history: all articles

Wednesday 24th October

The danger of culture talk

Kanishk Tharoor, 24 October 2007

By focusing on ideology, we miss the forest for the trees

Friday 17th August

Learning from the past

Matthew Carr, 17 August 2007

In fighting terrorism, the White House and Downing Street need to brush up on their history

Wednesday 1st August

Attacking the victims

Kani Xulam, 1 August 2007

Blaming the Kurds for the dispute over Kirkuk is to miss the forest for the trees

Tuesday 24th July

The fate of a city

Sheth Jerjis, 24 July 2007

With Kerkuk's contentious fate to be decided in December, Sheth Jerjis lays out the Turkmen case against the referendum

Friday 13th July

Determining factors

Abhoud Syed M. Lingga, 13 July 2007

The right of the Moro people to self-determination need not fracture the Philippines.

Wednesday 11th July

Britain's terror trials

terrorism.openDemocracy, 11 July 2007

As a London court delivers its verdicts on the 21/7 bombers, toD looks at the UK's recent history of terrorism trials

Thursday 26th April

Benazir's fighting sham

Kanishk Tharoor, 26 April 2007

With her return from exile imminent, Benazir Bhutto reminds Kanishk Tharoor of the dismal state of Pakistani politics.

Tuesday 27th March

The Islamic reformation

Reza Aslan, 27 March 2007

Though critics demand that Islam "modernise", Reza Aslan argues that the Islamic reformation is already well under way.

Monday 5th March

Histories of abduction

terrorism.openDemocracy, 5 March 2007

Though symbolically resonant, the history of western captivity at Arab and Muslim hands has more to do with strategic choice than cultural difference.

Wednesday 28th February

A wrinkle in time

Kanishk Tharoor, 28 February 2007

Part historical accident, part legal dispute, the Durand Line and the Pashtuns it divides remain central to ongoing instability in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Thursday 22nd February

India's bloody track record

terrorism.openDemocracy, 22 February 2007

This week's Samjhauta train blast may be shocking, but it follows in the heels of numerous similar attacks in India, perpetrated by militants of all stripes.

Friday 16th February