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A war on three fronts, Paul Rogers
The Iraq war was launched six years ago, with an intensive aerial assault on key installations of Saddam Hussein's regime on the night of 20-21 March 2003. Almost from the start - amid many expectations of a quick and decisive victory - there... The zombie solution, Krzysztof Rybinski
It is a story that could make the Return of the Living Dead 6. A group of good people huddle on a roof, with a limited supply of raw meat. A crowd of zombies surrounds the house: hungry, mad, aggressive. Fear spreads and bodies collapse; the odour... Tibet and China: past in the present , Tsering Shakya
The Chinese government proclaimed in January 2009 that for the first time a festival called "Serf Liberation Day" is to be celebrated in Tibet, in commemoration of the events of 1959 when Chinese forces occupied Lhasa and established... China: democracy in action, Li Datong
... Last stand for democracy in Burma?, Daniel Pye
In a small Karen National Union (KNU)-controlled village in eastern Burma children play tag and clutch pieces of string tied to oversized flying beetles. Here, at least, a semblance of normality remains. But the Tatmadaw - the Burmese military -... Democracy and the Arabs: after the fall, Tarek Osman
A group of distinguished experts has sent a letter to President Barack Obama urging him to put democratic reform at the heart of the United States's engagement with Arab regimes and publics. The letter - convened by the Center for the Study of... Recep Tayyip Erdogan: the Mandela test, Hakan Altinay
It comes as a surprise when a country's prime minister calls on female citizens to give birth to at least three children. It is even more so when he repeatedly asks for a boycott of all newspapers and TV channels owned by the country's... Much hyped Third Front offers more bark than bite, Aaradhana Jhunjhunwala
Last week, Indian politics saw the attempt to create an anti-Congress and anti-BJP Third Front for the upcoming elections. Ten regional and leftist parties huddled near the southern city of Bangalore to discuss alliances, policy directives and... High-level dispute adds to BJP's troubles, Tom Walker
Political loyalties are coming under strain as parties prepare for the Indian parliamentary elections and the leading party in the opposition coalition, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), is not coping well with the pressure. Behind in the polls and... Clearly easing, Tony Curzon Price
There is a lot of confusion about quantitative easing, especially now that the US has joined the UK in trying it. The usually clear Robert Peston has finally given up trying to understand. This is from his blog entry: (When economists claim... Needed: globally coordinated bank nationalisation, Tony Curzon PriceWe need a globally coordinated bank nationalisation. It has long been clear that a globally coordinated stimulus plan is needed. And despite the parlous performance of Europe at last week-end's G20, it is clear that there is broad agreement that... Abused and undefended, Jane Buchanan... Who controls Russian Orthodoxy in Britain?, Xenia Dennen
From the editors: The Russian Orthodox Church community of the Diocese of Sourozh was set up in 1962 by Metropolitan Anthony Bloom(1914-2003). He welcomed believers of all national backgrounds and developed the principle of lay participation in the... |
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