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Join the conversation: What next for Syria?
20 December 2024 @ 12:47 pm
openDemocracy readers share their thoughts on whether Assad’s ousting will lead to democracy
The Insecurity Trap: Understanding 25 years of failed wars
20 December 2024 @ 10:45 am
Our war-hungry leaders may have learned nothing, but recent history shows militaries cannot solve world’s problems
Anora: a refreshingly radical depiction of sex work on film
20 December 2024 @ 10:26 am
Sex workers rarely receive respect in film. Anora’s attempt to change that should be celebrated
MEPs demand answers over EU funding of anti-abortion charity
19 December 2024 @ 10:39 am
Politicians express concern after openDemocracy revealed EU gave €1.2m to group spreading reproductive disinformation
Our under-resourced legal aid system is dangerous. It needn’t be this way
18 December 2024 @ 2:16 pm
Extra £20m of spending should be celebrated, but it pales in comparison to funding for hostile environment policies
BR-319: A highway to climate chaos in the heart of the Amazon
17 December 2024 @ 1:28 pm
As Brazil prepares to host COP30 next year, its government is embarking on a plan at odds with its climate aims
What does Assad’s defeat in Syria mean for the region’s geopolitics?
16 December 2024 @ 2:14 pm
A week into the scramble for Syria, Russia and Iran lose influence – while the USA, Turkey and Israel move in
‘Time is water’: A cross-border Indigenous alliance works to save the Amazon
16 December 2024 @ 2:10 pm
As we sail through Amazon waterways, Indigenous leaders tell me how climate crisis is affecting their way of life
Our military courts are still failing survivors of sexual violence
13 December 2024 @ 10:01 am
Predators are walking free thanks to a broken system. The Crown Prosecution Service and civilian court must step in
Appeal court refuses to increase child rapist’s four-year jail sentence
12 December 2024 @ 12:45 pm
Appeal to raise sentence of Martin Roberts, who abused seven-year-old while living on British Army base, was denied