Stand up and be accountificated
OK, I made up the word 'accountificated'. Seriously, though, accountability is a 'good thing' - one of those principles like democracy
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The challenge
In parts oneand twoof this series, Globolog touched on aspects of energy policy and stuck a
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Last week, Globolog joined the throngs saying energy efficient vehicles are a good idea. OK, so lets
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A US military attack on Iraq early this year looks likely. As Paul Rogers has shown (and Globolog
Trade hypocrisy
Say the two words trade policy and most people will just switch off. This is a pity, because (are you still reading?) a global trade regime with fair
Is this a holy thing to see
In a rich and fruitful land,
Babes reduced to misery,
Fed with a cold and usurous hand?
If the poet William Blake was
Last week saw the publication of three important pieces of research into public opinion around the world: an assessment of what American citizens think of their governments foreign policies;
A month ago Globolog first reported the concerns of international and local non-governmental organisations (NGOs) regarding a proposed oil pipeline known variously as AGT (AzerbaijanGeorgiaTurkey) and BTC (Baku
Baku-Ceyhan: BP to answer its critics
The proposed Baku to Ceyhan pipeline is a multi-billion dollar project that would open up a whole new oil province to world markets and
Stony silenceThe dog of Alcibiades
If you go into the British Museum and walk towards its famous domed reading room, youll pass a 2,200 year old statue of
European Social Forum
On 14 July 1789 King Louis of France wrote one word in his diary Rien (meaning nothing). Like a member of Britain's Countryside Alliance avant
Caspar Henderson writes
"There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the