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| Wednesday 13 June 2007 |
The death of foreign policy
What will foreign policy be like under Gordon Brown, or David Cameron? Similar to what it was like under Blair: a desperate search for purpose overseas.
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| Wednesday 6 June 2007 |
International tribunals: not fit for purpose?
Former Liberian president Charles Taylor refused to turn up to his trial in The Hague this week, claiming the court was a sham. He has a point.
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| Wednesday 16 May 2007 |
Serbia and Europe: who’s ruling who?
Many are shocked that Serbia has been made president of the Council of Europe, yet they turn a blind eye to the EU’s blackmail of elected Serb politicians.
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| Thursday 19 April 2007 |
What next - eco-imperialism?
The British government is making dubious links between climate change and conflict in an attempt to boost its moral authority in global affairs.
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| Tuesday 27 March 2007 |
All ‘quiet’ on the Middle Eastern front
Britain has been loudly demonising Iran for months. Why has it quietened down now that the Iranians have seized 15 British troops?
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| Thursday 22 March 2007 |
Zimbabwe: talking up a revolution
Western governments are using the myth of a strong internal opposition to Mugabe's regime to conceal their own weakness.
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| Tuesday 6 February 2007 |
Kosovo gains independence - again?
Under the guise of granting sovereignty, the UN is dumping responsibility for its mess in Kosovo on to the European Union.
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| Thursday 1 February 2007 |
Forcing Africans to ‘adapt’ to poverty
By blaming climate change for Africa's problems, green groups have become apologists for inequality and underdevelopment.
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| Monday 13 November 2006 |
Setting the Poles apart
What does the European Union do when accused of collaborating with the CIA on human rights abuses? Blame Poland.
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| Wednesday 25 October 2006 |
Aid: more about aiding the West than ‘the rest’?
Two new books by former World Bank officials argue that aid to Africa is driven by gesture and narcissism rather than concern for the poor.
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| Tuesday 3 October 2006 |
Whose Kosovo is it anyway?
The Serb government's restated claim over Kosovo was more a symbolic gesture than 'war talk'.
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| Friday 1 September 2006 |
Moral grandstanding in the Middle East
The EU and UN want to make political mileage out of the Israel-Lebanon crisis, while avoiding taking political responsibility for it.
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| Monday 3 July 2006 |
Make lecturing Africa history
A year on from Live 8, Bob, Bono and the rest seem more concerned with bashing African governments than helping African people.
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| Thursday 20 April 2006 |
Bosnia: whose state is it anyway?
The European Union is in denial about its undemocratic domination of this tiny Balkan republic.
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| Tuesday 11 April 2006 |
Saddam’s trial: playing the genocide card
The coalition is trying to win back some moral authority in Iraq by uttering the G-word.
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| Tuesday 7 March 2006 |
Africa: ‘Empowerment’ by imposition
By focusing on 'capacity-building' and 'empowerment', international institutions seek to evade responsibility for their continued domination over African affairs.
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| Thursday 2 March 2006 |
Serbia: from pariah to EU member
Serbia is currently charged with genocide, under pressure to hand over General Mladic, and up for membership of the EU. What’s going on? Two authors offer their views.
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| Wednesday 23 November 2005 |
Ten years on: who’s running Bosnia?
The only people freed up by Bosnia’s ‘democratic’ reforms will be EU administrators.
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| Monday 24 October 2005 |
How ‘state-building’ weakens states
The new focus on the international community’s ‘responsibility to protect’ failing states is external meddling by another name.
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| Thursday 20 October 2005 |
Saddam trial: whose ‘demons’ are they anyway?
The coalition is focusing on Saddam's crimes of 23 years ago in order to disclaim responsibility for present failures.
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