Tony Blair and the imperial temptation in Britain and America,
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Ahead of Blair's testimony on the Iraq war, it is worth considering a recent exchange in the American blogosphere which illustrates the imperial temptation in the politics of both nations
...Haiti: the politics of recovery,
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The daunting task of post-earthquake reconstruction in Haiti needs donor community amounts to a long-term challenge in state-building, says Mariano Aguirre of the Norwegian Peacebuilding Centre. ...
Haiti: we've given the aid but will it work?,
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Is the aid effort in Haiti ineffective and wasteful? If so, is this typical of the way the world responds to disasters? It may take decades to get Haiti on its feet.
Europe's bitter pill for India will cost lives,
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The EU's trade negotiations with India bring back memories of colonial exploitation
"I'm not a racist, but...",
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Isn’t class-prejudice and anti-foreigner-prejudice just as bad as race-prejudice?
Many voters are 'against immigration' and against foreign aid (they say things to me on the...
World leaders debate the future of Afghanistan,
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World leaders debate the future of Afghanistan at London summit. Bangladesh executes independence leader’s killers. Honduras’ Zelaya goes into exile. The international community unites to...
Prosecuting war crimes: the courts must be independent,
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The British government's unfortunate intervention over Tzipi Livni's arrest warrant
The British government claims to defend basic principles of justice for grave...
CEDAW: designed to be used,
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CEDAW is not just a wish list from which politicians in the UK can ‘pick-n-mix’ when drawing up their shopping lists of “things to do about women”. Jane Esuantsiwa Goldsmith...
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