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Published in: Can Europe Make It?We need to look in a different direction to solve the current crisis of liberalismCan liberalism be saved from obsolescence and does this really matter? Did the recent European elections spare us...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?An autonomous Europe for a cooperative worldOnly as second best will the EU opt to act alone. By becoming better able to act, Europeans will, by definition, be...
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Published in: HomeJapan's protestors puncture the Western myth of political consensusActivism is alive and well in Japan, despite a media narrative of a depoliticised society.
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Published in: HomeThailand’s first elections since military coup loosen junta’s grip on powerDespite a rigged constitution, the results have left the junta vulnerable to parliamentary gridlock.
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Published in: HomeAfghanistan and the USAThe war in Afghanistan has been continuing every day for almost forty years. What could bring it to an end?
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Published in: HomeIndia and America collude to disrupt the China-Pakistan economic corridorWhere India is now placed in the warm (yet unreliable) embrace of America, Pakistan finds itself paired with its...
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Published in: Frontline InsightsMeet the artist changing gut reactions to the Philippines ‘war on drugs’Thousands have been killed and human rights defenders vilified in President Duterte’s campaign. In response, artist...
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Published in: 50.50Why Trump’s US is wrong on abortion – and what it can learn from RwandaThe US is going after women with harsh abortion laws. But criminalisation only makes abortion unsafe. That’s why...
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Published in: ourEconomyRethinking the World Trade OrganisationThe global trading system has long served the interests of global corporations over developing countries. It's time...
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Published in: ourEconomyThe 'Washington Consensus' is dead. But what should replace it?We need a new vision for global economic governance that is guided by the principle of subsidiarity.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKA new chance for climate justice?New climate movements are talking of equity, not just urgent action. They need to get even bolder about global...
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Published in: ourEconomyMultilateralism is in crisis. Can it be saved?As leaders gather in Washington DC for the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings, openDemocracy and the Bretton Woods...
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Published in: ourEconomyThe IMF and the World Bank: 75 years onA decade after the financial crisis shook the foundations of the global financial system, the Bretton Woods...
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Published in: HomeUS and the two Koreas prepare for another round of nuclear confrontationNorth Korea is rebuilding its ability to launch missiles and the US has got a spy plane in place to watch them – and...
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Published in: HomeNorth Korea is selling arms and breaking sanctions – does anyone care?Arming Yemen’s Houthi rebels and Libya, and making huge fuel transfers on the high seas – it embarrasses Trump, but...
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Published in: HomeWhy Chinese authorities are trying to rein in jingoismChina appears to be softening its nationalist rhetoric following a spate of international investment.
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Published in: HomeStalemate for Trump and Kim, as India and Pakistan risk nuclear war over KashmirThrough aggressive rhetoric and miscalculations nuclear war can happen by accident. As the Trump-Kim circus...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaVenezuela and China: a perfect stormExperts acknowledge major errors in China’s Venezuela venture as opposition leader Guaidó claims power.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Can we please learn from history?In their enthusiasm for a new cold war against China and Russia, the western establishments of today are making a...
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Published in: HomeVietnam: how to circumvent state repressionAs repression of dissident groups became officially enshrined in the Vietnamese Constitution, activists, including...
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