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Palestinian resistance, the necessity of three fronts
Something must be done about Israel’s number one ally, the Palestinian Authority, otherwise what we are witnessing today will be merely another flare-up, as opposed to a turning point for...
View ArticleTake our 'treatment' or we'll stop your benefits, Tories threaten mentally ill
Proposals to strip benefits from depressed people who 'refuse' treatment are unethical, ignore root causes, and are likely to force people into inappropriate treatment or penury.Last year, Tory MP...
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Seeing true nature: Buddhism and the environment
In an age of increasing environmental destruction, Buddhism can inspire the ecological awareness that’s necessary for a more balanced existence. Another Place/Anthony Gormley. Credit: Wikimedia...
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A letter to Scotland’s new radicals: the opportunities and dangers of the...
The radical left has grown hugely in Scotland, and it is important that they don't get to caught up in their own myth-making.not-a-dinner-party.blogspot.comRadical Scotland’s re-emergence and...
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A schoolgirl was murdered
The task of driving invasions of privacy out of press behaviour does not require constant invocation of the death of 13-year-old Milly Dowler a dozen years ago.At the end of the long, expensive and...
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On TTIP and the NHS, they are trying to bamboozle us
The TTIP trade treaty talks re-open in Brussels this week. We should not be reassured by the convenient 'leak' of a private letter between key TTIP advocates claiming the treaty poses no threat to the...
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Saving privacy in the age of mass surveillance: do judges hold the key?
European courts have interpreted privacy in a holistic manner, addressing not only the challenges of mass surveillance to data protection and the right to a private life, but also defending privacy as...
View ArticlePolitical economy, security, and the summit to end sexual violence in conflict
From London to Ukraine, Madeleine Rees reflects on the lessons of the recent Summit to end sexual violence in conflict, and calls upon States to respond by adopting a new approach to conflict...
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Toying with the law? Reckless manipulation of the legislature in Museveni’s...
Particularly since 2006, when a multiparty system was introduced in Uganda, laws have been drafted with the primary purpose of stigmatizing particular opposition groups. Peter Tatchell (C), joins LGBTI...
View ArticlePaul Rogers' timeline on the Middle East, 2001-present: from the must-read...
A timeline of articles from Paul Rogers' weekly column on global security since 2001, with a focus on the Middle East. Paul Rogers has been writing a weekly column on global security for openDemocracy...
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Finding cracks in Syria's deadly politics to deliver aid
Humanitarian agencies have renewed support after a rare moment of unity in the UN Security Council regarding cross-border aid delivery into Syria, but face only growing challenges and ethical dilemmas...
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Defending political autonomy – or: Habermas on Europe
Habermas likes to regard 'national solidarity' based on 'national identity' as a stage in the development of solidarity. It is just a step towards the mutual beneficence and trust that is based, not on...
View ArticleThe brave struggle: an insight into Europe from its future
We should start understanding Europe not as an idea but rather as a clash of ideas; as a community whose ground is not an exclusionary identity, but rather a comprehensive solidarity. In his recent...
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Cyprus 40 years on. Do you really want a solution? Abandon 'realism'
Every July I cannot stop thinking of that morning of July 20, 1974. A boy, born and raised on the Greek island of Lesbos, in very close proximity to Turkey, listening as his mother tells him that...
View ArticleOperation Firm Cliff and another point of view
Pro-Palestinian articles complain about the lopsided score of casualties. There just don’t seem to be enough dead Israelis to suit the sensibilities of these humanitarians.In the words of Yogi Berra,...
View ArticleCop cams go global
Brazil´s military police have long equated law enforcement with warfare. But there are signs that the status quo is changing, and worldwide.On 14 July last year, military police arrested Amarildo de...
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What would good democracy look like in Scotland?
The Electoral Reform Society Scotland asked people what good democracy would look like...What does a good Scottish democracy look like? This is the question ERS Scotland asked almost 100 Scottish...
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This is how we solve economic inequality
Last week, the New Economics Foundation (nef) launched a report on how to reduce inequality in Britain. Here, they outline their key proposals.Photo: Tim BeckettI’ve blogged before about the most...
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How much power does President Poroshenko want?
President Poroshenko has asked for increased presidential powers, which are the opposite of what the Euromaidan protests were about. The weakening of excessive presidential powers was one of the key...
View ArticleA nation on the brink: how America's policies sealed Iraq's fate
The growth of ISIS is hardly violence in a vacuum. Despite the rapid onset of historical amnesia, America must face up to its post-occupation legacy in Iraq. For Americans, it was like the news from...
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