Articles by Mary Kaldor

Monday 9th November

Can Greece Lead the Way?

Anthony Barnett and Mary Kaldor, 9 November 2009
As the left across Europe flounders in the wake of the economic crisis, the Greek socialist party under George Papandreou could prove the exception with its dramatic election victory. His aim is nothing less than a pioneering form of progressive government that combines green development, democratic openness and international reconciliation.
Tuesday 11th August

Dismantling the global nuclear infrastructure

Mary Kaldor, 11 August 2009
Arms control belongs to an era when an absolutist view of state sovereignty prevailed
Tuesday 12th May

Poverty and activism: the heart of global civil society

Hakan Seckinelgin, Jan Aart Scholte, Ashwani Kumar, Mary Kaldor, Marlies Glasius, and Helmut Anheier, 12 May 2009
The realities of Indian poverty are where arguments about global civil society are being tested
Wednesday 18th February

Gaza: the "new war"

Mary Kaldor, 18 February 2009
Israel must think in terms of human - not national - security to find an exit from a war without end
Tuesday 13th January

The paradox of Basra

Mary Kaldor, 13 January 2009
A visit to Iraq's second city reveals fraught divisions of both wealth and ideology
Thursday 11th December

Secure Afghanistan

Marika Theros and Mary Kaldor, 11 December 2008
Human security ought to be the goal of any Obama surge in Afghanistan, not defeat of Al Qaeda.
Friday 31st October

Crisis as prelude to a new Golden Age

Mary Kaldor, 31 October 2008

Economic crisis should be a prelude to an IT-rich era of fairness, security and clean energy 

Thursday 25th September

'New thinking' needs new direction

Mary Kaldor, 25 September 2008
US military strategists are debating a new security paradigm. But only politics can make it happen
Tuesday 26th August

Sovereignty, status and the humanitarian perspective

Mary Kaldor, 26 August 2008
A focus on human safety and return of displaced persons ought to guide attitudes to Abkhaz and South Ossetian independence
Wednesday 16th July

Europeanising Cyprus

Mient Jan Faber and Mary Kaldor, 16 July 2008
The search for a political solution to the Cyprus problem is at a delicate stage
Wednesday 9th January

The Balkans-Caucasus tangle: states and citizens

Mary Kaldor, 9 January 2008

Kosovo could detonate conflict across a wide region in 2008

 

Tuesday 28th August

How to free hostages: war, negotiation, or law-enforcement?

Mary Kaldor, 28 August 2007
The seizure of civilians challenges us to think differently about global conflicts (archive)
Sunday 20th May

Palestine's human insecurity: a Gaza report

Mient Jan Faber and Mary Kaldor, 20 May 2007
The dignity of Palestinians, along with their hopes of a political settlement, are being crushed by conflict, economic degradation, and the world's neglect. Mient Jan Faber & Mary Kaldor's visit to Gaza highlights the problems and suggests an essential ingredient of progress.
Tuesday 13th February

America's Iraq plight: old and new thinking

Mary Kaldor, 13 February 2007
In Iraq, it's time for new approaches focusing on people rather than states, argues Mary Kaldor – who finds Michael Lind's emphasis on geopolitical moves too parochial.
Thursday 7th July

London lives

Mary Kaldor, 7 July 2005
The best response to London’s terror attacks is to stay calm and keep a steady focus on existing, vital political issues, says Mary Kaldor.
Wednesday 8th June

Iraq: the wrong war

Mary Kaldor, 8 June 2005
The global political economy is producing failed states, networked insurgency and extremist politics. Fighting “old wars” in response, as in Iraq, is a guarantee of failure, says Mary Kaldor.
Tuesday 22nd March

Parallel politics in Iraq

Yahia Said and Mary Kaldor, 22 March 2005
As politicians squabble in Baghdad, does a gathering of Iraqis in Cairo more truly represent the country’s interests?
Thursday 23rd December

Safe democracy

Mary Kaldor, 23 December 2004
How should democratic societies respond to terrorism? On 11 March 2005, a year after bombs in Madrid killed 191 people and almost killed thousands, a major summit in the Spanish capital will address this most fundamental question. Here, Mary Kaldor suggests an agenda.
Thursday 27th May

Return to Iraq

Yahia Said and Mary Kaldor, 27 May 2004
Six months after their first trip to post-Saddam Iraq, Mary Kaldor and Yahia Said return to find that trust in the coalition has collapsed. They assess the nature of the violence and the likelihood of overcoming it. A catastrophe is possible but not necessary, is the conclusion to their report, from which we publish this extract.
Monday 15th March

First lessons from Spain

Mary Kaldor, 15 March 2004
The Madrid bombings have taught us a powerful lesson: the ‘war on terror’ plays into the hands of its enemies. Politicians must learn to be modest in the face of those who perpetrate • “jihad”.
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