Carne Ross

This was a panel I took part in at the Skoll World Forum, discussing political change with film-makers and activists.

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This review appeared on a Catalan website Vilaweb in 2013, but was recently and generously translated by my friend and colleague, Jan Hartman.  Please note that there are one or two inaccuracies about me in the article, including the timing of my work on Iraq at the UNSC, which in fact concluded several months before the 2003 invasion.

A rebel diplomat on the Catalans’ side

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Published on Medium, January 28th 2015

Americans may just about have heard that Britain is to go to the polls to elect a new parliament in less than 100 days. Much about British politics is extremely obtuse and muddling, even to Brits. So here’s a short guide that may help pierce the fog.

Continue reading A Short guide to the British general elections – for Americans→

Published in Medium, 150111

There’s a lot to think about. Some preliminary reflections for today:

Continue reading Short Notes on #CharlieHebdo, published 11 Jan 15 (also in French)→

Some time ago Esther Dyson chose to write to me as part of a series of letters organised by the Artangel arts group for the Long Now Foundation.  Letter writers were invited to consider the future – including up to 10,000 years hence (the perspective that the Long Now Foundation seeks to encourage).  I chose to send my letter to the poet John Burnside.  This is my letter:

Continue reading The privilege and nightmare of contemplating the future: My LongPlayer letter to John Burnside→

The Washington Post recently published this discussion of self-determination in the aftermath of the Scottish referendum, quoting my views a few times.  Here’s the article:

How Scotland’s Yes Campaign Won even when it Lost

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Liam Barrington-Bush, the researcher for the forthcoming documentary “The Accidental Anarchist”, is collecting ideas for the film.  He’s looking for contemporary examples of non-hierarchical and autonomous organization, both politically and in the workplace, such as participatory democratic processes and cooperatives.  If you have suggestions, please submit them here.  Thank you!

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Steve Adubato had me on his “One on One” show talking about The Leaderless Revolution in 2013. It’s a good short interview on the main ideas of the book.

Continue reading Good short interview on The Leaderless Revolution→