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Published in: HomeBarcelona i Catalunya: the real thingThe scholar of world politics and openDemocracy columnist Fred Halliday lived and worked in - and fell in love with...
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Published in: HomeChina and America: the uses of vulnerability
Chinese politics exist on an economic cliff-edge. This makes the outcome of a contest within the country’s elite...
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Published in: HomeSri Lanka's war: time for accountability
The end of Sri Lanka’s post-war electoral cycle makes it even more important for the world to stand for justice over...
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Published in: HomeIsrael-Turkey-United States: Gaza’s global moment
Israel’s assault on a flagship attempting to break the blockade of Gaza has sparked international condemnation....
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Published in: HomeUkraine: the immobile state
The electoral defeat of the figureheads of the “orange revolution” of 2004 raises profound questions over Ukraine’s...
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Published in: HomeBritain's compromise revolution
Britain’s voters have forced a two-party system to begin to operate by a three-party logic. And it’s about to get...
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Published in: HomeAmerica and the world’s jungle
An official directive that grants the United States army expanded counterinsurgency powers reveals Washington’s...
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Published in: HomeA world on the margin
The diverse social insurgencies in such countries as Thailand, Greece, India and China can also be seen in a common...
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Published in: HomeWashington vs Waziristan: the far enemy
The new pattern of United States military attacks in the AfPak borderlands is fuelling ever-greater hostility on the...
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Published in: HomeThe matter of Britain
The paths of national politics in Scotland and England are ever more divergent. Through a singular mix of...
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Published in: HomeBritain, let’s talk about security
An inconclusive general election casts uncertainty over the shape of Britain’s next government. The issue of...
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Published in: HomeAfghanistan: a phantom endgame
The nature and future of Afghanistan’s war is now bound to international political calculation, not least the United...
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Published in: HomeBritain's election: backing into the future
A contest made thrilling by the spectacle of three middle-aged white men in suits is open to the end, says David...
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Published in: HomeVietnam and China: shoals ahead
A rumble of popular discontent in Vietnam over territorial and environmental issues signals a new phase in the old...
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Published in: HomeImmigration: control vs governance
The state of Arizona’s clampdown on unauthorised residence is part of a wider political drive to control...
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Published in: HomeFred Halliday, 1946-2010: a tribute
The death of political analyst and international-relations scholar Fred Halliday extinguishes a voice and a light...
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Published in: HomeA tale of three cities: Washington, Baghdad, Tehran
The United States's war in Iraq failed to curb Iranian influence in the region. The war's architects now seek to...
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Published in: HomeJames Lovelock: greenery vs democracy
Does the pioneer of “gaia” have a point: could democracy be an obstacle to planetary safety?
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Published in: HomeThe nuclear-weapons risk
The Washington-hosted summit on nuclear security heard Barack Obama warn of the fearful prospect of a non-state...
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Published in: HomeThe Sahara's new cargo: drugs and radicalism
A fusion of illicit money-making and radical politics is turning the big empty spaces of the western half of the...
