‘Then cherish pity; lest you drive an angel from your door.’
From ‘Holy Thursday’, Songs of Innocence and Experience by William Blake
The last line of Blake’s poem, with
In the final report from the Wilton Park conference, Rosemary Bechler speaks to Liberian peace activist Leymah Roberta Gbowee, about women's empowerment and essential role in peacebuilding.
With the IAEA recently reporting that they believe is Iran is still witholding information on its nuclear program, and the Bush administration winding down, where will US-Iran relations head? How
In the third of four reports from a UN conference on women targeted by armed conflict, Rosemary Bechler speaks to Nicky Dahrendorf, who as UN Action coordinator in the Congo
1. "The bad news"
My lightening visit to the Wilton Park conference on "Women Targeted by Armed Conflict: What Role for Military Peacekeepers?" last Wednesday was
In the second of four reports from the UN conference on women targeted by armed conflict, Rosemary Bechler talks to military peacekeeper Patrick Commaert about the responsibility to protect, and
Avina Foundation Latin American Journalism Awards
Avina Foundation Latin American Journalism Awards
Tony Curzon Price
Thursday April 17th 2008
The Avina Foundation has announced its 2008/9 Latin American Journalism
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): A significant article in The Times points to a clash between the UK's Foreign Secretary and now a contender for PM and the likely
With the agreement on power sharing this week Lebanon appears to have stepped back from the brink. Will the factions be able to work together in the new government? Traders
Catherine Reilly continues her coverage of the Irish referendum on the Lisbon Treaty. You can read the rest of the series here, here and here.
Catherine Reilly ((Dublin, Metro Eireann
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): Just returned from speaking at the Levellers Day festivities in Burford. On this day - 17 May - in 1649 three Levellers, Cornet Thompson, Corporal Perkins
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): Our mothership has linked up with Polit.ru in Moscow to start an English/Russian blog and publishing platform on openDemocracy - an exciting partnership you
