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Fred Halliday 1946 – 2010, Anthony Barnett openDemocracy - Latest articles from openDemocracy Fred Halliday 1946 – 2010, Anthony Barnett Fred Halliday, 1946-2010: a tribute, David Hayes What is Strategy 31?, Maryana Torocheshnikova Armenian genocide and Turkey: then and now , Vicken Cheterian Election time: asylum seekers lose their last safety net, Clare Sambrook British Identity and the Legacy of Empire, Andy Mycock Getting over our public service broadcasting addiction, Adam Singer Fred Halliday 1946 – 2010, Anthony Barnett Fred Halliday died this morning in Barcelona where he had been battling with cancer. His twenty plus books  (there are more to come), his compelling lectures, his wide ranging, powerful essays and journalism, provided  a constant source of inspiration... Read more » Fred Halliday, 1946-2010: a tribute, David Hayes Fred Halliday, the political analyst and international-relations scholar of worldwide renown, died on 26 April 2010  at the age of 64. Fred’s immense knowledge of global politics, astounding energy and forensic analytical skills  were for over... Read more » What is Strategy 31?, Maryana Torocheshnikova Strategy-31 is a spontaneous civic movement which, since 31 July 2009, has regularly held protest meetings in  defence of freedom of assembly in Russia. They are held on the 31st day of every month which has 31 days.  In Moscow they take place in... Read more » Armenian genocide and Turkey: then and now , Vicken Cheterian For Armenians everywhere, 24 April is a day of special commemoration. It marks the beginning of the  genocide of 1915: the uprooting or killing by the leading figures of the Ottoman state of almost all the 2.2  million Armenians who lived in historic... Read more » Election time: asylum seekers lose their last safety net, Clare Sambrook When terrified men, women and children are being shunted off to countries where they face real and imminent  risk of rape, torture, genital mutilation or death, an MP’s urgent appeal to government may tip the balance,  stalling removal directions,... Read more » British Identity and the Legacy of Empire, Andy Mycock The ‘politics of Britishness’ and related constitutional matters have not – as yet - played strongly in the general  election either in manifestos or during campaigning, though all the main parties of the Union agree that further  powers be... Read more » Getting over our public service broadcasting addiction, Adam Singer There are roughly 26 million UK TV households. Half take pay TV, at an  average spend of around £360 per year, and that does not include the £145  compulsory annual licence fee for the BBC. 9 million-ish homes get pay TV from Rupert... Read more »