Yesterday evening, in the dark and faintly musty basement of the Kensington Library in west London, openUSA attended a fascinating lecture on "anomalistic psychology" - the psychology of
A fair amount of debate is kicking up over Obama's decision to accept McCain's offer of "unmoderated debates" between the two in the months
Bob Herbert in the NYT picks up on the growing number of studies and surveys done about the political orientation of young people in the United States. This generation -
American political scientists have made a niche in the last twenty years of expounding the "grand theory". As the Soviet Union crumbled in the late 80s, so too
It can be easy to forget that the hot air spewed in America has real consequences elsewhere. While Obama and Clinton wrestle over lapel pins, policy-makers in New Delhi and
As Afghan and foreign troops continue to battle the Taliban in the plains and hills of Afghanistan, another battle is being waged – and lost – in the country's legislature.
With its commitment to democracy and human rights, India will face particular scrutiny in Africa as it tries to chart a principled course in stormy seas.
In addressing the ongoing low-level insurgency in Pakistan's rugged northwest, local responses wrestle with global consequences. President Pervez Musharraf was on the sharp end of heavy criticism when
Asian countries are as messy, as lively as any other. They deserve probing interrogation and analysis, not Roger Cohen's vacuous attempts at provocation.
Yousaf Raza Gilani is sworn in as Pakistan's new prime minister by the very president he wants to displace
Barack Obama's speech on race this Tuesday is already being hailed in quarters of American public opinion as one of the finest pieces of oratory in the country&
Instead of directing outwards, debate about Tibet in India is pointed inward.
