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When enemies are better than friends, Alexei Levinson America's Afghan dilemma: Goliath as David , Godfrey Hodgson Colin Ward, 1924 – 2010 , Ken Worpole Financial Crisis and its representations, Anthony Faramelli The Coming British Revolution , Gerry Hassan
When enemies are better than friends, Alexei Levinson Russian foreign policy discourse knows three “states”. One, which we shall call the “ordinary” state, is the conception of the world in terms of allies and enemies. In this situation, politics becomes a matter of union with one group against... Read more » America's Afghan dilemma: Goliath as David , Godfrey Hodgson There is a dichotomy in the American tradition as deep and far older than red vs blue states, or liberals vs conservatives. It is the tension between a proud military tradition and a passionate anti-military instinct. It was one of the contentions... Read more » Colin Ward, 1924 – 2010 , Ken Worpole Colin Ward was Britain’s most famous anarchist, and his abiding interest in forms of self-organisation, mutual aid, learning through experience, and direct democracy, remain as relevant and timely as they ever were – perhaps more so. Ward... Read more » Financial Crisis and its representations, Anthony Faramelli There are a few moments during a crisis when a people’s façade breaks away and admissions of cold and brutal truth are made. Such an occurrence happened in 2008 during the melt-down of the global financial system when Alan Greenspan was called to... Read more » The Coming British Revolution , Gerry Hassan In the streets and parks of Britain everything seems to be as it always has been. This feels like a typical British summer with those totems of modern life passing us by: Glastonbury, Wimbledon and England crashing out of the World Cup after another... Read more »