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Published in: openSecurityRana Plaza: the bottom-up route to workers’ safety
The wellbeing of outsourced workers in emerging countries is often linked to western ethical consumption but the...
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Published in: HomeWestphalia to Southphalia
Does the rise of non-western states such as China, India, South Africa, and Brazil threaten the dominant model of...
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Published in: HomeFair taxation: paths to progress
World leaders say they are tackling multinational tax avoidance. If so, they must expand and deepen current reforms.
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Published in: HomeRemote control: light on new war
Armed drones, special forces, privatisation and secrecy are the preferred tools of military campaigns from...
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Published in: HomeA war going according to plan - but which plan?
A letter from Raqqa, in the heart of territory controlled by the Islamic State.
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Published in: HomeBrazil's election surprise
An unexpected result in the first round leaves the presidential election open. It also hints at Brazil's underlying...
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Published in: HomeThe SWISH Report (25)
What should United Kingdom's defence policy be? A government department has commissioned advice from the noted SWISH...
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Published in: HomeThe Islamic State war: Iraq's echo
A major new war has begun in the Middle East. But the Islamic State movement is prepared, and the precedents are bleak.
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Published in: HomeInto the third Iraq war
Washington's strategy to defeat the Islamic State has the same deep flaws that marked earlier phases of the "war on terror".
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Published in: HomeEconomic crisis and illicit drugs
The great recession since 2008-09 has reshaped international attitudes in ways that are influencing public policy on...
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Published in: HomeThe thirty-year war, continued
Barack Obama's new strategy against the Islamic State commits the United States to further long-term conflict. It...
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Published in: HomeThrough the fog of peace
A new book by Gabrielle Rifkind and Gianni Picco highlights the urgent relevance of conflict resolution in...
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Published in: HomeIslamic State: from the inside
The west must understand the Islamic State's worldview, and accept its own failings, if it is to meet the challenge.
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Published in: HomeBrazil's vote, Marina Silva's chance
A charismatic environmentalist is now leading Brazil's presidential race. Can she win and create the new politics...
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Published in: HomeIsrael's security after Gaza
Israel's military forces have embraced new tactics, weaponry and a network-centric strategy. But the latest conflict...
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Published in: HomeAmerica and Islamic State: mission creeping?
The United States is increasing support of its Iraqi and Kurdish allies and escalating attacks on its jihadist...
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Published in: HomeIslamic State, Iraq, America: a new front
A military escalation in Iraq depends on Washington's assessment of the Islamic State's power and intentions. But...
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Published in: HomeWhy Israel lost
After its four-week bombardment, a three-day ceasefire reveals that the ground has shifted under Israel.
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Published in: HomeDefault or not default? That is the (Argentine) question...
Argentina's president, Cristina Kirchner, refuses to accept that the country has defaulted on its debts. But her...
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Published in: HomeAfghanistan: state of insecurity
A revived Taliban insurgency and alarming military revelations cast a new shadow over United States strategy in Afghanistan.