SPOTLIGHT

Labour Economics: Economy in 2020

Jeremy Corbyn’s ‘Economy in 2020’ is admirable for the working class in its principles but ultimately has its flaws. Battered and bruised, with knees rocking after a haymaker, Labour’s current predicament within British politics resembles that of a boxer that has been tactically outclassed for ten rounds, it’s close to a stoppage. Granted, politics has […]

The UK response to the “refugee crisis” is theoretically sound but practically counterproductive

The UK Conservative government has a strategy for tackling the current “refugee crisis” that is theoretically convincing but practically contradictory. The strategy consists of letting as few refugees onto UK soil as it can get away with, whilst increasing efforts to tackle the source of the crisis. The former is implicit in the numbers: until […]

Sport

Athletics’ Quick Fix: How the politics of doping is taking athletics to the brink of ruin

June 2003 As most sport-crazy 9 – 90 year-old boys do, I began reading my copy of the Mail on Sunday from the last page to the first. But on this particular day, my eyes were strangely captivated by the side column rather than the main headline. “World’s Fastest Couple give birth to baby boy”. […]

The fall of oil and the environment


The Fall of Oil and the Environment Bane or Blessing? The recent rapid decline of the price of oil, from around $115 per barrel in mid-2014 to below $50 per barrel by August 2015 (Brent Crude), has prompted widespread concerns about negative impacts of cheap oil on the environment. These concerns can be roughly divided […]

Human Rights

Rufgee crisis: Lessons David Cameron can learn from Lebanon’s example

In the midst of the current refugee crisis it’s easy to get caught up in numbers. Germany is expecting 800,000 by the end of the year – and 500,000 annually for years to come. Australia says they’ll let in 12,000 and David Cameron announced that the UK will accept 20,000 of the most vulnerable Syrian […]


 
 
 

 

WATCH: Enough Food For Everyone – IF the G8 were kids

Sometimes it takes a child speaking the truth to point out the ludicrous faults of the adult world. This video, part of the ‘IF‘ campaign, lets them take on the role of the most powerful leaders and shows what hap...
by Natasha Lipman
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On Gandhi’s Path, There Are No Failures – The AAP Must Carry On Its Fight Against Corruption In India

The tide may be against the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), but they are in a position to turn things around in their own favor more than any other political party in India given their Gandhian ways  Mahatma Gandhi’s technique of...
by Chirag Sutar
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Why Look West: Georgian Foreign Policy in Retrospect

While many empires and regional powers attempted to impose their rule over this tiny Caucasus country, Georgia always maintained its own, distinctively unique approach to its place in the regional and global political arena. Th...
by Tornike Zurabashvili
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Egyptians Elected Morsi Because…

On Twitter, Egyptians who voted for Mohamed Morsi in the Egyptian Presidential elections in June 24 are remorseful – and their regret is evident in a new hashtag which reads: I elected Morsi because .. The hashtag [ar] #ان...
by Global Voices
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International Political Forum

Russia: Today’s Geopolitical Counter-Force And What This Means For American Interests

When Mitt Romney labelled Russia as “America’s No.1 geopolitical foe” in his 2012 presidential campaign, the President said “the 1980s are now calling to ask for their foreign policy back because, you know, the Cold War...
by Esma Mneina
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International Political Forum

A Land without a Government: How America’s Budget Fight Could Affect You [Infographic]

As of October 1st, the Federal Government of the United States has officially begun a partial shutdown for the first time in 17 years. In an incredible act of political brinkmanship, a debate between the House of Representative...
by Conor Sullivan
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