Thursday 4 Feb 2010
Iraq's shadow over Afghanistan
The Barack Obama administration’s plans for subduing the Taliban are endangered by continuing insecurity in Iraq
The blizzard of the world
The exhaustion of the planet and existing ways of life presents a creative challenge: exploring “uncivilisation”. Paul Kingsnorth introduces the Dark Mountain Project.
Europe's role in losing Ukraine
On the eve of the crucial run-off in Ukraine's presidential election, Fabrizio Tassinari argues that enlargement fatigue in the EU has meant that since the Orange Revolution Ukraine has been offered no real prospect of joining Europe
Bettino Craxi’s legacy, Italy's misery
The commemoration of a discredited Italian prime minister exemplifies the political decadence at the country’s heart, says Geoff Andrews.
Avatar blues and the hopelessness of Pandora
What's depressing is the film's theory of value
Gao Zhisheng and China's question
The disappearance of a Chinese lawyer after his arrest by China’s security agents amplifies the wider dilemma of the country’s political elite, says Kerry Brown.
Toward a Converging Cosmopolitan Project?
Cosmopolitanism from both ends: a conversation about theory and practice
