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Published in: openSecurityRwanda’s human rights failings exposed in Commonwealth bidRwanda’s Commonwealth bid meets opposition on human rights grounds. Iran’s opposition resolute in the face of...
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Published in: 50.50Why do Americans love Sarah Palin?
Why does America take Palin seriously? The answer lies in gender politics, and in the history of right-wing...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKDemarchy – can the people rule?
In a small nation on the Western margin of the British Isles, amidst sheep and rocks and old mines, the world’s...
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Published in: openSecurityThe Afghan anvil: breaking the Indo-Pakistani deadlock?
Can India and Pakistan resolve their differences and follow a course of enlightened self-interest in Afghanistan?
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe future of England
David Wildgoose's address to the Campaign for an English Parliament
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Published in: oDRKremlin spin on the Orange Revolution
On the fifth anniversary of the Orange Revolution, with presidential elections in Ukraine imminent, Andreas Umland...
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Published in: openSecurityBeijing implicated in US cyber espionage report
A report to the US Congress accuses Beijing of increasing online espionage, the Prime Minister of Belgium has been...
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Published in: HomeIs aid working? Is this the right question to be asking?“Is it working?” is the question most commonly asked of aid. In response, aid agencies feed the public a diet of...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKShocking new threat to web freedom
The UK government wants to give itself dangerous new powers to protect copyright
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Published in: openSecurityReopen negotiations or face sanctions, Obama tells North Korea and Iran.
Obama demands cooperation from Iran and North Korea at South Korean summit. Karzai sworn in as president. Peshawar...
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Published in: HomeLiberal peace transitions: a rethink is urgent
A significant shift is required if international statebuilding and peacebuilding projects around the world are to...
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Published in: HomeBrazil's "southern effect" in fragile countries
Global preoccupation with fragile environments is on the rise. Can south-south and triangular co-operation help?...
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Published in: HomePeacebuilding in Burundi: how peace transitions can work
International Alert supports a series of small post-conflict initiatives in Burundi. And some of the values that...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKA rebellious Parliament, but not a democratic one
The current UK Parliament is one of the most rebellious in history - but this isn't a sign of democratic health.
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Published in: openSecurityVice-president's veto leaves Iraqi election law in disarray
Iraqi vice-president’s veto threatens Iraqi elections. Seven out of ten Afghans blame poverty and corruption for...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKGrading Gordon on the Queen's Speech
The Queen's Speech offered Brown what will likely be his last chance to deliver on the new politics he has...
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Published in: HomeEast Germany, twenty years on
Twenty years after reunification, democracy in eastern Germany is still far from solid
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