When George W. Bush issued his 48-hour ultimatum to Saddam Hussein, the sky on the USs east coast was clear and bright. Just like 9/11, a reminder of
I am writing this from New York. The war with Iraq has begun. Its looming presence is everywhere.
War is a time of test for combatants, for their families, for
* The United States is preparing a war designed to unleash an unparalleled concentration of force to impose regime change on Iraq.
* Around the world a profound public scepticism has generated
The wanton, reckless, pre-emptive attitude of the Bush administration has generated the case for the protest movement, but by not calling for the overthrow of Saddam, the peace movement makes
If you are in Japan, North Koreas missile threat looms largest. If you are in America, the disintegration of the space shuttle sweeps away your headlines. If you are
In this note I want to respond directly to those who make the case for an American attack on Iraq. I do not mean the hawkish, bellicose pronouncements of the
openDemocracy is asking writers around the world to express their view about US power and Iraq. As in kitchens and meeting rooms, tea-shops and tapas bars around the world, our
As we approach the New Year, every thinking person will be coming to a view as to whether it would be right for the United States to invade Iraq.
No
Sorry? If there is one thing we are not apologising for at openDemocracy it is our timely debate on Sorry: the politics of apology.
Take this week: four high-profile apologies
Why does "open" mean including pro-war arguments?
I was asked this by a supporter of openDemocracy when he learnt I was commissioning arguments from those who back Bush
All political and social progress is built on a foundation of clarifying dialogue. A world polarised by vast inequalities of wealth and power, crises of governance, ideologies of intolerance and
Here at openDemocracy we are about to leave our pilot period and launch the full model. The moment is fraught with danger as American power is being exercised in a
