In the week of the ruling on Breivik’s sentence, we begin and end on what this means for Norway and the world. Robert Lambert looks at implications for security, Pål Grøndahl at what constitutessanity in the eyes of the law, while Kjetil Østli, who covered both the events and the trial, has writte
People only accept change when they are faced with necessity, and only recognize necessity when crisis is upon them – quoting Jean Monnet, Somdeep Sen in our long-running ’Can Europe Make It?’ looks at the Spanish debt troubles, hoping for a blessing in disguise.
Meles Zenawi, Ethiopia’s own strong man, it seems, is ill. Information is scarce, but it invites René Lefort to think about what might happen to the State and party that have become so reliant on his leadership. And what happens in Ethiopia matters - not just for its 86 million diverse inhabitants
In the world of high finance, central banks are being taken to task. In a milestone interview, Andy Haldane, Executive Director of Financial Stability at the Bank of England, tells William Davies, thatthe Bank should have understood what was going on – but didn’t.
Ash Amin and Pep Subirós have collaborated on several projects opposing social discrimination and exclusion, culminating in the Forum of Concerned Citizens of Europe. This week’s theme, Reinventing democracy in Europe, springs from a seminar hosted this May in the Centre for Contemporary Culture i
Some celebrate while others crumble – some do both simultaneously. openDemocracy’s writers reflect and eulogize; analyse, warn and deconstruct.
It’s been a transformative week for openDemocracy; after months of preparation we’ve unveiled a completely redesigned site. We hope you like the fresher look, find it easier to explore our diverse content, and will forgive the kinks of early days. A good website is always work in progress, and we
This week we have two articles that have taken decades to draft.
So the Greeks are out of Euro 2012 – but still in the Eurozone. Despite 55% voting for parties against the austerity measures, the country now has a pro-bailout government – Yanis Varoufakis explains why.
There are many women writers on openDemocracy this week, and two new debates which have us pinching ourselves: is this the twenty-first century? The first, on AIDS 2012 sees the US banning people with HIV from attending a conference plus the ongoing Sisyphean task of giving women informed choices.
UK readers recover from an excess of monarchy with the help of Peter Tatchell, who wonders why the biggest celebration of recent times is for the privilege of being subjects to hereditary rule, when there are so many worthy things to celebrate from British history.
Chekhov said that “any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.” Àngel Ferrero, watching a desperately uninteresting boxing match in Berlin, reflects on immigrant life in Germany, which is tolerant but not open - unlike his native Spain which is open but intolerant. Who
