Iran's apparent resumption of uranium enrichment at its Natanz nuclear facility, reported on 13 February, does not in itself breach any formal treaty, even if it breaks the
The last week has witnessed the latest effort of the George W Bush administration to review and rebrand its "war on terror". Two new publications offer the clearest
Introduction
In the early part of 2004 you commissioned us to undertake an independent analysis of the progress of your campaign. We reported back to you on 15 July 2004
The deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan has attracted little attention in the western media but much more concern among security analysts. This is particularly true among the British armed forces,
The latest trends in the two principal theatres of George W Bush's "war on terror" offer a stark indication of the counterproductive nature of his administration&
The insurgency in Iraq was the main focus of attention for United States political and military leaders seeking to prosecute the war on terror during 2005. But as the year
The rampant nuclear-power lobby in Britain suffers major setbacks as the full cost of decommissioning old power stations becomes clear (£56 billion and rising at the last count).
The replacement
The Bush administrations loss of domestic political support over the past six months has led it to respond with a vigorous programme of telling the good news. In addition
In the last days of 2005, leading thinkers and scholars from around the world share their fears, hopes and expectations of 2006. Forty-nine of openDemocracy’s distinguished contributors, from Mariano Aguirre to Slavoj Zizek, Neal Ascherson to Jonathan Zittrain – offer their predictions for the com
A clash of views about what to do in Iraq has exploded in Washington in the past month. The advocates of withdrawal are making the running, but there remains a
Most political and media attention this week has remained on the fallout of George W Bush's "stay the course" speech in the context of the continuing
George W Bush's speech at the United States naval academy at Annapolis on 30 November the first of a series of speeches from the president and other senior
