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In Ukraine, it grows on trees ...
Ever since becoming Ukraine’s president in 2010, Viktor Yanukovych has been preparing for his next election in 2015 – and this time he intends to win without the support of the oligarchs. But he needs...
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The rise of women in Italian politics
From Laura Boldrini and Cecile Kyenge to Emma Bonino, Italian politics has recently been revitalised by a new generation of active female politicians. Can they be a force for good in Italian...
View ArticleTobacco farmers wiping out Zimbabwe’s indigenous forests
Following Mugabe's land reforms, Zimbabwe's farmers are turning to the booming tobacco industry to alleviate poverty, but this get-rich quick-fix scheme comes at what price to the local environment and...
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Justice in the balance
Can the rule of law survive cuts to Legal Aid? Is it time to rethink the adverserial system of law entirely?Flickr/hans s. Some rights reserved.It is tempting to assume the permanent stability of our...
View ArticleAnother death in UK immigration detention
The latest fatality highlights lack of accountability in the management of short stay detention centres.The death of a Pakistani man in Pennine House detention centre (Manchester airport) last month is...
View ArticleSri Lanka’s Northern Provincial Council elections: reconciliation and reputation
The Northern Provincial Council elections slated for September 2013 hold critical relevance for a transition from post-war Sri Lanka to a post-conflict Sri Lanka. This is an important opportunity for...
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The false promise of a new left in Poland
As the old, post-communist left struggles with its own failures, the nascent new left already appears to be compromising with a liberal centre - a simple repeat of the old left's mistakes. For the left...
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A militarized media in Egypt: a dirty war making many of us blind
The people will soon see the “true colours” of SCAF – or will they? It depends where they get their information from.August 14, 2013 marks one of the darkest days in Egyptian modern history. Over 800...
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No confidence: protests over land grabbing in Taiwan
The ongoing protests in Taiwan over the land grabbing of rural farmland by the government have experienced a recent, rapid escalation. The Taiwanese government’s current reactive policy-making is...
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Can we decolonise human rights?
"Who defines the concept of human rights?"Stephen Hopgood asks. The answer will come from a new North-South dialogue building on the foundations of the dominant eurocentric history, which could reclaim...
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Remembering Salvador Allende
On September 11, 1973, the democratically elected President of Chile, Salvador Allende, died during a US-backed coup d’état. 40 years on, Allende is of critical importance to those of the left, the...
View ArticleThe fields of Marange: where is the diamond money?
Local communities were supposed to reap the benefits of rich resources since Zimbabwe’s Marange diamond fields were opened up to formal mining in 2009. Four years on, impoverished locals are still...
View ArticleThe unbearable lightness of Arab ‘liberals’
The election results gave little say to the revolutionaries, a leaderless group with no structure or any clear, unifying agenda. This camp – which includes leftists, nationalists and remnants of the...
View ArticleArab prospects, Al-Qaida hopes
Al-Qaida has twice returned from presumed defeat. Now, the fate of the Arab awakening provides it with a third opportunity.The high point of George W Bush's "war on terror" came six weeks after the...
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The ‘sectarianization’ of Egyptian society
What are the particular circumstances in modern Egyptian history that have imparted such weight to sectarian appeals and permitted the emergence of two solitudes?Copts gather in Cairo in May 2011....
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Tango: the intimate dance of conflict transformation
Trust, dialogue, passion, communication, vulnerability and empathy. Like tango, transforming conflict is an intimate affair.Copyleft Anouchka Unel/WikipediaThe tango. Two dancers stand apart at first,...
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The gentrification of the left
While Labour represent the working class, they have become increasingly alienated by those who represent them in parliament and in the public eye. It's time to be honest about where we come...
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When money in politics is a good thing
Under first past the post some votes are clearly worth much more than others. Our political parties know this - that's why they spend up to 22 times as much money chasing some votes as others. If...
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Shout from the rooftops, Labour, save England's NHS!
Labour has a chance to show it’s serious about saving the NHS from death by a thousand privatisations.Picture: Dr Kailash ChandFor thirty years a market ideology which puts competition and...
View ArticleThe function of violence in Egypt
Violence in Egypt will only be reigned in when it is no longer useful for the security services’ twin purposes of discrediting the Muslim Brotherhood and discouraging popular mobilization aimed at...
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