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The effects of the algorithms which lead social media users to more and more extreme content, and the role of social media in providing a platform for political extremists and the dissemination of misinformation, have become problems for all countries. In this article from ten years ago, Kiran Hassan (co-ordinator of freedom of expression and digital rights at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies) presciently analysed the role of social media in spreading extremism in Pakistan in the wake of 9/11. ['From the Archives' curated by Alex May and Paul Flather]
In this article from 25 years ago, the eminent political theorist Bhikhu Parekh (since 2000 Lord Parekh) considered the question of how a multicultural society comprising different cultural communities could develop a common sense of belonging in such a way that differences could be not only unthreatening but positive. He found the answer in constitutional accommodation of diversity, justice, a multiculturally constituted common culture, and a shared sense of loyalty to the political community.
Written following the re-election of Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister of Israel, this article highlighted the need for international pressure to breathe new life into a faltering peace process: on the one hand to persuade Israel to respect the international consensus on a two-state solution, abide by international law, and freeze settlement activity in the West Bank, and on the other to persuade Palestinians to enter into negotiations on a peace treaty. Palestinian and Israeli membership of the Commonwealth was suggested as a stepping-stone in this process.