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Published in: HomeFrance's election: looking for lightFrance's disillusion extends beyond the country's president to its political class, economy and sense of social...
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Published in: HomeThe long haul of solitary death: Michel Houellebecq and the decline of western sexuality
A prophet-provacateur faithful to French traditions of lucidity, sensuality, and alienation, Houellebecq believes we...
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Published in: HomeRwanda: a step towards truth
A new French report into the incident that sparked Rwanda's genocide is of vital importance on three grounds:...
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Published in: HomeNorth Africa’s new unlawful democracies
The ‘Arab revolution’ as a phenomenon backed by France and its allies is evidence of the arbitrariness of liberal...
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Published in: HomeDemocracy in revolution: the Mediterranean moment
By showing us the possibility of democracy in revolution, they have ignited a revolution in democracy, one that is...
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Published in: HomeNicolas Sarkozy: on the precipice
An insipid economy, a tornado of scandal, anaemic support, an alienated core, internecine war on the right, a show...
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Published in: openSecurityMonsoon flooding causes chaos in Pakistan, India
Monsoon flooding causes chaos in Pakistan, India. Seven killed as police open fire on protestors in Tamil Nadu....
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Published in: openSecurityLibyan rebels encircle Sirte as Gaddafi son presses for resistance
Libyan rebel forces encircle Sirte, as Saif al-Islam Gaddafi presses for resistance. South Korea appoints Yu Woo lk...
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Published in: HomeMilan Kundera and the Invisible Tribunal
A recurring idea in the work of Milan Kundera is that the spirit of totalitarianism lives on in our mass media. In a...
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Published in: HomeThe road to Europe: racing for the lifeboats
In July, amidst great drama, the Eurozone seemed to enact a political compromise, saving the euro as a single...
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Published in: HomeThe road to Europe: questions on the UnionWhat do the mountains of debt of a west that used to be rich have in common? Were errors made in the construction...
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Published in: HomeThe French left and 2012
The ending of the legal case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn leaves France’s socialists still looking for a strategy...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKDisorder in world cities: comparing Britain and FranceFrench and British cities are alone in Europe in experiencing recurrent urban outbreaks of disorder and mayhem. What...
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Published in: 50.50Women on the French left: political heavyweights? or mothers, daughters, and ‘potiches’?
The ascendancy of Martine Aubry as a main Socialist Party candidate for next year’s Presidential elections and the...
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Published in: HomeThe scandal of France: power and shame
The arrest in New York of the head of the International Monetary Fund and leading French politician on charges of...
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Published in: 50.50Ken Clarke, Strauss-Kahn, Yale and SlutWalks: rape, consent and agencyIn recent weeks, one word has dominated the headlines: rape. The events worldwide have shown how rape remains in the...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKCollective purpose and a sense of belonging: the road to happiness?What do we need to be happy? The satisfaction of our basic needs? Independence? A positive lifestyle? Yes, says Matt...
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Published in: HomeThe future of Islamophobia: the liberal, the Jew, the animalThe ritual slaughter of animals has become the last of many areas of contention that are changing the shape of our...
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Published in: HomeXenophobia and the Civilizing Mission
Europe’s civilizing mission is humanitarian - its duty to intervene to spread the good word, protecting the...
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Published in: HomePolitics of fear: a frightened left
Nobody has raised real debates in national or supranational parliaments to discuss the excesses of the securitarian...
