Environment and conflict in Sudan
I’ve moved to the Sudan… and I’m sitting under a fan in Khartoum writing this… I’ve now been here a …
Land use and food security
One of the big questions for me is whether we devote too much land to farming and not enough to …
Atrocity exhibition
There is something stunning in the brilliance of Google Earth [download] – a streaming map of the world in the …
Diamonds – curse or charm?
Saw Blood Diamond – an action-movie-with-a-message, though laced with clichés (mercenary with a heart of gold, pouting female journalist as …
The Eurovision vision contest
Terrific pamphlet by Tom Burke and Nick Mabey of E3G. Their Europe in the World publication is a vision for …
Second oldest profession in the world – arms dealing
I fear it was a terrible move to axe the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) investigation into the Al Yamamah (“the …
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What’s the opposite of "human rights with common sense"
What is the opposite of ‘common sense’? ‘Stupid’ could be right. Or ‘arbitrary’. But one opposite might also be ‘principled’… …
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"Brown stays nuclear" is not a story
The government was always going to renew its nuclear weapons capability and despite the minor furore, the Chancellor was stating …
Suicide as ‘act of war’? Guantanamo reveals madness of US military
Just when you thought the US military couldn’t become more detached, it describes the suicide of three inmates at Guantanamo …
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