Politics & Conflict

New testaments

New testaments

30 years after the Soweto uprising, Carol Lee meets some survivors

Best of enemies

Best of enemies

Capitalism and central planning need each other, argues Steven Lukes

The red death

The red death

Michael Binyon on the bloodiest and most costly war ever fought.

Taliban tendency

Taliban tendency

What is the right balance between authority and autonomy, between prohibition and freedom? This has become the overarching question during Tony Blair's third term.

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Trapped by Buddha

It's not just China that is preventing the emergence of a modern Tibet. Western romantic delusions are just as stifling, argues novelist Jamyang Norbu

After bombs and ashes

After bombs and ashes

Moving back from Yale to the London School of Economics, Professor Paul Gilroy finds his home town changed but the people just as mixed up

What is genocide?

What is genocide?

An extraordinarily large part of modern legal, human rights and academic discourse is devoted to finding the 'right' definition of genocide, says Stan Cohen

Floodgates of  reform

Floodgates of reform

Elections in June offer the chance for transformation in Iran. Mohsen Sazegara, a former aide to Ayatollah Khomeini, offers his solution for escaping theocracy

China Syndrome

China Syndrome

Hugo de Burgh reports on the emergence of investigative journalism in the People's Republic and its unexpected effects

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