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Merkel and multi-culturalism seen from Notting Hill, London, Peyvand Khorsandi

Golborne Road, on the outskirts of Notting Hill in west London, is home to two Portuguese cafés, Stella McCartney, and my favourite burger van, run by two Moroccan men. I’ve been a regular for almost 10 years – the van offers no ordinary fare....

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Iraq's big deal: the coming national unity government, Mohammed Hussainy

Despite the foggy political landscape in Iraq, leaders of the various political blocs have been sending signals to imply that the Iraqi political powerhouses are about to forge a major deal in order to put an end to the post-parliamentary-elections...

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Regional military force established to crack down on Lord’s Resistance Army, Daniel C Giacopelli

A number of central African countries overwhelmed by the brutal attacks and mounting regional destabilization caused by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) have established a comprehensive plan to combat the rebel group. Ministers from Uganda, Sudan,...

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How should Ed Miliband respond to the Big Society? , Niki Seth-Smith

In shaping his opposition strategy, Ed Miliband will have to respond to the Conservatives' Big Society. In a contribution to OK's debate on the Big Society Challenge, Niki Seth-Smith discusses how Labour's new leader might shape a...

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A tale of miners, presidents and nations , Goran Fejic

A nation is energised and acclaims its head of state. The president and his people together rejoice and celebrate the shared achievement, which shows to the entire world a face of true heroism, genuine solidarity and deep humanity. “Yes, this is...

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Chile's global drama, Isabel Hilton

In the instant metrics of the digital universe, twelve hours after their rescue, thirty-three Chilean miners were collectively four times more famous than Barack Obama, with 270 million Google hits to his 70 million.

The miners' helmet,...

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Turkey: vibrant democracy vs majority rule, Bill Park

Turkey’s electorate voted on 12 September 2010 to approve a series of constitutional amendments proposed by the ruling Adalet ve Kalkinma Partisi (Justice & Development Party / AKP) government. The date as well as the result was rich in...

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America’s mad-hatter politics, Godfrey Hodgson

"Up above the world you fly / Like a tea-tray in the sky / Twinkle, twinkle"'
- Lewis Carroll,
Alice in Wonderland

The Boston Tea Party describes the moment on 16 December 1773 when the Sons of Liberty, thinly disguised as Native...

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The middle east: the question of freedom , Mishana Hosseinioun and Foulath Hadid

The subject of freedom in the middle east - that wide arc of countries from Iran to Morocco, and many points in-between - tends outside the region to produce a striking consensus: that it is absent. Many publications, reports, articles and analyses...

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The coming big ideas in Scottish politics , Gerry Hassan

Scottish politics is going through the motions at present. There is the excuse of waiting for the Comprehensive Spending Review. But a deeper malaise is at work.

The political classes have run out of money and ideas, and devolution – that much...

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