Seven Italians were arrested in Paris this morning – all former members of ‘red terrorist’ groups active during Italy’s ‘years of lead’. James Butler explores the significance of these arrests, and the questions the left still needs to answer when it comes to political violence.
The centenary of Irish partition had once been an awaited psychological milestone for Ulster unionists. Yet the discontent expressed through the loyalist riots of the past ten days reflects a deep-seated crisis of the political architecture built into Northern Ireland, writes Tommy Greene.
It is impossible to avoid the sense of epic tragedy that hangs over the Arab uprisings today, a decade on. But in the final piece of his series on the uprisings, David Wearing argues that the story isn’t over yet.
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