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Could Crimea be another Bosnia?
As Crimea prepares for its referendum on Sunday, a lesson should perhaps be learned from an earlier, Balkan carve-up.'A democratic reply to undemocratic pressures.’ This is how Radovan Karadžić's party...
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Crime and politics in Crimea
The link between crime and politics in Crimea has been evident for some time. Now, crime boss Sergei Aksyonov – the ‘Goblin’ – has become its self-declared leader…Western media are widely reporting...
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The new European bipolarity
Russia and the EU are re-entering a state of bipolarity. How can the EU continue to provide peace and prosperity in the future?Pro-EU demonstrations in Kiev. Wikimedia commons/Evgeny Feldman. Public...
View ArticleNotes from the Prague underground, part 1
Part 1 of an interview around Roger Scruton's new novel, Underground Notes. Czechoslovakia in the early 1980s is the backdrop for an exploration of a conservative existentialism. Download this episode...
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The populist appeal – bottom-up perspectives: Finland's biggest problems
The small city of Kouvola lies in forests where once the paper industry thrived. Recently, the region has suffered from closing factories and loss of jobs. Kouvola is one of the most important...
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The populist appeal – bottom-up perspectives: The ‘Participation Society’ of...
These remarks, extracted from a meeting with citizens in Leidsche Rijn, confirm findings that only 20% of Dutch voters have trust in politics. Nostalgia for the old times when equality and consensus...
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Behind closed windows: a discussion on the recent protests in Bosnia
The poet Goran Simic and the historian Srdja Pavlovic discuss the protests in Bosnia and what they mean for the future of the country.Goran Simic. Photo supplied by author.Srđa Pavlović teaches at the...
View ArticleNotes from the Prague underground, part 2
Part 2 of an interview around Roger Scruton's new novel, Underground Notes. The contrast between Prague in the early 1980s and Washington in the late 2000s is the backdrop for a reflection on the...
View ArticlePodcast: 2014 matters: debt and economic justice in Scotland and the world
What would Scottish independence mean for debt and economic justice? A panel came together in Aberdeen to discuss what the referendum means for Scotland's place in the world. As part of the 2014...
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Patents versus patients: the case for affordable medicine
The protection of intellectual property rights has become a bone of contention in India's relations with the US and the EU. How can we make sure the interests of Big Pharma never stand in the way of...
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Beyond the Kunming attack
The recent attacks on Kunming train station represent a watershed moment in China-Uyghur relations, as Uyghurs across China face widespread recriminations.Peter Carney/DemotixOn March 1, a massacre at...
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On violence and protest in Brazil
While media coverage of Brazil's urban protests, continues to focus on Molotov cocktails and smashed windows, the fight against police violence, repression and institutional racism continues.The ending...
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Why Crimea is not Kosovo and why it matters
In his 18 March speech, Vladimir Putin cited the International Court of Justice 2010 opinion allowing Kosovo to declare independence as justification for Crimean separation. The cases are, however,...
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The continuous battle against sexual harassment in Egypt
My hopes for a feminist uprising to lurch Egypt forward in a messy, imperfect, but ultimately positive way now seem part of a different time, before the great recalibration of possibilities, plans, and...
View ArticlePressuring FIFA
FIFA may be forced to take action as something must be done to stop the relentless targeting of Palestinian footballers in Israel.Jawhar Nasser Jawhar, 19, and Adam Abd al-Raouf Halabiya, 17, might...
View ArticleAn excursion to Wadi Ara
I came away from this trip with a lot of food for thought. One thing for sure, the situation of the Israeli Arab community in Wadi Ara is much more complex than I had imagined.Once again I am indebted...
View ArticleThe slow pace of female empowerment in the Gulf
These oil-rich countries cannot sustain long-term growth and prosperity if half the population remains marginalised and excluded from the workforce. The GCC states should begin to invest in and reform...
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Tony Benn and the radical socialist tradition
Tony Benn was a socialist, a radical, a democrat, and firmly rooted in the British tradition.Flickr/Regent's University LondonI was privileged to hear Tony Benn speak on Blackheath in 1981 to a...
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Asylum seekers in the UK: Let them work and let them eat
A new Bill would remove most grounds of appeal for immigration decisions, turn landlords into immigration police and extend charges for NHS care. On Monday again Peers challenged it.Roger Roberts,...
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The serfs of the Volga Car Factory
The Volga Car Factory in Togliatti is the biggest in Russia. The management recently announced 7,500 redundancies, all before the end of the year. How are the city and its inhabitants coping?Togliatti...
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