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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: HomeA new ISIS ‘launch pad’ in the mountains of AfghanistanISIS has lost its Middle Eastern caliphate, but for five years it has been drawing fighters from across Asia to its...
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Published in: HomeTurkey's local elections were not free or fairIf Turkey can hang on to the remaining threads of its democracy and the fractured political opposition can organise...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaClemency for the lowly, free passes for the mightyTrump has already pardoned one war criminal. Who else is in line for a possible pardon?
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Published in: HomeA devastated Iran could keep hurting the US – and the UK can’t be neutralIran could turn to asymmetric warfare if it lost its primary armed forces; and the British couldn’t but help US...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKEmpire 2.0? In the Chagos islands, Britain is still fighting to maintain Empire 1.0To refashion its place in the world, Britain must first do right by its former colonies, as a new feature-length...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIt’s less about Iran and more about stability in the Middle EastHistory suggests that attempts to exclude such regional powers produce instability, or worse.
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaTrump vs Mexico: A new trade war?The migratory debate has created a rift between Trump and Mexican president Lopez Obrador that could lead to a...
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Published in: TransformationWhat if most people love violence?What can be done to counter the willingness of many human beings to tolerate death and destruction?
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Published in: HomePreventing radical right extremism requires honesty, empathy and a whole society approach. Are we doomed to fail?We need to empathise with those we fundamentally disagree with. Is society ready for that?
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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: Frontline InsightsA culture of care: helping activists and their allies look after themselvesSelf-care is often the last thing on the minds of frontline human rights defenders. But it is the only thing that...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Europe is criminalizing humanitarian aidPeople are drowning while politicians claim that avoidable civilian deaths are required for the defense of “European values”.
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaVenezuela & Latin America: A way out of the crisis?In recent years Venezuela’s political and economic implosion has become a major headache for much of Latin America....
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaHow Indigenous Peoples Won a Landmark Victory Protecting the Amazon From Oil DrillingThe Waorani people of Ecuador won a historic lawsuit to save their homes—and the planet—from destruction. Español
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Something beautiful, despite the odds, lives on in CalaisA disturbing trend across Europe sees NGOs attacked and people showing compassion stigmatized.
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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: HomeIt will take more than Donald Trump to make Iran submitThe Revolutionary Guards are “Iran’s military-industrial complex”, and Trump’s provocations only make them stronger.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Content moderation and censorship: can we handle a double standard?If we get it right, machine-learning could be useful in identifying hateful networks and building a complete picture...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Triple threat to transparency: a Brexit StoryAny discussion of propaganda and the 2016 European referendum starts with years of Euromythology and migrant-bashing.
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