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Published on: 25 October 2018

Written by: Adam Ramsay All articles by Adam Ramsay

The poppy hasn't suddenly been co-opted. It's always been a little piece of propaganda.

Published in: openDemocracyUK

Published on: 14 July 2016

Written by: Geoffrey Bindman All articles by Geoffrey Bindman

The past 13 years have seen successive calls for former UK premier Tony Blair to be prosecuted for his part in the...

Published in: Transformation

Published on: 13 October 2014

Written by: Alireza Doostdar All articles by Alireza Doostdar

The view that one particular religious doctrine is uniquely extremist won’t help us to appreciate the cycles of...

Published in: North Africa, West Asia

Published on: 25 September 2014

Written by: Asad Zaidi All articles by Asad Zaidi

The unravelling of Iraqi society set the context for the emergence of the Islamic State-led insurgency in Iraq. But...

Published in: North Africa, West Asia

Published on: 21 May 2014

Written by: Schluwa Sama All articles by Schluwa Sama

Kurdish nationalism in Iraqi-Kurdistan has been transformed from an ideology that strengthened resistance to the...

Published in: openDemocracyUK

Published on: 18 November 2013

Written by: David Owen All articles by David Owen

Sir Jeremy Heywood was Principal Private Secretary to Tony Blair; he must not be the man to decide which...

Why was a warlord allowed to sue a British journalist?