International Political Forum


 
 

 
Asia

WATCH: China Builds a Replica of Paris…Now it’s a Ghost Town

If you took a one day trip from from Shanghai to Tianducheng in China’s Zhejiang province, you will be confronted by a 354-foot mini replica of the Eiffel tower. Development on this Paris replica in China began in 2007, at ...
by Natasha Lipman
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Middle East

WATCH: Syrian Pianist Malek Jandali – “We Need Freedom for True Art”

When Syrians took to the streets in March 2011, they rebelled not only against the ruling Assad family, but also against the obscurantism that had been imposed on them for decades. Art as a whole, and music in particular, have ...
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Health

WATCH: One Step Closer to a Cure for Cancer?

At age 5, Emma Whitehead was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Two years ago it looked like the disease would kill her; she had relapsed twice after chemotherapy and all conventional treatments had failed. This extr...
by Richard Scott-Jones
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Video & Photography

WATCH: The Story of International Adoption

Stuck is a new award-winning documentary film covering the real-life stories of children and parents navigating the international adoption system – a frequently tumultuous sea of bureaucratic and legal hazards in which famil...
by Richard Scott-Jones
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Video & Photography

WATCH: A Pale Blue Dot

A pale blue dot. In the grand scheme of the universe it may not seem very important, may not even hold any significance what so ever. Yet, that pale blue dot is home, and to us, it is important. We must not let that importance...
by Quinn Palmer
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Human Rights

WATCH: This is What Torture Really Looks Like

As Ramadan begins, more than 100 hunger-strikers in Guantánamo Bay continue their protest. More than 40 of them are being force-fed. A leaked document sets out the military instructions, or standard operating procedure, for fo...
by Natasha Lipman
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Green

WATCH: The World’s Oceans Put Into Perspective

Despite some rather condescending commentary from Scott Gass this short clip provides some astonishing insights into the sheer size of the waters that cover the majority of our planet. The fact which most impressed me is that t...
by Callum Henderson
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Educating Women

WATCH: Because I am a Girl

Girls born in some of the most poorest regions in the world will be one of the most disadvantaged people on earth. Globally 1 in 5 girls (that’s 66 million) are denied an education by the daily realities of poverty, viole...
by Natasha Lipman
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Health

WATCH: The Worst Case Scenario & Tips For Prevention For Viral Pandemics

Bird Flu, Swine Flu, SARS: ever wondered how they work, what dangers they face, or what can be done to prevent them? This short, funny and stylish film by public information group TakePart outlines the worst-case scenario for a...
by Richard Scott-Jones
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