The future of the news,
The production and circulation of independent, quality news is a hallmark of democratic societies with a complex history of commercial practices, regulatory controls and technological innovation. The demise of the existing business model of the...
Contra Zadek: a global deal is worth the candle,
The value of Copenhagen, Martin Bunzl
Simon Zadek is ready to declare Copenhagen dead, along with any kind of agreement that depends on long-term commitments by sovereign states. He thinks the core of the problem is a function of what he calls...
How the wage squeeze fuelled the crash and threatens recovery,
Rising personal debt, global imbalances, excessive bank leveraging and reckless financial risk-taking all played a key part in the current economic meltdown. But there is another factor that has been largely ignored - the role of wages.
Back to the eleventh century?,
It is a great pleasure to read a contemporary appreciation of Byzantium which stresses its civilisation of quality, intelligence and success, and even a model from which we can learn. It is especially refreshing as it suggests that the stereotype of...
Karzai launches Afghan anti-corruption force,
After sustained pressure from the United States and Europe to do more about corruption in Afghanistan, President Hamid Karzai has unveiled plans to set up a new taskforce. The unit will cooperate with the FBI and the UK’s Serious Organised Crime...
Drug addiction: not quite as simple as Russia v the West,
Russia’s government, faced with an explosive rise in drug-taking, is not quite alone in resisting the approach of harm reduction promoted by the United Nations and the World Health Organisation, argues Elizabeth Rigbey, responding to...
Iran warned time running out for negotiated nuclear settlement,
Western leaders have warned that time is running out for Iranian leaders to meet international demands on their nuclear plans. US President Barack Obama has stated that Iran has failed “so far” to give positive signals over the deal put forward...
The twilight of the middle east peace process,
Despite the promises of the Obama administration, the peace process in the Middle East appears to be in a profound crisis.
Wasting money, freedom and security,
Contributed by Alex Holland, associate editor of The Samosa, a new website with a focus on South Asia and British asians. For a full discussion of the left's divergent reactions to the policing of protest, see Stuart White at the Next...
Iraqi Doctors in Britain and the War on Terror,
More than a million Iraqis of different ethnic, religious and sectarian communities live in Britain, with the majority based in Ealing, West London. They are the largest Arab community in the country and have high percentage of intellectuals,...
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