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China casts doubt on escalation of sanctions against Iran

Published on: 1 December 2009

Written by: Dries Belet All articles by Dries Belet

China calls for talks with Iran rather than sanctions. Obama to announce 34,000 troop increase. Israel lashes out at...

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A message from the Home Office as ID roll out begins...

Published on: 1 December 2009

Written by: Guy Aitchison All articles by Guy Aitchison

As ID cards are made available in Manchester this week at the start of a national roll-out of the scheme, the...

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Iran announces plans for more enrichment facilities

Published on: 30 November 2009

Written by: Maddy Fry All articles by Maddy Fry

Iran intends to continue its uranium enrichment programme. Somali pirates take America-bound oil vessel. Israel...

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Expressing and exercising Scottish sovereignty

Published on: 30 November 2009

Written by: Canon Kenyon All articles by Canon Kenyon

On the day in which the SNP government sets out its proposals for a referendum on Scottish independence, OurKingdom...

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Happy St Andrew's day to all of OurKingdom's Scottish readers!

Published on: 30 November 2009

Written by: ourKingdom editors All articles by ourKingdom editors

Happy St Andrew's day to all of OurKingdom's Scottish readers!

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Scotland’s real debate: the wider campaign for genuine self-government

Published on: 30 November 2009

Written by: Gerry Hassan All articles by Gerry Hassan

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Iran and Russia: is the honeymoon over?

Published on: 30 November 2009

Written by: Hossein Asgarian All articles by Hossein Asgarian

The souring of Iran's key relationship with Russia is a crucial factor behind its decision to build ten nuclear...

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How do you become a king, then?

Published on: 27 November 2009

Written by: Iain McLean All articles by Iain McLean

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Russia's domestic Muslim strategy - the lurking threat

Published on: 27 November 2009

Written by: Walter Laqueur All articles by Walter Laqueur

In the second of two articles on Russia’s Muslim strategy, Walter Laqueur observes that hostility to the United...

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3 days left to tell us how politics should change...

Published on: 27 November 2009

Written by: ourKingdom editors All articles by ourKingdom editors

There's just a short time left to contribute to POWER2010, the grassroots campaign to renew and strengthen our...

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America and Israel-Palestine: dangerous disarray

Published on: 27 November 2009

Written by: Fawaz A Gerges All articles by Fawaz A Gerges

The gap between the Barack Obama administration’s rhetoric and performance in the core middle-east conflict is...

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Parliamentary reforms worth fighting for

Published on: 26 November 2009

Written by: Andrew Blick All articles by Andrew Blick

You may not have noticed, but a battle important to parliamentary democracy commenced yesterday.

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Life with a Heart Complaint

Published on: 26 November 2009

Written by: Elena Godlevskaya All articles by Elena Godlevskaya

Life in Oryol has changed little since Ivan Turgenev wrote about it 160 years ago, though the villages he described...

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Afghanistan: next test, last lesson

Published on: 26 November 2009

Written by: Paul Rogers All articles by Paul Rogers

The war in Afghanistan may now be beyond the point where any military-centred United States strategy can work.

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Police tactics at G20 slammed - but will anything change?