The World Social Forum (WSF) is about three things, a young Frenchman told me. We were coming back from Kenya together. He had been to most of them since they
In his first article for openDemocracy Hrant Dink observed that "the relationship between Turkey and the EU is governed less by reciprocal desire than by fear". His conclusion:
Among the most revolting aspects of the hanging of Saddam Hussein on 30 December were his final words, apparently spoken just before his last prayer. He rebuked the grotesque taunting
Orhan Pamuk gets the Nobel prize for literature. Most commentators will take their cue from the politics of the award, Pamuk being among the first writers to be put on
There are ideas of Europe. There is the European process. There is the infamous bureaucracy of the European Union. There is the euro. But is there a living, breathing Europe?
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Nearly five years after the "axis of evil" speech, the thing that continues to annoy is how President Bush, prime minister Blair and now Israeli spokesmen claim
Turkey is a hinge country for the world's future: geographically bestriding Europe and Asia; bordering Iran, Iraq and the European Union; the historic ruler of the middle east;
The end of the cold war in 1989 opened the way for the extension of democratic government to many countries around the world. Now, terrorism, fundamentalism and the imposition of
Robin Cooks premature death at the age of 59 has robbed the world of a distinctive politician whose life allows us to see rather clearly what is wrong with
In the wake of Julys terrorist attacks in London and Egypt, three world leaders Britains Tony Blair, Egypts Hosni Mubarak and Russias Vladimir Putin have called
The initial idea of the Group of Eight (G8) summit seems to have been an annual parade by the most powerful world leaders to record their place in history. This
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I want your help to see if we can defeat terrorism. I know this sounds a bit surprising, but thats the point. If everyone leaves it to
