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Published in: openDemocracyUKWe can end the despotism of finance, at a priceTo mark the publication of Ann Pettifor's e-book, Just Money: How Society Can Break the Despotic Power of Finance,...
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Published in: oDRThe veterans out in the coldIn Russia, 23 February is celebrated as Defender of the Fatherland Day. But despite a law entitling them to decent...
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Published in: oDRBlood and treasureCan an invasion of Afghanistan ever be considered to be a mission accomplished? The British in the 19th century, the...
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Published in: oDRLeaving Afghanistan leaves Tajikistan waryWhat impact will the withdrawal of the Western-dominated International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in...
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Published in: oDRUkraine’s 2014: a belated 1989 or another failed 2004?Whatever their outcome, the events in Ukraine seem likely to be of greater long-term import than the ‘Orange...
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Published in: oDRPower and money in UkraineProtest in Ukraine initially seemed to reveal a country sharply divided into the pro-European west and pro-Russian...
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Published in: oDRThe mistake that is SochiThe Russian Government has a lot riding on the Sochi Olympics – prestige, glory, credibility, and an enormous amount...
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Published in: oDRRich cities and dying company townsRussia’s unemployment figures look low, but they are rising, and there is a great gulf between the prosperous centre...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaDoes Jordan need nuclear energy?Jordan hopes to become self-reliant with the creation of two nuclear power plants. However, in the future, there are...
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Published in: oDRYanukovych v Klitschko – round fourNegotiations between the Ukrainian Government and the Opposition have been through several rounds. The recent repeal...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaLebanon's shot at utopia
Understanding the shortcomings of Lebanon in the race for Mediterranean oil wealth. Just like Brazil, bad timing...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaBahrain’s attempts at subsidy reform
The burden of debt is being pushed onto the shoulders of citizens, and so subsidy reform may tip the delicate...
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Published in: oDRThe heavyweight guide to UkraineDon't know your Klitschko from your Titushki? Can’t remember which oligarch is which? What or who is a ‘Maidan?’...
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Published in: oDRPutin’s political triumph - but economic impasseGlobal attention is focused on Russia’s hosting of the Winter Olympics, a PR coup for President Putin. But all is...
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Published in: openSecurityViolence visited on Cambodian garment workers
Cambodian garment workers make around $80 a month, taking on long hours of overtime in harsh conditions. Now workers...
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Published in: oDRThe politics of cheese and chocolateJust as Russians have been getting used to drinking excellent Georgian wine and mineral water again after a seven...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKLatest inflation figures: 3 things you should knowThere has been much cheering about Britain's drop in inflation from 2.1% to 2%. However, living standards are still...
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Published in: oDRNow I'm a union manIn both Soviet and more recent times, Russia’s trade unions have tended to be an arm of the regime, but Grigory...
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Published in: oDRRussia’s shiny new weapons‘Drones are not toys,’ says Vladimir Putin, and ‘we are not going to operate them as other countries do. It is not a...
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Published in: oDRLukashenka as MachiavelliFor those who assume that the Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenka long ago lost his freedom of action vis-a-vis...
