Spanish Youth in Exile: “We’re Not Leaving, They’re Kicking Us Out!”

Youth unemployment in Spain, one of the tragic consequences of the crisis that this country is living through, stands at 55.6%. Last year, the European Union called for urgent action to combat this alarming number. After 15 mon...
by Global Voices
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Israel and the Arab Revolutions: Opportunities or Risks?

These risks will transform to opportunities for Israel to take over more Arab lands under the pretext of the Jihadist threats and weak governments that cannot provide security and peace. In the very least, Israel will create bu...
by Ahmed Alqarout
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International Political Forum

Footballers After Football: The Sustainability of the Game & Potential Gains for the British Government

Footballers after football – financially set for life, attractive wife, worshipped by thousands after a career living every boy’s dream. What could possibly go wrong? Well, recent studies show that quite a lot can, and ...
by Jack Gregory
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Nationalism is Misappropriated by Separatism

That Scotland constitutes a nation in its own right is not up for dispute; the Scottish nation is a political fact. There can be no doubt that Scotland, as separate from the rest of Britain, thinks of itself as sharing a common...
by Benjamin Brindley
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International Political Forum

Ten Years On: No Peace for Iraq

On Saturday 12th another car bomb exploded in the Iraqi city of Samarra killing at least 14. Civilians, and more recently school children, have been deliberately targeted in attacks. The fact that the car bomb exploded in a sh...
by Michel Scholer
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Shouldn’t They Be In Class?

Earlier today at around midday I saw a group of kids, not more than 15, who by their size appeared to be in nursery school. The little boys and girls in pink checked shirts and grey pair of shorts were clustered in front of som...
by Eunice Kilonzo
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The Press Needs to be Free(ish)

The Leveson Inquiry, set up as a result of the indiscretions of News International, has led to an increase in public doubt in journalistic integrity. According to a poll published by YouGov for the Media Standards Trust in 201...
by Urban Times
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Calls for independence gain momentum in Europe

Early in 2012, British Prime Minister David Cameron surprised everybody by agreeing to hold a referendum for Scottish independence before the end of his mandate. A few weeks ago, Alexander Salmond, the leader of the Scottish Na...
by Lorenzo Piccoli
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How ‘Breaking Bad’ explains the universe of drugs – and its futile war against it

AMC’s Emmy Award-winning show Breaking Bad tonight runs its course after five successful seasons. Created by Vince Gilligan, Breaking Bad follows the story of Walter White (played by Bryan Cranston), a gifted yet underachiev...
by Robert Valencia
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