The politics of executive power, Saskia Sassen
The institutional balance within modern democratic systems is disturbed and dysfunctional. Some of the unhappiness of citizens in many a western state about their political leaders' remoteness, corruption, or lack of accountability can be... Michael Jackson: crossing over , KA Dilday
Was Michael Jackson the most famous man on the planet? The British former child actor, Mark Lester, claimed that in one of the many encomiums offered following the news of his death on 25 June 2009. So many people tried to verify the news of... A tale of two paradigms, Paul Rogers
The United Nations summit on the impact of the current world economic recession on the poor, held in New York on 24-26 June 2009, reflects some recognition by the "international community" of the increasing hardship across the majority... Rwanda: law, justice and power, Gregory Mthembu-Salter
The mandate of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda is approaching its end. Its chief prosecutor, Hassan Bubacar Jallow, intends to conclude the work of the tribunal by its latest possible deadline of 31 December 2009. In investigating... Happy birthday, Yugoslavia?, Dejan Djokic
On 28 June 1919, Germany and Allied and Associated Powers signed a peace treaty at Château de Dejan Djokić is lecturer in modern and contemporary history and director of the Centre for the Study of the Balkans at Goldsmiths College, University of... Journey to Crimea, Susan Richards2004 Crimea, Sevastopol. Over the years I had sent letters and messages to Novosibirsk, but there had been no response. They had vanished without trace. I found them through Anna. She had received an email from Igor out of the blue, with some... |
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