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Published in: ourEconomyVIDEO: interview with Owen Jones'We can’t allow this to be the Brexit election, it has to be an election about the injustices that led to this...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe survival game: post-referendum politics in Iraqi KurdistanThe regional hostile post-referendum moves may seem to leave the Kurds with little reason for optimism, but in...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIraqi Kurdistan: the fight for a seat at the table of nationsThe result of Iraqi Kurdistan’s independence referendum was never in doubt, but the budding state’s future is.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Is it time we had an international framework for unilateral secession?The current UN Charter is unsuitable, outdated and preoccupied with the era of decolonisation, which posed very...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaKurdistan referendum: why now is the wrong timeIt appears that the referendum is arguably nothing more than a bargaining chip used by President Barzani, whilst...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaCan the Kurds pull off Kurdexit?Iraqi Kurdistan president Masoud Barzani and former Iraqi foreign minister Hoshyar Zebari share their thoughts about...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWhat went wrong with Turkey’s referendum?As illiberal democracy is becoming more the norm than the exception in the world, Turkey’s referendum is another...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaA hollow referendumInstead of articulating a brand-new direction for the country, the referendum simply served to legitimize and...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKYes to a different ScotlandToday marks one year to go until Scotland votes on its future. As the referendum approaches, it's important that the...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKWestminster 2015 - will the SNP shake things up?Scotland's potential independence now stands firmly on the horizon. But one must wonder: if it is to happen, how...
