David Held is master of University College, Durham University, professor of politics and international relations there. He is also a Director of Polity Press and General Editor of Global Policy journal.
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Published in: HomeDemocracy, Syria and the western way of war
The manner in which the Syrian crisis has been addressed by western polities signals a shift, at least for now, in...
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Published in: HomeRed lines and dangerous incoherence: Syria and the international community
While the region slips further into instability, the rejection of military action over Syria by the US Congress...
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Published in: HomeGridlock: the growing breakdown of global cooperation
Economic and political shifts in large part attributable to the successes of the post-war multilateral order are now...
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Published in: HomeWars of Decline: Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya
This article assesses the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya in terms of their legality, their consequences -...
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Published in: HomeFrom the American Century to a cosmopolitan order
The universal constitutional stepping stones of the twentieth century give clues as to what the form and shape of...
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Published in: HomeThe Arab 1989 revisited
The establishment and deepening of a democratic culture is a long-term project and is intergenerational. As...