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Drugs, video games and mental health: what is and isn’t relevant to the gun control debate
The pro-gun lobby in the United States likes to say “guns don’t kill people; people kill people”. This is true, but irrelevant: the point is that people who want to kill other people find it much easier to do so when th...
Witness: Inside Al-Salam Mosque
On the 23rd of August, two bombs exploded in Tripoli, Lebanon, killing 47 and injuring over 500. The first explosion hit Taqwa Mosque and killed at least 14 people. The second hit Al-Salam mosque and killed around 33. My frien...
Beyond the ECI
The European Citizens Initiative (ECI), introduced by the Lisbon Treaty enables citizens to make proposals to the European Commission for initiation, modification or to stop the proposal and process of legislation. As the hopes...
WATCH: The Indiscriminate Atomic Weapon
When you think about nuclear weapons, what is the first thought that comes to your mind? Destructiveness? Maybe, death? For me at least, power, danger, and control are probably the first three words I associate with nuclear w...
Good News: The EU Has Agreed To More Corporate Transparency
On 9 April, following months of negotiations, MEPs and ministers finally agreed to new transparency rules regarding payments to governments from the extractive sectors, involving companies from the mining, oil and gas, as well ...
Geopolitics in Asia-Pacific: China, Japan and the US
The long-awaited rise of China has arrived, and with it, geopolitical concerns. Japan and the United States have been the principal victims of this rising. Both countries, allies since 1945, now face tough competition in light ...
