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Published in: HomeBradford West: politics comes aliveA fusion of history, politics and personality gives the electoral contest in one British constituency a unique flavour.
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Published in: HomeEuropean vs Arab revolutions: regimes, ideas, violence
Why did east-central Europe find a non-violent freedom path in 1989-91, while the Arab world failed to do so after 2011?
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Published in: HomeBangladesh: contempt of court vs freedom of speech
A blogger was convicted in Dhaka for his writing. A group of people who backed him in the press now faces the same...
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Published in: HomeTurkey's future: Erdoğan, elections and the Kurds
Turkey is gearing up for pivotal elections on 7 June. At their heart is a complex interplay between presidential...
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Published in: HomeArmenian genocide, a century on
A hundred years after the genocide of Armenians in the Ottoman empire, widening acceptance of the crime is shadowed...
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Published in: HomeChina, the idea-hungry nation
China's restless intellectual energy carries an echo of Austria-Hungary in the pre-1914 years.
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Published in: openSecurityYemen's frail faultlinesThe seizure of power in Sanaa by Houthi rebels has alerted the world to the crisis in Yemen. But it never really went away.
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Published in: HomeThe English Defence League and the new far-right
A street demo against "Islamisation" shows the potential for the English far-right to regain lost momentum.
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Published in: HomeLibya’s downward spiral
Libya after the Qadhafi regime is witnessing a complex array of struggles in which ambitions for power, claims to...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?The road to hell is paved with rapid reactions
In the wake of a vicious crime, caution and restraint are a virtue.
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Published in: HomeChina, questions of loyalty
What determines political survival among China's party elite? Where are the traps that ensnare men like Zhou...
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Published in: HomeIran vs ISIS, stubborn imperial designs
The conflict of radical Shi'a-Sunni forces is fuelled by unyielding absolutisms that oppose the world's leading...
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Published in: openSecurityA war of new connections
The close links between American surveillance of Africa and military facilities in England are revealed by...
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Published in: HomeTunisia: the Arab exception's test
The probable election victory of Béji Caid Essebsi is a vital moment in the pioneer country of the Arab revolts. It...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe presidential election and linguistic violence in TunisiaThe leading presidential candidates and some of their supporters are setting a bad example with hostile,...
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Published in: HomeBritain in Bahrain: eyes wide shut
A new naval base in the Gulf reveals both the flaws in Britain's strategic thinking and the limits of its military capacity.
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Published in: HomeIran’s hidden prisonersThose arrested in Iran after the presidential election of June 2009 join the detainees from earlier moments of...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaPalestine's statehood options: a dialogue
What are the choices facing Palestinians regarding their state sovereignty, and how best should they be pursued? Two...
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Published in: HomeWestphalia to Southphalia
Does the rise of non-western states such as China, India, South Africa, and Brazil threaten the dominant model of...
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Published in: HomeDon’t touch my constitution! Burkina Faso's lesson
A popular uprising in the west African country reflects a wider awakening among citizens and young people across the...
