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Eurasia

New Russia, Old Rules

9 October marks the start of the appeal trial of Alexei Navalny. The opposition politician and activist, who publicly proclaimed President Vladimir Putin and his party United Russia a “party of crooks and thieves”, was co...
by Olga Bondarenko
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Europe
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The Labour Conference, Brighton 2013: Some Thoughts to Take Away

As the Labour party’s annual conference in Brighton draws to a close, here are five things that have been discussed that are worth keeping in mind. 1)   A Question Mark over HS2 The Shadow Chancellor Ed Ball’s Speech to t...
by James Walker
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Chile

Chile’s Student Uprising: ‘There’s a Story to Be Told’

British-Chilean documentary filmmaker Pablo Navarrete is working alongside his father, Roberto Navarrete, on an independent documentary about the Chilean student movement. They recently launched a crowdfunding campaign on...
by Silvia Viñas
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Asia
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Postcard from Pyongyang

Flying from Beijing to Pyongyang is an unsettling journey. Not because you have to fly on Air Koryo – the world’s only one star airline – but because of the reputation that precedes this socialist dictatorship run co...
by Trudy McIntosh
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Asia
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Sri Lanka & Myanmar: The Face of Buddhist Extremism

An unholy partnership between peace advocating Buddhism and nationalism has been taking place in Sri Lanka and Myanmar. This new phenomenon of Buddhist extremism or radical Buddhism is sweeping through Asia, shattering all ster...
by Gaanashree Wood
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North America
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What Changes Should be Made to America’s Food Stamp Programme?

Last week the House is voted on the Nutrition Reform and Work Opportunity Act, a food stamp bill that would cut $39 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program over the next 10 years. Although this is about a 5 p...
by Allison Midori Reilly
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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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Egypt
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Egypt, Israel, and the House of Assad

Commemorated by none, forgotten by most, and unknown to many in the West, the story of the United Arab Republic is nowadays relegated to the footnotes of Cold War histories. Way back in 1958 the governments of Egypt and Syria ...
by Owen Stenner
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Africa

90% of Madagascar Lives On Less Than Two Dollars a Day. Why?

Less than two months from the country’s planned election date, there are several questions being asked about the future of Madagascar. In the first installment of our examination of the Malagasy crisis, we discussed the ...
by Lova Rakotomalala
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