... it appears to reflect the need for stringent guidelines, as well as strict criteria for
black
and
white, friend
and
foe
, and the
righteous
and
unrighteous
. To this end, we are definitely facing a challenge to postmodernism.
Maxim Bratersky:
Is Liberalism Dead?
The limitations of rationalism and the need for deep social integration are plainly visible in internal organization of the Islamic State which is making mincemeat of the individual's private world, since the violation of the strict code ...
... security agencies, will enable the government to spy on citizens.
However, in the big scheme of things, the USA Patriot Act was only the tip of the iceberg: its underwater part had formed for many decades, starting as early as the time of the rise of liberalism. The Age of Enlightenment, namely the enlightened thinkers of the 18th century and liberalists of the 19th century, had generated the idea of a minimal state, which later, in the texts of Anglo-Saxon political philosophers of the 20th century,...
Irina Khakamada
, one of Russia’s most prominent female liberal politicians, met RIAC website editor Maria Smekalova to share her views on the future of Russian liberalism, offer her scenario for resolving the Ukraine crisis and unveil the secrets behind negotiating successfully with foreigners.
As an outspoken liberal, how would you define liberalism, which seems quite a vague notion? Do you see any Russia-specific ...
At all stages of economic history, governments have used trade policies to try and strike a balance between the interests of local producers and the demands of global markets. They have sought to reap maximum benefits from external trade factors to achieve short-term, medium-term and long-term economic growth objectives. The competitive positions that businesses and their countries enjoy considerably depend on their mode of participation within forms of international economic cooperation. The scope...
... the pessimistic and optimistic forecasts are equally possible in the theory of human rights. Recognizing that human rights have become a major component of our philosophical landscape and political environment C. Douzinas notes that while political liberalism was the progenitor of rights, its philosophy has been less successful in explaning their nature
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. The future of human rights as an ideology depends on the way we define the goal, for which we need human rights. For Aristotle and Plato ...
The Eternal Debate Between Liberalism and Realism
In a relatively short period over the past two or three decades, we have seen the triumph of liberalism in international life and its decline. This triumph manifested itself in strengthened international cooperation, an expanded ...
