Feminising Latin politics

As old-fashioned political parties with strong credibility problems struggle to come to terms with the changing environment in Latin America, women leaders - perceived as less corrupt, more task-oriented and with a warmer, more people-friendly leadership style - have moved in and occupied the newly emerging political spaces.

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Europeans and Human Rights

To the Europeans the values of safe guarding human rights and the sanctity of life dawned on them only after the Second World War and they are today seeking to atone for their past sins by preaching to the ‘barbarians’ in the south about human rights.

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Discovering the limits of the possible:

Sir Arthur C Clarke at 90

Sri Lanka’s best known resident guest Sir Arthur C Clarke celebrates his 90th birthday on December 16, 2007. The world’s best known writer of science fiction, Sir Arthur C Clarke was the first to propose satellite communications in 1945.

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