Robin Cooks premature death at the age of 59 has robbed the world of a distinctive politician whose life allows us to see rather clearly what is wrong with
In the wake of Julys terrorist attacks in London and Egypt, three world leaders Britains Tony Blair, Egypts Hosni Mubarak and Russias Vladimir Putin have called
The initial idea of the Group of Eight (G8) summit seems to have been an annual parade by the most powerful world leaders to record their place in history. This
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I want your help to see if we can defeat terrorism. I know this sounds a bit surprising, but thats the point. If everyone leaves it to
For the last two months openDemocracy has been running a vitally important online debate on democracy and terrorism in association with the Club de Madrid. It has given regular people
This is unfair! Three choices of the year when the act of discrimination lies in what we decide to publish - not afterwards.
To make it more interesting I decided
This is an invitation to a turning point. In a surprising interview with openDemocracy this week, George Papandreou outlines his approach to a new way of doing politics. He wants
In his Editor’s Note, Anthony Barnett introduces George Papandreou’s ‘new way’ towards open politics.
openDemocracy: This year you became the leader of your party. Could you start by
Some of my colleagues have told me to come clean. In my 2 December editors note on why we are publishing Tom Nairns great response to Tim Garton
To read Tom Nairn's essay, "The Free World's end?", click here
If you share openDemocracy's commitment to dialogue about the key political
On 15 February 2003 millions of people around the world demonstrated in unprecedented numbers against the forthcoming invasion of Iraq. I was among those who welcomed this and argued that
George W Bush has gained a plurality of 3.5 million in the United States election. With a turnout at 113 million, that is close but decisive.
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