Quote of the day

By living exclusively for the present, we let ourselves be hemmed in by an ocean of death. By reviving the past, we enlarge our living space

— Amin Maalouf

Syndicate content

Our writers

Paul Rogers

Global security


new

Li Datong

China from the inside


new

Fred Halliday

Global politics

new

Mary Kaldor

Cosmopolitanism and Globalisation

new

Email & RSS

Sign up to oD's editorial summaries email:



Follow oD on Twitter:


Join our Facebook group:
Add oD to your Netvibes: Add to Netvibes

openDemocracy likes:

Navigation

Recent comments

Signpost Blog

Bryan Long

Bryan Long is a social-systems philosopher.

Recent articles


War, law and American democracy

The Bush administration has undermined international law and subverted national democracy, justifying both by the cultivation of fear. Chip Pitts & Bryan Long assess the damage and how it can be repaired.