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Europe
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Why You Should Vote In The 2014 European Parliament Elections

May of this year will see the eighth European-wide European Parliament (EP) elections since the first were held in 1979, which will be, in the eyes of many, the most significant thus far. This election will be the one and only ...
by Oscar Isham
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Denmark
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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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Lebanon
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Three Years On And No End In Sight For Syria

 March 15 marked the tragic third anniversary of the Syrian civil war, one which has already claimed the lives of approximately 130,000 Syrians and displaced millions, both internally and in neighboring countries. What has com...
by Tarek Shehab
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Africa
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Should The UN Re-Impose A Full Arms Embargo On Somalia?

The U.N. Security Council has unanimously agreed to extend the partial lifting of the arms embargo on Somalia for eight months. Despite the fact that a recent confidential UN report has revealed that arms destined for the frag...
by Aidan Liban
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Economy
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What Is Happening In Venezuela?

On February 12th 2014 (the Day of the Youth in Venezuela) students took to the streets of Venezuela to protest. This much we know. But unfortunately for Venezuelans, the crisis in Ukraine has captured the attention of the inter...
by L.
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Asia

When It All Comes Crashing Down: The Future Of Hun Sen And Cambodia

In 1985, 33-year-old Hun Sen became the youngest prime minister in the world. Nearly thirty years later, Prime Minister Sen is now Southeast Asia’s longest serving non-royal leader. His grip on power, however, is trembling. A...
by Rohan Desai
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Iraq

Lebanon & Syria. Or a Tale Of Two Warring Siblings

Whenever it rains in Syria, the saying goes, the Lebanese have to get out their umbrellas too. Unfortunately for the Lebanese, they can expect anything but rain to fall right now. Early into the Syrian Civil War, analysts and...
by Timothy Poirson
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Economy
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Raising the Minimum Wage: Will it Work?

A recent proposal by George Osborne to increase the National Minimum Wage (NMW) has had a positive reception amongst politicians and the public alike. The plans include raising the minimum wage to £6.50, a 3% increase from the...
by Roland Mortimer
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Europe
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‘One Member One Vote’ – Radical Reforms To UK Labour

Proposals to change the link between the UK Labour party and the trade unions have been approved at the party’s spring conference with 86% of members in favour of the new rules. The Labour Leader Ed Miliband had urged the pa...
by James Walker
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