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Pakistan: women's quest for entitlement
The emancipation of women is often linked to the progress of a society in transformation from a feudal society to a modern state. The story of women in the country that became ...Posted by Emma Asomba -
One, two or many Chinas?
China is continually part of the global news agenda, a tendency that is certain to accelerate in 2008 as its supercharged economy develops and as Beijing hosts the Olympic ...Posted by Bruce Sims -
The Iraq project
the overall strategic environment in Iraq suggests that a massive and sustained US military presence will be required in any circumstances. This is the view of independent ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Science finds god
Scientists who indulge mystical and religious fantasies in the interest of popularisation are betraying their professional calling, says Yves Gingras.Posted by jessica reed -
Washington's double vision
There's no escaping Iraq. Two incidents in recent days bear heavily on the unending conflict in that country. More broadly, they reveal how the United States administration's ...Posted by jessica reed -
Colin Powell's responsability
He played a key role in the Iraq war. Will he now speak out against neocon manipulation?Posted by jessica reed -
Lady Bird Johnson: a political journey
The wife of Lyndon B Johnson made her own contribution to her husband's pioneering civil-rights agenda, says Sidney Blumenthal.Posted by jessica reed -
A not so quiet American
John Gunther Dean is a former United States ambassador with a lifetime's diplomatic experience whose trenchant views on American foreign policy, Israel and Lebanon won him ...Posted by jessica reed -
What is terrorism?
The absence of a shared international definition of one of the most toxic words in the political lexicon handicaps efforts to understand the reality behind the term, says ...Posted by jessica reed -
London, Glasgow... and Helmand
The response to the abortive attacks on Britain indicates that space is opening for fresh debate about the "war on terror".Posted by jessica reed
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Russian Cyberspace - reflecting, not changing reality
Russia's internet is increasingly being used by the state to consolidate its power, says Floriana Fossato. Do Russian users want to use this tool to mobilise activism? Or is ...Posted by Peter Barnett -
Obama’s six problems | open Democracy News Analysis
Among the advice Obama has received on the middle east is that the US should treat it as interconnected, while avoiding the mirage of a single or "comprehensive" solution to ...Posted by Peter Barnett -
Can Russia use nuclear weapons? International Security after the Crisis in Caucasus.
Alexei Arbatov considers the possibility of a military conflict in which Russia, defeated with conventional weapons, would strike back with nuclear weapons with unpredictable ...Posted by Peter Barnett -
Kosovo to Kashmir: the self-determination dilemma
the caution and circumspection that define the stance of the United States and major European Union countries towards the Kashmir dispute are typical of the attitude of the ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Poland after PiS: handle with care - openDemocracy
those who voted for Tusk did so because they could no longer stand the PiS regime, not because they loved the neo-liberal policies of the Platform. And those who voted for ...Posted by Beth Wellington -
Lebanon and Israel: back seat, front line
Two worlds collide in a London taxi. Bissane El-Cheikh was one.Posted by jessica reed -
The world women make: beyond development lite
Women's real, diverse journeys make a progressive-sounding orthodoxy look stalePosted by jessica reed -
Scotland's nationalist-Muslim embrace
cotland's establishment has responded to an abortive terrorist operation by reaffirming support for the country's Muslim minority. The silences as well as the words are ...Posted by jessica reed -
Against impunity: justice after torture
The case of four British citizens incarcerated in Saudi Arabia highlights the importance of opening a legal route to redress for torture survivors, says Carla Ferstman.Posted by jessica reed -
Haleh Esfandiari: Iran's cultural prison Rasool Nafisi
The detention of Haleh Esfandiari, a senior Iranian scholar based in the United States who had returned to Iran to visit her elderly mother and to touch the roots of her ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala
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