideshow: pundit gut v nerd calculator. We’re only a few days away from knowing who will lead the US for the next four years. (Probably – I...
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The presidential election and the future of US-Tunisian relations
The oppressed people of Tunisia have long envied western democracy. Now that they've regained their freedom and had their own democratic elections, do Tunisians cast a more critical look on the...
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The Wizards of Gwalia
A curious tale of a man with depression (no, not like Eeyore) and his dealings with the strange creatures from Mind and the DWP. In the beginning..."Oh, I think we'll be able to save your house," he...
View ArticleThe DR Congo: behind the headlines
The military and political tensions in the contested eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo are reinforced by diplomatic failures. A turn towards negotiation and compromise is vital if the...
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Military, Militants and Mandarins: prospects for trade and peace between two...
Small but promising steps towards normalisation between India and Pakistan have implications beyond their bilateral relations, given the challenging neighbourhood the two states inhabit. “Act small,...
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