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Africa

From Here to Timbuktu: The Case for Intervention

Since April this year, rebels – made up of Tuareg separatists and radical Islamists with links to Al-Qaeda – have gained hold of northern Mali. Boosted by the surplus of weapons plundered from Gaddafi’s stashes and the sk...
by David Rutter
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Iraq

Operation Iraqi Freedom: What We Have Learned in 10 Years?

Ten years ago today, on March 19 2003, the USA and its allies launched the second Iraq war in a bid to radically change the face of the region. To this day, after the toppling of Saddam Hussein’s regime and the complete withd...
by Nadim Souss
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North America

The United Corporations of America

We all know that since the ground breaking Supreme Court Case “Citizens United”, a long neglected minority has finally gotten the rights that they have long since been denied. Corporations are numbered at a fraction of the ...
by Kurt Steiner
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Egypt

Egypt: “I Literally Felt a Bullet Pass Over my Shoulder”

Egyptian photojournalist Mosa’ab Elshamy was shot at, had a bullet fly over his shoulder, and had his equipment stolen as he ventured into Rabaa Al Adawiya, where a pro-Morsi sit-in was violently dispersed in Cairo, Egyp...
by Amira Al Hassaini
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Africa

Focus on Africa: Should we be amused or should we take offence?

It seems to me that the African identity has been under siege from a barrage of demeaning attacks by some isolated but significant players abroad. These attacks have generated an angry discourse across many (social) media platf...
by George Gachara
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Europe
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Privatisation of the Prison System

In the past year a number of prisoners were ‘electronically tagged’ by private companies, G4S and Serco. The funny thing about these particular ‘prisoners’ is that they were dead. Justice Secretary Chris Grayling reveal...
by Ved Menon
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Europe

Clearing the Smoke, Part II: Federalists and Europhiles

In the first article of this series, I explained how the lack of conceptual clarity surrounding today’s political discourse is thoroughly annoying. For that reason, these contributions aims to clear some smoke and clarify som...
by Gilles Pittoors
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Economy
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¡Viva Catalunya!

On Wednesday, the people of Catalonia celebrated their national day. Every year the streets of Barcelona fill with crowds donned in their national flag and colours. They are not only celebrating their culture and history but al...
by Nicky Armstrong
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Africa

Responsible Capitalism And The Rise Of Africa

Africa is still a continent beset with problems; famine, poverty and lack of infrastructure remain major issues in certain states, as do drought, state fragility and employment. Rotten governments remain endemic and many citize...
by Jonah Joffe
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