As communism imploded in 1989, the American political scientist Francis Fukuyama asked if liberal democracy was “the end of history”, being the form all societies were destined to take. The past...
Politics
When Human Life Begins Is A Question Of Politics – Not Biology
A Texas law that aims to eliminate almost all abortions in the state is part of a long-standing nationwide movement to restrict the right to abortion. The Texas law went into effect on Sept. 1, 2021...
I’m A Sheep And Cattle Farmer In England, And Brexit Has Left...
You either love him or hate him, but Jeremy Clarkson’s documentary series about trying to get to grips with sheep rearing, tractor driving and running a farm shop at Diddly Squat Farm has...
It’s A Myth That We’re Too ‘Soft’ On Serious Young Offenders –...
The BBC drama, Time, offered a rare and unusually realistic insight into the significant pains of imprisonment in England and Wales. It challenged the assumption that prison is too soft, and that...
20% of UK Political Donations Come From Just Ten Men
Just ten men have made a fifth of all major political donations from individuals in the UK in the past two decades, openDemocracy can reveal. These men have given a staggering £106m to political...
What’s Happening In Haiti?
In the days since president Jovenel Moïse’s assassination last week, Haiti’s situation has become increasingly uncertain. Questions remain over the tragic incident, as a power struggle plays itself...
South Africa In Flames: Spontaneous Outbreak Or Insurrection?
South Africans spent most of mid-July glued to their news outlets, from established media outlets to TikTok, from streaming news to old-fashioned printed words, to see just one thing: would Jacob...
Jacob Zuma Isn’t A Man With A Cause. Just A Wily Politician...
South Africa’s Constitutional Court ruling to imprison the country’s former president, Jacob Zuma, was unprecedented. But it wasn’t unexpected. The author of the majority judgment, Justice Sisi...
Afghans Left To Pick Up The Pieces Of The West’s Failed War
As the Taliban rapidly expand in the shadow of US and NATO allies’ retreat, has anyone considered the impact on innocent civilians? Military leaders in the United States and Britain, as well as...
Turkish Spies Are Abducting Erdogan’s Political Opponents Abroad
Emboldened by a lack of repercussions from NATO and the EU, Turkish President Erdogan’s regime is kidnapping dissidents. On 1 June, Orhan Inandi, a Turkish-Kyrgyz national was declared missing in the...
G7 Tax Deal: If You Think Multinationals Will Be Forced To Pay...
Finance ministers in London from the G7 group of wealthy nations have agreed on a deal that has been described invariably as a landmark that will transform the landscape of global corporate tax...
Nagorno-Karabakh: In The Aftermath Of War, Armenia Faces An...
More than six months have passed since the “second Karabakh war”, as it is now called, came to an abrupt end last year with Armenia all but defeated. The ceasefire hastily signed on November 9 –...
How Right-Wing Populists Use Food To Legitimise Their Extreme...
Getting breakfast done’: Italian strawberries, Hungarian pickles and a pint of English beer are all part of the Right-wing populists’ food fight for voters Few everyday items have the ability...
Somalia: Toxic Elite Politics And The Need For Cautious External...
The current government’s decision on April 12th to seek a two-year extension has thrown Somalia’s fragile political process into disarray. The president has since called for elections and a return to...
‘Almost Divine Power’: The Lawyers Who Sign Off Who Lives And...
When we think of war, we might think of soldiers on the front line – or those pulling the trigger – as the ones responsible for the death or injuries of those they are targeting. But...
Canada’s Hypocrisy: Recognizing Genocide Except Its Own Against...
The Canadian Parliament is sometimes at the cutting edge of genocide recognition and human rights. It has labelled China’s treatment of the Uyghur’s as genocide but what about...
G7 Deal: UK Is Badly Conflicted Between Offshore Tax Havens And...
For four decades, there has been a global race to the bottom on multinational tax, with Britain and its network of tax havens at the heart of it. Multinationals have seen tax as a cost rather than...
After 12 Years of Netanyahu, Here’s What To Expect From A New...
Israeli politics are entering a new chapter. After inconclusive elections in March, a politically diverse coalition has formed to end Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12 years as prime minister. The eight-party...
Has COVID Brought About A Far-Right Dystopia?
If at the turn of the 21st century, the world already seemed decidedly ‘flatter’ and more compressed, after a year of closed borders, silent airports, ‘stay at home’ injunctions, and all sorts of...
Aung San Suu Kyi Overlooked Myanmar’s Deepest Problems
The Myanmar coup is a sad and onerous turn of events for a country with a long and unhappy experience of military rule. It is important to note that this is not an institutional crisis. What we are...