Europe must rethink immigration – the human tide is not about to stop (quote from CR)
Quote in Newsweek article by Adam leBor on Europe’s immigration crisis:
The complex system of humanity: Carnegie Council
A while back, I spoke at the Carnegie Council. This is a clip comprising a short explanation of complexity theory as a means to understand what’s going on.
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Revolution begins in the imagination
This was a panel I took part in at the Skoll World Forum, discussing political change with film-makers and activists.
“A rebel diplomat on the Catalans’ side”: Translation of Catalan “Vilaweb” review of “The Leaderless Revolution”
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
A Short guide to the British general elections – for Americans
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.
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“The Imitation Game” is a travesty
“The Imitation Game” is a really bad film. It traduces our collective political, scientific and social history. It is fiction when the facts matter.
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There are three reasons why “The Imitation Game” is awful:
Short Notes on #CharlieHebdo, published 11 Jan 15 (also in French)
Published in Medium, 150111
There’s a lot to think about. Some preliminary reflections for today:
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The privilege and nightmare of contemplating the future: My LongPlayer letter to John Burnside
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:
Independence Referendums for Everyone: article in Al Jazeera America
From Al Jazeera America:
How Scotland’s vote revealed the need for a deeper revolution
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How Scotland’s Yes Campaign won even when it lost (Washington Post analysis quoting CR)
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