Thursday 11th March
Peacekeepers still needed in Central African Republic
Photographs from a forgotten conflict… Anna Husarska argues that more attention to the Central African Republic is needed as it works toward restoring peace and security
Spain's politics of memory
The Madrid train-bombings on 11 March 2004 provoked a dignified outpouring of collective grief. But the moment was soon reclaimed by Spain’s enduring political warfare over the national past.
China and the West: the hedgehog's dilemma
China has liberalised significantly since the Incident of 1989, but America and Europe are coming to the realisation that ultimately China holds different values
Haven't we said so already?
If the actions recommended by the 1995 Beijing Platform for Action on Equality, Development and Peace were honoured, the Millennium Development Goals could be met.
Climate science: a peace-studies lesson
The doubters of global warming are emboldened by their new ability - as in the “climategate” affair - to put climate researchers on the defensive. But the experience of comparable assaults on the discipline of peace studies in the 1980s suggests that hostile scrutiny can have longer-term benefits for the target.
Turkey and Ergenekon: from farce to tragedy
An epic military, political, and security scandal continues to absorb Turkey. The affair's latest bizarre sub-plots make the tensions between the country's “deep state” and its constitutional order even more acute, says Bill Park.
