Propaganda by Another Name
Prospect’s cherry-picked evidence says more about the authors’ ideological prejudice than the true state of the Central European countries they disparage. By Benjamin Cunningham The authors of the current cover piece in Prospect magazine, Anton Shekhovtsov and Peter Pomerantsev, are…
The Sun Also Rises
By Benjamin Tallis However, as so often when responding quickly, perhaps even hastily to acts of political violence or terrorism, the effectiveness of these measures is uncertain. Much of the ‘security’ they purport to provide is an illusion that can…
Prejudice, Hysteria and a Failure of Political Leadership: Of Refugees and November 17 in Prague
by Derek Sayer American politicians’ xenophobic attitudes to refugees generate international controversy, while similar sentiments expressed by politicians in Prague pass largely unnoticed. Professor Derek Sayer argues that we should not ignore events in the Czech capital as, despite the efforts…
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