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The Paris Talks and Independent Diplomat
Reuters, in Paris, on the work of Independent Diplomat. This is the fruit of six years of relentlessly hard work by an extraordinary group of young diplomats, led by the brilliant Dean Bialek:
“The Marshall Islands and the bloc of 44 island states rely on pro-bono advice from New York-based Independent Diplomat, a non-profit consultancy started in 2004 by former British diplomat Carne Ross.
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The Report: Peter Oborne’s Iraq Inquiry
Today’s news that the UK Iraq Inquiry’s report will be further delayed stimulated the journalist Peter Oborne to conduct his own inquiry. I was interviewed for this, as I testified to the so-called Chilcot Inquiry and the release of my evidence to the earlier Butler Inquiry is one of the reasons the full inquiry into the war (Chilcot) was established. The programme is good, and offers clear details and testimony about how the Blair people lied about the war and how it was illegal.
Power to the People: Rojava, anarchism and Murray Bookchin: Financial Times, 24 Oct 2015
Power to the people: an essay on Bookchin, anarchism and Rojava, Syria, by me in this weekend’s Financial Times.
The Kurds in Rojava are testing a democratic model shaped by the political philosophy of an American eco-anarchist
My take on Power and International Law – UCLA
Here’s a provocative talk I gave last week at UCLA Law School about the role of international law in diplomacy. Short version: it is power that makes the world, not law. And international law is often, although not invariably, a function of power.
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The Kurds’ Democratic Experiment: my oped in The New York Times
Thrilled that the New York Times has run my oped on Rojava – I think the first time that name has been mentioned there. They need the attention. Here’s the article in full:
The Kurds’ Democratic Experiment – New York Times, September 30, 2015
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Global Dispatches: Interview with CR (Podcast)
The Failure to Question the bombing of Hiroshima means that nuclear war is more likely
The Failure to Question the bombing of Hiroshima means that nuclear war is more likely
The New Yorker has reprinted this remarkable John Hersey essay about survivors from Hiroshima. Until it was published in 1946, the American public had very little idea of what had taken place.
Massive Mondragon shows that coops can work at scale
This is a good report on Mondragon, Spain’s massive coop in the Basque country. Teeth-suckers always argue that you cannot take coops to scale i.e. have big ones. Mondragon proves them wrong. It’s one of Spain’s largest companies, from buses to banking. The bosses are paid no more than eight times the lowest paid. Their philosophy is that jobs are more important than making as much money as possible. Radical. Buck’s report is about how Mondragon dealt with a part of its business that was failing. Read on. Continue reading Massive Mondragon shows that coops can work at scale
What showing up for Western Sahara says about Jeremy Corbyn
God, I’m enjoying seeing all the Blairite New Labour people writhing over Jeremy Corbyn’s success in the leadership campaign. I know Jeremy. He has been – by far – the most steadfast supporter of the liberation of the Western Sahara in the British parliament, for decades. I love him for that alone. The Western Sahara must unfortunately be close to the bottom of the list of fashionable international issues in the world. Continue reading What showing up for Western Sahara says about Jeremy Corbyn