Christopher Lord

Christopher Lord's new book, Parallel Cultures, has just been published by Ashgate.

Tortures R Us
BY CHRISTOPHER LORD
Alberto Gonzales wasn't the first U.S. official to consider the Geneva Conventions "obsolete." A trip down memory lane in Honduras.
11.11.2004 | POLITICS

The Harvest of Beslan
BY CHRISTOPHER LORD
The Chechen bloodbath and the growing specter of Christian fascism in Russia.
09.07.2004 | BOOKS

One Hellhole, Under God
BY CHRISTOPHER LORD
Why the Republican Party suddenly cares about Sudan--or at least pretends to.
08.02.2004 | POLITICS

The Mysterious Rise of Jean-Marie Le Pen
BY CHRISTOPHER LORD
What it means--and what it doesn't.
05.21.2002 | POLITICS

A War On Terrorism?
BY CHRISTOPHER LORD
Think again.
10.05.2001 | POLITICS

What Has the IMF Done For You Lately?
BY CHRISTOPHER LORD
As Prague girds itself for the biggest social protests in Central Europe since 1989, Chris Lord weighs up the two sides, and throws his weight behind one of them. With reservations, of course.
09.05.2000 | POLITICS

Are We Having Fun Yet? Kosovo Reconsidered
BY CHRISTOPHER LORD
Months after the bombing, the Balkans remain an environmental nightmare and political tinderbox. By setting a precedent for non-defensive and arbitrary high-intensity military interventions, political scientist Chris Lord re-affirms the charge that NATO just plain overstepped. Bigtime.
03.17.2000 | POLITICS