29 July 2010
Brazil: democracy vs poverty
In half a generation, a period that straddles two presidencies, politics has lifted millions of Brazilians from misery. Arthur Ituassu explains how it was done.
The AfPak war via WikiLeaks
WikiLeaks's War Diary confirms and amplifies enduring political assessments of the Afghanistan war.
Lebanon's paths to war
The investigation into the assassination of President Rafiq Hariri is just one trigger among many that could lead Lebanon and the wider region to war.
The Assam conflict: a failure of the press
While debate on Assam's future rages in the Assamese media, the issue continues to be ignored by the Indian national press.
RELIGION, CULTURE, DEMOCRACY
Culturalism: culture as political ideology
More unites than divides Left and Right in the fierce debate on multiculturalism, argues Jens-Martin Eriksen and Frederik Stjernfelt.
''Defending one's character is not an intellectual exercise'' - an interview with Ian Buruma, author of Taming the Gods
Author Ian Buruma reflects on his recent book and delves into his findings on religion and its impact on democracy.
