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Democracy belongs to us all – People want to participate in global debates
Written by Ole Wintermann
Photo: Ole Wintermann After the revolutions in North Africa, after protests in Spain and Portugal, New York is the new flash point for protests against political and economic authority. The revolutions in Africa and the protests in Europe and the US have more in common than one thought at first. […]
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Democratic transition in Slovakia – An Environmental Game-Changer
Written by Tibor Blažko
In her lead article Ulrike Reinhard asks wherever “democracies are dressing climate challenge better than non-democracies?” Let’s look at the case of Slovakia, a country that left the non-democratic socialist club in 1989 and after some time moved towards the European Union. Even in limiting the fight against climate change […]
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9/11 Has Made The World a Xenophobic Place
Written by Ajinkya
For me the twin towers were a distant reality, almost a myth. There was dream shared by us middle class Indians of being there someday, of being part of the select group of global movers and shakers. Don’t be surprised if you see posters of western skylines around coaching classes […]
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A Decade On: Realising Our Experiences Become Their History
Written by Yassmin
I was ten years old, it was the election year and I was learning how to rollerblade. Things, in my opinion, were going pretty well. Little did I know how the events that would happen early on the 11th of September, 2001 would change my life, and my generation, forever. […]
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Lack of Public Confidence is the Main Issue facing Serbia’s NGO Sector
Written by marko035
The Serbian NGO sector is facing many challenges today. A survey conducted in 2005 (but still applicable) by a group of international human rights organizations (Freedom House, Oxfam Netherlands, civic initiatives and the Federation of NGOs in Serbia – “Vanredno izdanje: NVO sektor u Srbiji“) highlighted a number of the main […]
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Pakistan and the US – Working for a Greater We or a Greater Me?
Written by Rabab Khan
To say that the Pakistan-US relationship is one of the great modern voluntary mistakes of the region is not an understatement. What is this relationship based on? What are its foundations? Is it really necessary? Unfortunately, it is not. Coercion? Threats? Muscle flexing? All three? Yes. This may be partly […]
