“We need to call in question how, as a society, we allow our security and democracy to be defined.”
We keep hearing calls for an ‘Islamic Reformation’, but the Protestant Reformation was not a liberal enterprise: it was the original ‘fundamentalism’, whence the label now applied to Islam.
Abkhazia may not be the first port of call for Syrian refugees, but historical ties link this unrecognised state on the Black Sea coast to the epicentre of conflict. Русский
People are waking up to the darkness in American policing, and the police don’t like it one bit.
Hans Blix ponders his long career in international politics and diplomacy, the state of the Middle East, and why he is an advocate for nuclear power. Interview.
A series of related events point to a possible endgame scenario in Syria and Iraq.
Ainda que imersa numa crise que afeta os três poderes, a sociedade civil brasileira acredita na democracia. As recentes mobilizações de mulheres e jovens indicam o caminho a seguir. English. Español.
For the past few months Israelis and Palestinians have experienced a wave of terrorist attacks mainly on civilian targets. Peace education may have an answer.
El futuro depende de la capacidad para abordar las causas estructurales de la violencia, reparar el frágil aparato estatal, fortalecer el acceso a la justicia y crear oportunidades reales para la juventud. English.
The future of El Salvador depends on its capacity to address the structural causes of violence, to repair the broken state apparatus and to create real opportunities for the country’s youth. Español.
2015 was the year that everyone could see that the European emperor is not (not any longer) wearing clothes. Worse, the emperor didn’t even deny that he was naked!
Las negociaciones con las FARC están demasiado avanzadas para que nadie pueda dar un paso atrás. English. Português.
