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Friday, 3 June 2011
Bonfire of the experts: the Arab uprisings and the Israeli-Palestinian question, Tony Klug
We need to understand that patience on the Palestinian side has almost completely run out after many fruitless years of aimless negotiations and feeble international mediation. The Palestinians – exasperated by US reluctance or impotence -...
Italy, the radioactive democracy, Giulio D’Eramo
An Italian vote on nuclear energy coming up June 12 could well have a disastrous impact on the whole of Europe. Berlusconi and the Italian media are hoping that no-one has noticed.
How a divided Spain started a revolution , Bernardo Gutiérrez
The Spanish Revolution is a result of deep underlying divisions running through the Spanish society, which the political class and mainstream media continue to ignore at the peril of the country's democracy.
Hue and cry over the UCU, Richard Kuper ...
Critics of Israel are increasingly accused of delegitimising Israel and encouraging antisemitism. This creates a climate of suspicion in which the onus is on critics to somehow demonstrate that they are not antisemitic.
International justice, wild west vs ICC: a coming crisis, Martin Shaw
The killing of Osama bin Laden and arrest of Ratko Mladic highlight the precariousness of international order and international law as much as their advance, says Martin Shaw.
The nuclear dilemmas of South Asia, Yogesh Joshi
An accelerating nuclear arms race between a fragile Pakistani government aiming at a strategic balance with India and an Indian state that ignores its neighbor's security concerns is on the verge of spiraling out of control, says Yogesh...
A Radical Manifesto for Higher Education, Des Freedman
Our universities are under attack, with the Coalition determined to throw them to the mercy of the market. Support is growing for a Manifesto for Higher Education that sets out demands on universities and the government, but will it reignite...
"Jacks-in-the-box": Orenburg’s migrant workers, Elena Strelnikova
Festival of Britain 2011: microcosm of a troubled Union, Niki Seth Smith
As Scotland faces the prospect of a vote on independence, the Festival of Britain 2011 is underway in central London. Designed to celebrate the anniversary of the 1951 exhibition and capture the spirit of modern Britain, the festival instead...
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