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Published in: 50.50Can men be feminists?
With men leading on women’s issues, even when we win, we lose. Men shouldn’t be the voices of feminism, but we can...
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Published in: 50.50State feminism: co-opting women’s voices
Feminism is being used by some states as a political proxy to gloss over economic policies that hurt women,...
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Published in: HomeOccupy, and the common good
"This is what I know about Occupy, what I have experienced." Alexandra Stein, moving between Minneapolis and London,...
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Published in: HomeArmenia's election: dark deeds, slim hopes
The Armenian authorities' capacity to secure the right result in the country's parliamentary election is matched by...
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Published in: HomeDemocratic politics: a glorious messiness
The combination of post-election protest in Egypt and parliamentary stalemate in Nepal teaches Vidar Helgesen a...
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Published in: HomeSyria beyond conflict: the economic test
The bitter divisions in Syria both reflect and intensify the grave, long-term economic challenges that must be met...
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Published in: HomeEuropean dis-Union: lessons of the Soviet collapse
Europe's crisis is being felt at multiple levels, from the future of the eurozone and divisions between...
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Published in: HomeSyria and Iraq: armies, politics, and the future
The shared experience of military repression and failure under Saddam Hussein's Iraq and the al-Assad dynasty in...
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Published in: HomeSyria, an exceptional despotism
Many authoritarian regimes - South Africa, Chile, Poland - have ceded power to the domestic opposition through a...
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Published in: HomeBurma: between elections and democracy
The by-election victory of Aung San Suu Kyi’s party in Burma (Myanmar) raises the question of whether the country is...
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Published in: HomeDamascus: beneath the façade
The Syrian capital at first sight offers little sign of the year-long conflict tearing much of the country apart....
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Published in: 50.50February 20 movement: reflections of a young activist
The 20th February movement was seen by some as elitist and too focused on political demands, while the people were...
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Published in: HomeThe new Andean politics: Bolivia. Peru, Ecuador
A "pink wave" across three Latin American states has lifted to power radical presidents committed to a...
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Published in: HomeSyria, morality and geopolitics
An accurate reading of the Syrian crisis must take into account the political interests and motives of leading...
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Published in: HomeSyria's revolution, a year on
A year of violent repression and suffering leaves Syria's people as far as ever from achieving the freedom millions...
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Published in: 50.50Football and the game of politics in Egypt
The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces' call for an official inquiry into football violence, following the deaths...
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Published in: HomeSaudi Arabia and Syria: logic of dictators
Saudi Arabia's support for the armed opposition in Syria reflects the way that the Arab spring is now hostage to...
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Published in: HomeThe meaning of "revolution"
The Arab uprisings can be situated in the context of long-term global processes that periodically redefine the term...
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Published in: HomeGreece: misjudgment to breakdown
A series of conversations with young Athens professionals convinces Daniel Nethery that Greece's problems are more...
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Published in: HomeThe Arab revolts in year two
The uprisings across the Arab world are becoming more complex and variable as they enter their second year. This...