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Beyond Berlusconi: ten questions to Italy’s opposition , openDemocracy - Latest articles from openDemocracy Beyond Berlusconi: ten questions to Italy’s opposition , Iran: what happened, where now? , Iran’s coming of age, Nepal: torture vs democracy, Bosnian voice, Yugoslavian memory , Obama and Latin America: curse of the 'local', Could partition solve Ukraine’s problems?, Bangladesh government accused of crackdown on Burmese refugees, Defending the AV referendum: a final response to Stuart Weir, Beyond Berlusconi: ten questions to Italy’s opposition , Author: Geoff Andrews Summary: Italy’s economy and polity are in perennial trouble, but its prime minister Silvio Berlusconi survives every blow. All the more reason to scrutinise Italy's opposition, says Geoff... Read more » Iran: what happened, where now? , Author: Farhang Jahanpour Summary: Tehran’s rulers have pushed back the protest-wave that followed the fraudulent election of June 2009. But the achievement of Iran’s opposition movement is already immense - and it... Read more » Iran’s coming of age, Author: Nasrin Alavi Summary: The Iranian authorities' violation of the country’s deepest codes of behaviour foretells their doom, says Nasrin Alavi. (This article was first published on 17... Read more » Nepal: torture vs democracy, Author: Meenakshi Ganguly Summary: Nepal’s path to development remains hostage to the lack of accountability over human-rights violations during the country’s civil war, says Meenakshi... Read more » Bosnian voice, Yugoslavian memory , Author: Peter Lippman Summary: The sense of justice and consistency of principle of the Bosnian activist Mladen Grahovac should be a reference-point for those attempting to repair a fragmented country, says Peter... Read more » Obama and Latin America: curse of the 'local', Author: Juan Gabriel Tokatlian Summary: The United States’s policies in Latin America are shaped by its domestic politics. The result is failure, discredit and loss of influence, says Juan Gabriel... Read more » Could partition solve Ukraine’s problems?, Author: Ethan S. Burger Summary: In the light of Ukraine’s election result, Ethan S. Burger offers a proposal for the creation of a new Ukrainian state. Partition would do more than better reflect the country’s... Read more » Bangladesh government accused of crackdown on Burmese refugees, Author: Josephine Whitaker Summary: Bangladesh accused of crackdown on Burmese refugees. Obama meets the Dalai Lama despite Chinese criticism; Maoists kills ten in Bihar. Protests rock Ivory Coast as president dissolves the... Read more » Defending the AV referendum: a final response to Stuart Weir, Author: Andy White An OurKingdom conversation. [History: Stuart Weir > Andy White > Stuart Weir > this post] In his last article, Stuart Weir fired another volley of abuse at the Electoral Reform Society over its support for a... Read more »