In an interview originally published in 2003, Ron G Manley talks to openDemocracy about Iraq's alleged weapons of mass destruction.
The side effects of good intentions and tolerance can be more suffering. We must let our hearts set our goals, but use the mind to pursue them. Our former Editor-in-Chief, reflecting on rationality and the fallout of a TV-series. Archive: This article was first published on October 1, 2012.
They have been dubbed ‘killer robots’. Concerted international action is needed to prevent the emergence of weapons which could operate without meaningful human control.
The human toll from the Ebola outbreak is all too evident. A more proactive global health policy is needed to avoid its repetition.
Chemical weapons are banned, aren't they? Well, maybe not quite all of them are ...
This sound installation was first performed at the 4th Athens Bienniale under the 'Value and Economy' theme heading. (Video, 20 minutes).
The embrace of corporate partners by science and technology departments and the erosion of distinctions between the military and the police have been at the heart of disturbing security trends in the UK and elsewhere. The root causes of insecurity meanwhile go unaddressed.
As a new IPCC assessment is being prepared, head climate scientist Rajendra Pachauri is an optimist - but human behaviour might be the hardest thing to predict. An interview.
When the rice harvest season finishes in a few weeks, fields in India will turn black as farmers burn thousands of acres. This practice shows one of the failures of the Green Revolution, with devastating regional and global consequences. A food-security-obsessed India cannot ignore these issues fo
