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The Chinese netizens mobilising against western media distortions should also look in the mirror
What does the new Russian president want, and does he have the scope to make the job his own?
Judith Herrin unearths the roots of the "cosmopolitan" and finds a vital source for understanding the globalised present
Beijing’s tense months of crisis may in retrospect come to seem the product of a masterly public-relations campaign, says Kerry Brown.
A devastating cyclone alters the political outlook days before the junta's constitutional poll
What will the world be like in 2020? Here are two scenarios, in the author's 350th openDemocracy column since September 2001
A many-sided argument over autonomy for Bolivia's eastern region is coming to a climax
Vietnam’s official memory has no place for Hoang Minh Chinh, an honourable critic who embraced democracy
Show me some ID, so I can kill you. Too bad if you're the wrong guy
The fortieth anniversary of the student revolt traps the French in the cunning of history
Kathmandu's election surprise sets a critical challenge for the new Maoist government
A former Catholic bishop defeats the world's longest-serving ruling party (archive)
Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to the United States was a diplomatic success. But what is he for?
The generous super-rich want change. But can-do, know-how, quick-fix solutions won’t work in a world of systemic inequality
..or does it get in the way? The search for new ground on a question of global relevance
Paraguayans have written a fresh page in world history - twice over. Now for the hard part...
A group of leading specialists on Tibet from around the world write to China's president
The violent protests in Haiti against rising food prices expose its deeper political predicament
The test of social-justice philanthropy is for a foundation to live its principles from within
Mai Ghoussoub and Parvin Paidar's humane, life-affirming example is missed and needed
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