One effective way for western governments to keep their people safe is to press for fundamental reforms in countries where armed extremists thrive, rather than subverting democracy at home.
A América Latina encontra-se num estado de confusão que se deve à crescente desconexão entre um demos em transformação, com uma diversidade de exigências, e um cratos com pouca porosidade para dar respostas. English. Español.
América Latina se encuentra en un estado de confusión que se debe a la creciente desconexión entre un demos en transformación, con una diversidad de demandas, y un cratos con poca porosidad para dar respuestas. English. Português.
La pobreza no es un problema individual de falta de recursos que puede resolverse a través de la educación, como defienden Angus Deaton y el Banco Mundial. El problema es la forma en que se distribuyen los recursos. English.
Poverty is not an individual problem of lack of resources that can be solved through education. The problem is the way in which resources are distributed. Español.
La próxima década las ciudades de América Latina registrarán las mayores tasas de crecimiento del mundo y la población en edad activa en la región será mayor que la inactiva. Português. English.
In the next decade, Latin American cities will register the highest growth rates in the world, while the working age population in the region will be larger than the inactive sectors. Español. Português.
A próxima década as cidades da América Latina registraram as maiores taxas de crescimento no mundo, a população em idade activa na região será maior do que a marcha lenta. English. Español.
That the AKP election victory comes in the aftermath of a tumultuous summer is disconcerting, for it makes fear and violence not only an acceptable, but also a rewarding tactic.
The few politicians in Europe resisting the pull of air strikes, such as Jeremy Corbyn and Matteo Renzi, appear intimidated. They should be strongly supported with activism and intellectual argument.
The leaders of Turkey and Russia are often compared. But their differences are more instructive than their similarities.(This article was first published on 22 November 2014)
Britain’s Prime Minister says we should not undertake air strikes lightly – he is right: we need to think about legitimate state building, not replying to terror with terror.