From Washington to Cairo, military aggression and "keeping the lid on" are proving deadly. And they will never work.
If the Israeli authorities do not recognize the destructive ramifications of its own security rationale, it will not only harm Palestinians but Jewish-Israelis as well.
AWID spoke with Isabel Flota Ayala, an indigenous activist from the International Indigenous Women’s Fund (IIWF) about people who fought bravely for her communities. Español
It is urgent that in the 7 most lethal countries of Latin America we adopt plans for the reduction of homicides. The task before us is titanic. However, we know what the problem is and have tools at our disposal. #InstintoDeVida. Español
0 0 1 34 200 Open Democracy 1 1 233 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE Es urgente que en los 7 países más letales de América Latina, adoptemos planes para la reducción de homicidios. La tarea frente a nosotros es titánica. Sin embargo, conocemos el problema y tenemos herramientas a nu
What if we put First World struggles in context? Español
Trump's worldview promises low-cost military success. The blasting apart of civilian lives in Iraq says otherwise.
By equating Kosovo with Catalonia, Spanish leaders reveal themselves as unable to distinguish between legitimate aspirations for self-rule and destabilizing separatism.
El 24 de noviembre de 2016, se firmó un Acuerdo Final de Paz entre el gobierno colombiano y la guerrilla de las FARC, después de cuatro años de negociaciones. Democracia Abierta conversó con expertos y asesores que estaban en la mesa de negociaciones en La Habana. Vea el proyecto aquí.
One year ago, on November 24th 2016, after more than 4 years of intense negotiations, a Final Peace Agreement between the Colombian government and the FARC guerrilla was signed. DemocraciaAbierta talked to experts and advisers who were at the negotiation table in Havana. See the whole project here
The educated, middleclass layman, who is interested in the world and has a sense of social justice, but doesn’t quite know what to do with it. This is about me...