In defence of peaceful protest

Photograph from the Occupation Cambridge Facebook group
Of imminent importance at the moment is the student occupation of the Law faculty, and CUSU have called an emergency motion to debate the issue tonight.
In brief, a number of students have staged a non-violent sit-in on the ground floor of the Law faculty, and won’t relinquish their position [...]

The death of Huntington and the Clash of Civilisations

Samuel P. Huntington died on the December 24th 2008, aged 81; one of the most controversial figures in the history of international relations, whose legacy is a chilling reminder about the complexity of political science.
In the plurality of thought marking the end of the Cold War in 1989, Huntington’s book on the “Clash of Civilisations” [...]