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 […]


 
 
 

 

Burkina Faso: The Downfall Of Another Tyrant In Africa

The recent popular revolution in Burkina Faso and the resignation of President Blaise Compaoré has emerged as a ‘warning alarm’ to African tyrants who are bent on eternalising themselves in power. The political crisis in B...
by Albert Mbiatem
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Voting Without Democracy?

Youth participation is a trendy topic today. If you want to be considered an active youth, you are supposed to vote. Still, I believe it is proof of courage to dare say out loud that you do not vote. The reasons why I do not vo...
by Luciana Grosu
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International Political Forum

The ‘Choice’ Of Fashionable Phones

I know that this might sound crazy, but since Apple released the latest installment of the iPhone 5s and iOS 7 software, I’ve noticed my old and worn out iPhone 4S is starting to crap-out on me. I know I am not the only one; ...
by Austin Macfadden
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One of the Best Defences of Journalism We’ve Seen

Evolving technology has done great things for journalism. It has changed the way in which we receive and disseminate news. However, with evolving technology, undoubtedly, comes problems. Today, the journalism profession, especi...
by Natasha Lipman
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Democracy triumphs in Nigerian elections

Arusha, Tanzania – On the sidelines of the Third Africa-China Youth Forum, everyone is talking about the Nigerian elections. Nigeria, a country that has become a powerful force on the continent, lays claim to being the b...
by Gillion Bosman
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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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