August, 2011
Ceasefire Bites, New in Ceasefire - Thursday, August 25, 2011 13:43 - 2 Comments
Live Blog UK Riots 2011
Sunday 7th August saw young people in London violently resist police leading to widespread rioting. Our live blog has the latest images and videos from Ceasefire's reporters on the ground.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Thursday, August 25, 2011 0:00 - 5 Comments
Analysis Libya: what price victory?
In a new analysis piece for Ceasefire, Akkas Al-Ali considers the dawn of a post-Gaddafi Libya, and the course of the Arab Spring so far.
New in Ceasefire, South of The Border - Wednesday, August 24, 2011 0:00 - 0 Comments
South of the Border The view from Latin America
In his latest column, Ceasefire's Tom Kavanagh contrasts the increasing poverty levels in Mexico with improving trends in Ecuador.
New in Ceasefire, Palestine is Still the Issue - Saturday, August 20, 2011 9:01 - 12 Comments
Palestine is Still the Issue The projection bias of Israeli war crime apologism
Israeli claims about supposed Palestinian crimes are often psychological deflection, argues Asa Winstanley.
Arts & Culture, New in Ceasefire, Radical Aesthetics - Saturday, August 20, 2011 0:00 - 2 Comments
Radical Aesthetics The Myth of Mad Tracey
In his latest column, Ceasefire's art critic, Daniel Barnes, reviews the Tracey Emin retrospective at the Hayward Gallery, and finds "a seemingly relentless barrage of desperation, loneliness and outright anguish". Emin, he concludes, is worth the hype.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Thursday, August 18, 2011 16:42 - 4 Comments
Analysis The ‘Big Society’ Riots
In a thought-provoking analysis, author and academic Neal Curtis, argues that the UK riots should be understood in the context of David Cameron's 'Big Society' project, whose ideological roots, Curtis shows, can be traced back to Margaret H Thatcher and Ayn Rand.
Ceasefire Bites, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, August 10, 2011 1:58 - 45 Comments
Live Blog UK Riots 2011
On Sunday, the London street riots spread to other areas of the capital, notably Enfield and Brixton. Our live blog has the latest images and videos from Ceasefire's reporters on the ground.
New in Ceasefire - Tuesday, August 9, 2011 20:21 - 10 Comments
Burning Britain Riot Fever as a Symptom of Systemic Failure
As the UK riots spread and intensify, Ceasefire columnist and author Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed charts, in an exclusive essay, the deeper implications of the social unrest. The real danger, he argues, lies in what happens next.Ceasefire Bites, New in Ceasefire - Tuesday, August 9, 2011 15:39 - 6 Comments
Hackney Riots: Eyewitness account
Ceasefire contributor Melanie Scagliarini, a Hackney resident, sends an eyewitness report from the area.
New in Ceasefire - Tuesday, August 9, 2011 15:34 - 2 Comments
Analysis UK Riots: The larger picture
Ceasefire's Matthew Butcher looks at the wider context of the riots currently gripping the UK.More Ideas
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