In an era of economic austerity, we must revive the idea of a permanent venue for the Olympics, which would also help to de-politicise the games.
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Israel and Egypt’s other revolution
The creation of Israel sparked a revolution in Egypt, and Nasser, the legendary champion of the Arab cause, once sought peace with the Jewish state.
A common cents approach to money
With the United States and Europe on the verge of bankruptcy, the time has come to consider a radical solution – a single global currency.
Are we now ‘friends’ of al-Qaeda in Libya?
Belgium was one of the ‘Friends of Libya’ in Paris. But does the prime minister realise that these Libyan ‘friends’ include a former al-Qaeda fighter?
Scandinavia: is the far right far off?
Home-grown terrorism in Norway, a resumption of border controls in Denmark and an increasingly immigration-weary Sweden. Is right-wing politics taking hold in the once-tolerant Nordic countries?
Rejected by the right, Western Muslims are only left with the left
No Muslim in their right mind would support far-right Christian groups in the West, though they may well symathise with their Muslim equivalents elsewhere.
David Miliband: revolution v extremism
Britain’s former foreign minister David Miliband has high hopes for the Arab revolutions.
Equality: not even in death
By Khaled Diab Tragic as the deaths of young British soldiers in Afghanistan are, why is the media not mourning Afghan civilian casualties? 13 July 2009 Every human life is precious. But there is something disturbing about the UK media’s…