openSecurity intends to open-up the traditionally closed debate about the priorities of security on a national and international level. It seeks to become a repository of voices in the
The Chinese Capitalist Revolution
ODDcircle Tue 20 Oct 09 at The Blue Mugge
Notes based on TV documentary, summer 09, with the same title, odn articles: China Local/China Global
A visit by Indian Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, to the disputed Himalayan region of Arunachal Pradesh has led to an increasingly tense exchange of words between India and China. The
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I went along last night to the launch of the brilliant Democratic Audit pamphlet on 'The Unspoken Constitution' which starts with the immortal words, "We, the elite&
An anticipated standoff between Pakistan and the US over the terms of an aid package looks as if it may be averted following discussions in the Pakistan Parliament yesterday. During
On the eighth anniversary of the beginning of the war in Afghanistan, President Barack Obama is under more pressure than ever over which course of action to take. Last night,
James Galbraith talks about Paul Krugman's NYT article, "How Did Economists Get It So Wrong?", the academic discipline after the crash, the forgotten traditions in economics, the economics and law of fraud and much else over breakfast at the Goodenough Club
A disease of homosexuals, junkies, minorities; the myths surrounding HIV are parasitic, feeding off the vulnerability of those who have already been consigned to the margins of society. They are
The following is a response to Helena Kennedy's Power2010 appeal
Dear Helena Kennedy,
I have read through your invitation and 'call to arms' for the people
Until recently, the restaurant on Leningradsky Prospect, opposite the monumental Sovyetskaya hotel was called 'Antisovyetskaya'. Portraits of famous Soviet cultural figures, known for their dissident ideas, decorate its
