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Pornographers in black
Is the female pornographic eye dangerous? Or is it just another male fantasy? Anna Friman on what happens when women write about sex. An award-winning essay on posh porn. [more]
Neither new nor a war
Don't call the fight against terror a "war"
The trend in politics and the media to describe terrorist attacks on western centres, and the West's reaction to them, as "the new war" overlooks the historical and sociological features of this type of conflict. [more]
Is Ukraine heading for breakup?
Parts of Ukraine threaten to seek autonomy from the capital Kiev. Tatiana Zhurzhenko looks at what is behind these threats. How big is the risk of Ukraine falling apart? [more]
The Ukraine is in a tug between East and West
An interview with Andrei Pavlishin
Andrei Pavlishin, editor at the Ukrainian newspaper Lvivska Gazeta, describes how the tax police tries to get to the Ukrainan media. [more]
Translating the translation
Critical trends are shaping the field of translation studies. [more]
The leisure class and I
On the timeliness of Thorstein Veblen's "Theory of the Leisure Class". [more]
Ask what your country is ready to do for theirs
The Iraqgate scandal in Finland has shown that the United States are becoming increasingly important in the domestic affairs of European countries. [more]
European Forms of Belonging: A View from Slovenia
As Slovenia is emerging from its first decade of independence, Debeljak debates what kind of role the new European member should play within the EU. [more]
Notes from the Rubble
To describe as "conflicted" the political feelings of Americans these days is to make an almost comic understatement: everybody thinks everything simultaneously, writes George Blecher as he reflects on the atmosphere in the US after September 11th. [more]
Elusive common dreams
The perils and hopes of a European identity
Western Europe lives like a family without feelings for the post-communist states on the same continent. A more diverse concept of Europe is needed for a European identity worthy of its name. [more]
Less Foreigners!
A Swiss Popular Petition
In the early 1990's, an old idea was reborn in Switzerland as a popular petition: no more than 18% of the Swiss population should be allowed to be "non-Swiss". The initiative was rejected by the population, yet the issue remains. [more]
Samtal i Machkety
Anna Politkovskaja talar med två tjetjenska kvinnor om vardagen i helvetet. [more]