Iran: the deescalatory options
We are indeed witnessing a slide towards fewer positive options, but such slides can be reversed. Iran is ready to negotiate, just not on the terms offered by the West. There are, of course, many...
View ArticlePost-election Georgia: turning the dream of peace into reality?
Georgian Dream Coalition's election victory will go down in history as Georgia's first peaceful transition of power. The nominees for the new cabinet now also bring names to the fore with long...
View ArticleWomen are the key to the presidential debate and election
In round two of the presidential debates, Biden might have done a better job than Obama of exposing the salesmanship of the Romney-Ryan campaign, but he did little to regain lost ground with respect...
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Stateless in Burma: Rohingya word wars
In order to understand how the ‘Rohingya crisis’ has come to pass we need to consider the narrative built by three groupings of international actors - the Burmese government, host countries for...
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London: uncovering European identity in a global city?
The absence of Europe on any agenda - as an object of critique, a space of solidarity, or a target of reform - seemed to suggest that, while London may be a global city, it is not, politically at...
View ArticleBo Xilai's fall: echo and portent
The disgrace of a powerful party boss is a familiar theme in Chinese communist history. But the awareness of a new Chinese public means that the elite can no longer manage the problem so easily, says...
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Elected police commissioners: an opportunity for extremists?
If the current dearth of participation in the first Police and Crime Commissioner elections in England and Wales is anything to go by, the new system may provide an opportunity for far right political...
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The far right beyond the stereotype: monetarism, media and the middle classes
Daniel Trilling, author of the new book Bloody Nasty People, talks to Jamie Mackay about the prevailing myths surrounding the far right in Britain, the demographic of its leadership and support, and...
View ArticleWhat do the British people think of the English Defence League?
New polling shows the British people's attitudes to the far-right street protest movement. Three-quarters of Britons (74%) who think that they know enough about the English Defence League to form a...
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The ‘Russian Mafia’ and organised crime: how can this global force be tamed?
We hear a lot about Russian organised crime and its links with the Russian state. But it operates not just at home: its reach is global. Euan Grant explains how it operates and what can be done to...
View ArticleCode Pink, the Taliban and Malala Yousafzai
The US antiwar movement is failing to develop a politics that is critical of both US imperialism and fundamentalist movements like the Taliban. The US antiwar group Code Pink, which describes itself...
View ArticleThe Press and Leveson, it will be war
The introduction to a Penguin Special on why Britain does not have the press it deserves and what should be done - in the lead up to the Leveson Report. This is the introduction to Everybody's Hacked...
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"Who does this world belong to?" - unaccompanied immigrant children in Italy
Unaccompanied immigrant children in Italy have left their countries hoping to find a job and better opportunities, but their aspirations quickly fade away. Often, they risk being exploited to work in...
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Standing up for unity: building bridges through comedy in the Gulf
Whilst there are inevitable irritants to living in such a multicultural society, these are far outweighed by the positive aspects of the interactions that everyone has to experience in their daily...
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Tahrir Square: rent-a-thug culture
The Brotherhood should not delude themselves. The fact they have to bus in members from other governorates is the first clue that their strength is not in the urban heartlands. It’s hard to imagine...
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This week's window on the Middle East - October 15, 2012
Arab Awakening's columnists offer their weekly perspective on what is happening on the ground in the Middle East. Leading the week: Tahrir Square’s rent-a-thug culture Tahrir Square’s rent-a-thug...
View ArticleBad management and broken promises: asylum housing gets the G4S Olympic...
World's biggest security company reneges on promises and re-opens notorious north of England hostel, Wakefield's Angel Lodge. In the shadows of high security Wakefield Prison, Angel Lodge has stood...
View ArticleThe future of democracy in America
The Tea Parties draw strength from deep roots in the American tradition. In his updated edition of America Right or Wrong: An Anatomy of American Nationalism, the author says regardless of who wins...
View Article'Independence is about cultural and societal transformation': an open letter...
As the 100 week countdown to the Scottish independence referendum begins, Alex Salmond must take the opportunity to break from the establishment and open the space for a national engagement with the...
View ArticleColombia's peace process: three challenges
As peace talks begin between the FARC and the Colombian government, military victory is still espoused as a final solution by some, while other recall when past negotiations have failed. But there is...
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