Calls for independence gain momentum in Europe
Early in 2012, British Prime Minister David Cameron surprised everybody by agreeing to hold a referendum for Scottish independence before the end of his mandate. A few weeks ago, Alexander Salmond, the leader of the Scottish Na...
Economic Growth in Africa Must Lead with Equitable Development for all
Africa has undoubtedly seen impressive economic growth over the past decade. They have put to shame predictions of a ‘hopeless’ continent; a comment The Economist magazine subsequently apologized for last year. More aptly, ...
Is Our Food Wasting Away?
When, exactly, do you decide that a system isn’t working? At what point do you admit defeat? Our global food system is so dysfunctional and warped that we must surely be accelerating towards this point. Last week, a report ...
Blinded by hate: cutting the EU budget
After a marathon overnight summit, leaders of the 27 member states agreed to an historic EU budget. But historic for the wrong reasons. For the first time, the 7 year Multiannual Financial Framework, more commonly known as the ...
Time to reshape foreign politics in Latin America
On the 18th November 2012 the International court of Justice in The Hague made a decision concerning a major demand: Nicaragua established a claim over 330.000 square miles of land and sea, space that was previously considered ...
The War on Drugs is Failing – We Need an Alternative
Our previous and current government have tried endlessly to find independent, scientific studies which prove that the War on Drugs is working, and that illegal drugs should remain illegal – yet time and time again, such commi...
