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Latin America

Defining Narco-Terrorism

‘Narco-terrorism’ like the phrase ‘War on Drugs’ is a phrase that, despite being coined several decades ago, has only gained widespread usage in the past few years. Appearing with greater frequency in the media, the ter...
by Harry Booty
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Europe

After Losing the Parliamentary Debate on Syria, Should David Cameron Resign?

For the first time since 1782, a British Prime Minister failed to carry a war motion through the House of Commons. David Cameron’s failure to win a parliamentary motion to attack Syria is huge, particularly since the moti...
by Allison Midori Reilly
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Politics

What Should International Development Look Like After 2015?

In 2000, the member states of the United Nations made a historic commitment to achieve eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015. The MDGs focus on some of the world’s most pressing development issues, such as pover...
by Ayesha Saldanha
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Lebanon

Lebanese Fears Confirmed as Bomb Shakes Beirut

As many Lebanese had predicted, the unrest in Syria has spilled into Lebanon’s borders. Around 3pm local time, a bomb went off in Beirut. Once described as the “Paris of the Middle East,” Beirut has now been reduced to an...
by Laura Casey
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Middle East

The Other Special Relationship

There are few countries strong enough to make a cameo in the national debates, let alone acquire their own platform. Of these countries, we are at war with one, potentially with another, and are economically engaged with the la...
by Laura Casey
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North America

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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North America

Riot Ramifications Spill Over to US Presidential Campaigns

While the effects of the recent riots continue to spread across the Muslim world, and details are slowly emerging about its filmmaker, ramifications of the controversial film, The Innocence of Muslims, have also been playing ou...
by Laura Casey
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Africa

They Lied Until He Died: Zambia Acknowledges President’s Illness Just Before His Death

Left in the dark about their leader’s illness, Zambians were angry more than shocked to learn this week that the country’s fifth president, Michael Sata, fondly known as King Cobra, died in London on October 28.
by Gershom Ndhlovu
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Asia

Protest vote? Hong Kong Election Analysis

Ahead of a key universal suffrage vote, the failure of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy parties to capitalize on Beijing’s unpopularity does not bode well “For the serious failure in this election I have to accept full political...
by Gareth Lewis
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