The Rule of Money, Peter Johnson
The nineteenth century was notable for persistent anxiety about the social and moral implications of economic development. Perhaps the writers of fiction are now better known and loved than the social and political thinkers, but throughout the... North Caucasus: united we stand, divided we fall!, Sergei Markedonov
The consequences of the ‘flaming August' (as we call the Georgian war) and the ensuing upheavals are still being hotly discussed by experts and politicians in Russia and the West. Unfortunately, though much has been written, this has not... Libya's regime at 40 , Fred Halliday
The fortieth anniversary of the Libyan "revolution" of 1969 - more accurately a coup d'etat by Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and some of his associates and relatives - brings to mind a conversation I had just after that event with a friend... The threats to Afghan democracy, Raja Karthikeya
The recent elections in Afghanistan may have been historic, but electoral fraud may have eclipsed the success of the process. Democracy has never been easy in Afghanistan, but it now faces twin challenges - that of surviving the vicious propaganda... Iran asserts its 'right' to enrichment, Geraint Rees
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has stated that he will not negotiate Iran's ‘obvious rights' to pursue a nuclear programme. In his first news conference since his re-election in June, Ahmadinejad asserted that Iran was ready to... |
Tuesday, 8 September 2009
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