Interactivity or interpassivity? African Warlords and the ‘Slacktivist Generation’
Anyone who has been following and studying the conflict between the (now Ugandan government) National Resistance Movement (NRM) and the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in Northern Uganda, would have woken [...]
#2 – Mmmmmm’am
In reply to: Steve Bell, The Guardian 28/03/2012 Cartoon to the Editor is a graphic realisation of [...]
Nagorno-Karabakh – An(other) Invisible Conflict
The Caucasus has a long history of political instability that for the most part has been disregarded by the West. The protracted nature of the conflict and the relatively small [...]
Militant Secularisation
Baroness Warsi’s visit to the Holy See in February, as the leader of a ministerial delegation, seemed beforehand like it would be the very definition of low-impact. The presence of [...]
What next for Occupy London?
The Occupy London camp outside St Paul’s Cathedral was evicted by bailiffs and police on February 28 after surviving a chilly winter, hostile press coverage, attempted attacks on the camp [...]
Alex Salmond: The Charismatic Leader
Entering the New Year with a swag bag of political awards, the Scottish Robin Hood, Alex Salmond is out for yet more fragments of British power to piece together his [...]
A Senegalese Spring or merely “we’re fed up”?
Senegal has long been understood as the bastion of democracy in western-most Africa. The region has seen prolonged conflict in Sierra Leone and Liberia, post-election violence and disorder in Cote [...]
#1 – On Your Marks
In reply to: Steve Bell, The Guardian 23/02/2012 Cartoon to the Editor is a graphic realisation of [...]
Syria: UN Condemnation but not intervention
Since March 2011, Syria has seen the bloodiest demonstrations in the Arab world. The United Nations believe that more than 6,000 people have died at the hands of the authorities. [...]
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