Drone wars: the new blowback
The United States and Israel see armed drones as a valuable tool of "remote control". But Iran, China and Russia - and non-state actors - are working to achieve their own capacity. The emerging era is...
View ArticleDeux semaines chaud a l'est de la RD Congo
Ce vendredi 30 novembre est la date limite fixée par le gouvernement aux rebelles du M23 pour quitter la ville de Goma, dans l'est de la RDC. Un artisan de la paix au Sud-Kivu examine les retombées de...
View ArticleLeveson's report on the UK press: reactions
Reactions so far include: Lis Howell, Henry Porter, Steve Barnett, Peter Facey, Simon Barrow, Barbara Gunnell, Sylvia Harvey, Des Freedman, Ryan Gallagher, Tony Curzon-Price, Rupert Read, Dan Hind......
View ArticleFrom periphery to centre: Israel's legitimacy, Palestine's UN bid, and the ICC
Palestine's newly accorded observer status at the UN General Assembly is only the latest move in an ambitious gamble to maneuver the ICC in the quest for statehood. The recent Israeli offensive in...
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The 'politics' in Ethiopia's political trials
The Ethiopian regime is using the legal system to eliminate dissident voices and drag protesters to court under terrorism charges. Far from guaranteeing equality and justice, the country’s courts serve...
View ArticleA Rubicon too far: the Prime Minister has shown he is beholden to the Press
Leveson’s recommendations would not compromise the freedom of the British press, but balance it with freedom of the public. So why is Cameron so terrified?The Leveson report is a sturdy and serious...
View ArticleTurning the tide of media sexism
Comedy and social media are targeting Britain's Page 3 culture. With Lord Leveson's inquiry lashing the tabloid press for 'reckless prioritising' of sensation, now is the time for activists is to reach...
View ArticleLord Leveson was right to ignore the internet in his report
Only one page out of two thousand was dedicated to online media in Leveson's report on the British press. The editor of the most popular left-wing blog in Britain explains why he thinks this was the...
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Believing in tears: a snapshot of new Russian documentary cinema
The Sixth London Russian Film Festival, which took place in London earlier this month, introduced 11 new feature films and 7 documentaries to the British public. Masha Karp went to watch the...
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Democracy in a state of emergency: Greece, the EU and the Eurozone debt crisis
Day after day, it is becoming clearer that the European Union has no intention of tackling its democratic deficit. It is time for the Union to realize it has failed Greece, European citizens and its...
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Mexico's lost generation
Enrique Pena Nieto will assume the Presidency of Mexico on the 1 December 2012, a day which will mark the return of his party, the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) after 12 years absence. Their...
View ArticleA victory against modern day slavery
The ILO Domestic Workers Convention was unthinkable just a few years ago. It represents the culmination of years of effort by domestic workers, advocates, and officials to shine a spotlight on a...
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16 jours: de la démystification à la dénonciation
La violence faite aux femmes est une épidémie que nous ne pouvons pas accepter. Le mariage précoce et forcé reste le principal défi au Cameroun et la route sera longue, mais avec la force de...
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16 Days: from demystification to denunciation
Violence against women is a public plague no one can live with and early and forced marriage remains the main challenge in Cameroon. The road ahead is a long one but with the force of women’s activism...
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Revolution is female: the uprising of women in the Arab world
The Arabic word for revolution, thawra, has a female gender. So does the word ’huriya (freedom), and so does the word intifada (uprising). Sara Abbas talks to the social media revolutionaries behind...
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India: breaking the supply chain of human beings
There are more than one million prostituted girls in India. "Only when the buyers of sex are arrested will the brothels close down; and only when the brothels are closed will we be safe,” Uma Das,...
View ArticleHow Britain could leave the EU
Unless politicians, business leaders and trade unionists find the courage to make the case for membership, it is only a matter of time until Britain leaves the EU.Britain’s departure from the EU grows...
View ArticleAmerican conservatives shift on mass incarceration
When Newt Gingrinch announced last year, “The criminal-justice system is broken, and conservatives must lead the way in fixing it," it may have signaled that those who formerly advocated rapid prison...
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The revolution continues: Morsi’s miscalculations and the Ikhwan’s impasse
After President Morsi’s Constitutional Declaration providing him with unprecedented sweeping powers, the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt faces unprecedented protests. Is this a sign of its political...
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Security situation in Tunisia remains a major issue
For the fourth day in a row, thousands of people are still protesting in Siliana demanding that the local governor quits.Of all Arab countries that experienced a popular uprising, Tunisia seems to be...
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