The sudden assertion of human criteria within a dehumanising framework of political manipulation can be like a flash of lightning illuminating a dark landscape
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conflictsEven when guns are silent, the ideas behind them threaten. Warfare and conflict resolution urgently need to be explained, their causes clarified, and creative solutions explored.
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A tide of discontent and insurgency places the viability of the world's economic model in question
Pakistanis hoped for a fresh start after a decade of military rule. But the past is hard to escape
Three countries with three elections in 2008-09 make a political strategy for Iraq's future urgent
The serial blasts against Indian cities expose the infirmity of the country’s institutions
The seizure of a leading war-crimes suspect may help lift the burdens of the past in the region
Radovan Karadzic's detention is a moral lesson in political accountability
A key fugitive from the ex-Yugoslavia wars is held. Who gains?
The “one-state solution” to the Israeli-Palestinian impasse is winning support. Time to rethink?
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