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Dependency On Russian Gas Makes The EU Impotent

The crisis in Ukraine has put the EU on high alert not only because of the prospect of war on its border, but also because the conflict between Ukraine and Russia threatens energy security in the rest of the continent as 30 per...
by Jan Vacula
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Europe

When politics shouldn’t come into it. Heathrow’s third runway

Heathrow is London’s enfant terrible. Delays, crowds, queues, and cancellations are all daily features of the centre of UK, and some say world aviation.  Almost all of the problems that Heathrow faces could be solved by one ...
by Alex Stockler
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Economy

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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Politics

Constitute: The World’s Constitutions Online

New constitutions are written every year. The people who write these important documents need to read and analyze texts from other places, gaining inspiration and direction when crafting those all-important national foundations...
by Natasha Lipman
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Asia

Assessing Change in the Philippines: A Personal Perspective on Institutional Stickiness and Idealism

A popular sentiment among my friends in the Philippines is that the government is getting worse with each passing day; with this comes the belief that there is little recourse to a ‘better life’ but to leave the country. It...
by Alvin Almendrala Camba
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Asia

Occupy Central with Love and Peace

Occupy Central with Love and Peace, or Occupy Central in short, does not refer to the Hong Kong version of the anti-capitalist Occupy Wall Street movement in 2011. Nor is it a romantic title of a melodrama. Instead, it is a pro...
by Bryan Chan
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Europe

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...
by Gustav Isherwood
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Middle East

USA Aren’t The Only Ones Responding to al-Qaeda in Yemen

A drone attack in Yemen has left four al-Qaeda suspects dead, amid increased fears of a terrorist attack in the Middle East. It follows  a global travel warning from the US on 2 August, and a closure of 20 embassies and co...
by Joe Strong
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Africa

Home truths about democracy in Swaziland

The spokesman of South Africa’s ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC), recently reaffirmed his party’s commitment to democratic reform in Swaziland. At a party conference Mr. Jackson Mthembu said that in princip...
by Mark Mngomezulu
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