Iraq's shadow over Afghanistan ,
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The Barack Obama administration’s plans for subduing the Taliban are endangered by continuing insecurity in Iraq
The current surge in United States military forces in...
The blizzard of the world ,
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The exhaustion of the planet and existing ways of life presents a creative challenge: exploring “uncivilisation”. Paul Kingsnorth introduces the Dark Mountain Project.
Gao Zhisheng and China's question,
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The disappearance of a Chinese lawyer after his arrest by China’s security agents amplifies the wider dilemma of the country’s political elite, says Kerry Brown.
I...
Who is Russia's top intellectual?,
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Throughout Russian and Soviet history, the intellectual has played a central and hugely influential role in society. Today, that has changed. A recent internet vote on the country’s most...
Af-Pak: what strategic depth?,
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Pakistan's military and political class have obsessed over gaining 'strategic depth' in Afghanistan for years, but the at times absurd concept is incompatible with Pakistan's...
Fears of influx of militants prompts Kenya to tighten security on Somali border,
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Kenya tightens security on its north-eastern border with Somalia. Troops deployed as violence intensifies in Karachi. Clinton denies rumours of US-Iran prisoner swap. Rwandan opposition...
Avatar blues and the hopelessness of Pandora,
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What's depressing is the film's theory of value
Avatar divides.
It is banned in China - it might ignite resistance amongst the displaced rural - and hugely popular in India; it is...
Writing the constitution: An open letter to Sir Gus O'Donnell,
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In his speech on Tuesday, the Prime Minister announced that he had asked the Cabinet Secretary, Sir Gus O’Donnell, to “consolidate the existing unwritten, piecemeal conventions that govern...
Babar Brown and the "new politics",
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If we needed to know that Britain's political system is a wreck, Gordon Brown's speech yesterday was confirmation. Chaired by Liza Harker of ippr, who retained a steady Mona Lisa smile...
Gordon's reply to Anthony,
In a post yesterday, Anthony Barnett assessed the Prime Minister's speech calling for a written constitution by 2015 and an immediate referendum on changing the voting system. Anthony also signals a new direction...
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