In the eleventh Picturing Politics Dr Anja Neundorf looks at an astronaut’s image of Berlin by night and what it reveals about German reunification. The image clearly shows a divide … Read the rest
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In 2010, three cardboard boxes of Victor Serge’s papers were discovered in the archive of his late widow, Laurette … Read the rest
This summer, I spent 2 weeks in Saint Petersburg on a language course and a further 8 weeks in Arkhangelsk in Northern Russia, working as an English teacher with a … Read the rest
‘Northern Ireland: The Reluctant Peace’ critically assesses the background and evolution of the violence created by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and its followers. It examines the determinants of the … Read the rest
By Filippo Boni
Assessing the role played by core decision-making bodies in Pakistan is interesting as the National Security Council (NSC) and the Defence Committee of the Cabinet (DCC) reflect … Read the rest
According to the Heidelberg Institute for International Conflict Research’s (HIIK) 2012 Conflict Barometer the number of interstate conflicts has decreased from 84 to 82 conflicts, with the 2012 escalation between … Read the rest
As debate continues over whether or not the Central Intelligence Agency should be allowed to keep its drones, along come declassified documents to remind us that we’ve been here … Read the rest
In the tragedy describing Xerxes’ confrontation with the anger of the Athenian gods, Persians, Aeschylus pays careful attention to describing the war scenes: “Those Men, […],/Some on horses, some … Read the rest
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A slick Tory toff is Prime Minister. He struggles to maintain Britain’s status in the world, wrestles with disunity in his party, but … Read the rest