This site hosts my writing and media appearances including news about the documentary movie, Accidental Anarchist. I am a former British diplomat who resigned over the Iraq war. I founded the world's first non-profit diplomatic advisory group, Independent Diplomat.
I was interviewed by Revolutionary Left Radio on 3 December, all the way from Omaha, Nebraska. It was a great discussion with a very thoughtful interviewer, Brett O’Shea, whom I thank. You can click below to hear it or go Continue reading Interview with Revolutionary Left Radio
Russell Brand discussed anarchism with me in this podcast. It was one of the best and most thorough interviews I’ve ever done.
This profile about me and my ideas appeared in The Observer in the run-up to the BBC4 broadcast of “Accidental Anarchist”. I’ve also pasted the text of it here (I hope The Observer will forgive me): Ex-diplomat Carne Ross: the Continue reading Carne Ross: the case for anarchism, The Observer July 2017
Demetri Kofinas interviewed me for his “Hidden Forces” podcast. You can hear our discussion here. Demetri has added a useful reading list too, covering some of the subjects we discussed. Thank you for a great discussion Demetri! (Note, the web-page uses a very old photo of me. I am unfortunately rather older than this pic suggests.)
Continue reading Diplomacy, War and Anarchy: “Hidden Forces” podcast
1A, a show on WAMU on National Public Radio, interviewed me about the film. It was a full discussion of the ideas – anarchism, Rojava, the flaws in contemporary democracy. You can hear it here.
Continue reading National Public Radio interview on “Accidental Anarchist”, March 29 2017
I thought I would post the chapter from The Leaderless Revolution called “Niine Principles for Action”. I welcome comments on anything here on my FB page: https://www.facebook.com/carnewross/.
Here is a short list of principles that may guide action, along with a few practical examples. The principles are by no means exclusive, nor comprehensive: mere pointers, not instructions.
Continue reading Nine Principles for Action (from The Leaderless Revolution)