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The historical record of Israel's dealings with Gaza sheds essential light on its true aims there
The conflict in Gaza can be seen in the light of a decade of "war on terror" Ghassan Khatib An outcome to Gaza's war in which both sides claim victory is becoming visible Daniele Archibugi When two elected governments are at war, what does this do to the cherished faith that vox populi vox dei? Vera Gowlland-Debbas Do events in Gaza show the "responsibility to protect" to be nothing but pious buzz-words? Paul Rogers The rocket attacks must be stopped. But war won't do that. What is Hamas?Sara Roy Controversial and polemic, a book review by Harvard scholar presents Hamas as a complex and evolving organisation. The film director Theo Angelopoulos talks to openDemocracy's Jane
Gabriel about the turmoil in Greece and about his new film ‘The Dust of
Time'
Failures of accountability have been so egregious that there is now hope for creating the right long-termism in finance
As Iraq takes control of the Green Zone, Big Think videos Michael Walzer on Unjust War in Iraq.
The "Alternative media" has not made of the web the transformative tool of protest that it had hoped for. The Greek riots demonstrate the chaotic hyper-individualism of networked protest.What role now for the altermedia-ists?
Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman returns to Big Think with bad news.
How will Russia's regime handle the economic crisis? Will its citizens withdraw, protest or prove loyal? Distinguished political scientist Vladimir Gelman considers the options
Is BBC's World Service doomed to be the puppet of British and Russian
governments?
A man of high wires and sharp edges, Conor Cruise O'Brien, recalled by Neal Ascherson
Plus: John Horgan on a great Irish internationalist A generation of civilian rule is an achievement, but rooted flaws in Argentina's polity remain
The Somali conflict is entering a new phase. After two locust years, three possible outcomes
A festive mediation by an Irish dad on how today's international protocols might have applied to the birth of Jesus.
France's political "elephants" have blocked an effort to reinvent the left. But not for ever
Despite saber-rattling rhetoric in some quarters of public opinion, New Delhi can ill afford military confrontation with Pakistan.
The crisis of 2008 is a consequence of the pervasive impact of
market-driven policy. A new idea of the state is needed
How the fears of Ireland's voters could shape the European Union's destiny
Why is Russia romanticising the memory of Stalinism, enquires Memorial's founder Arseny Roginsky, when its defining feature was the use of terror?
What exactly was confiscated when the Prosecutor's Office in St Petersburg raided the premises of the human rights organisation Memorial on 4 December 2008?
Zimbabweans' very bodies are imprinted with the logic of their rulers' violence
The explosion of violence in Greece reflects a malaise of ideas as well of governance. (Here for a round-up of coverage on Greece)
Economic recession closes the opportunity for progress on the environment? Wrong.
There is no conflict between economic prudence and greenery today.
The renowned management consultancy advises Barack Obama's transition team
Obama's success and Blagojevich's shame flow from the two wrestling motifs of Chicago's history. Plus: Big Think discusses the possibility of urban renewal in a time of recession.
Why the Afghan insurgents are reaching out beyond their heartlands
Making the Universal Declaration more than a theoretical promise has been taken furthest by the European Court of Human Rights. It offers a model for justiciability.
The margins of the climate-change conference in Poland are where the action is
Human security ought to be the goal of any Obama surge in Afghanistan, not defeat of Al Qaeda.
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