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The Legacy Of Western Imperialism And Reinstating China’s Former Glory

The 21st century has seen China’s economic rise to “great-power” status, thereby allowing Western nations fearing that it intends to challenge the global balance of influence. While realist thinkers such as John J. Mears...

by Sunjana Dalal

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Can We Bank On The Big Society?

Several years ago, the idea that thousands of UK citizens would be dependent on food banks for their survival would have been almost inconceivable. Hunger is not something that is allowed to happen in Great Britain, right? Howe...

by Naomi Hanna

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Soft Power And The Middle Way – A Proposal For China And Her Minorities

An international statesman was received at the White House on the 21st February to meet and discuss the issues of the day with President Obama. While this alone would not be cause for consternation, the identity of said stat...

by Christopher Cannell

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Europe And Separatism: First Crimea, Now Venice. Will Scotland And Catalonia Also Vote For Independence?

The recent referendum in Crimea and the subsequent annexation of the peninsula by Russia has captured much of world’s attention of late. It has also ignited discussions about secessionism in Europe, which is quite relevant ...

by John Haltiwanger

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Millennials Are Poised To Remake American Politics: The Most Optimistic Generation

Millennials are breaking the trend of bipartisanship in the US, and it seems they will dramatically change the landscape of American politics. Recent reports from both Pew and Third Way have shown that more Millennials are ...

by John Haltiwanger

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Conscription, Mercenaries And Cooperation With Israel Keeping The Peace By Preparing For War In The Gulf

The most militarised region in the world and home to some of the most volatile conflicts in the contemporary era, every state in the Middle East’s armed forces and military policy is forever developing and reforming. While Eg...

by Catherine Smyth

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Will The Upcoming Elections Save Greece?

The road to stability, for Greece, has been difficult. After Greece joined the European Union in 1981, it experienced an unprecedented period of stability. For the next thirty years, Greece had secure political systems in place...

by Sylvia Bouloutas

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The International Day of Happiness: What Is Gross National Happiness?

In our era of aggressive consumerism, happiness can be purchased in all shapes and colors at every corner. Marketing campaigns claim that pure happiness consists in buying their products, politicians desperately promise us happ...

by Paula Munteanu

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‘An Extensive Human Rights Abuse That The EU Cannot Afford To Overlook’ – Estimating The Financial Cost Of Violence Against Women

A new survey published by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) in the first week of March revealed one in three women in Europe have suffered some form of violence, sexual or physical, in her lifetime. The rep...

by Isabella Grotto

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The Legacy Of Western Imperialism And Reinstating China’s Former Glory

Can We Bank On The Big Society?

Soft Power And The Middle Way – A Proposal For China And Her Minorities

Europe And Separatism: First Crimea, Now Venice. Will Scotland And Catalonia Also Vote For Independence?

Millennials Are Poised To Remake American Politics: The Most Optimistic Generation

Conscription, Mercenaries And Cooperation With Israel Keeping The Peace By Preparing For War In The Gulf

Will The Upcoming Elections Save Greece?

The International Day of Happiness: What Is Gross National Happiness?

‘An Extensive Human Rights Abuse That The EU Cannot Afford To Overlook’ – Estimating The Financial Cost Of Violence Against Women

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