SPOTLIGHT

Labour Economics: Economy in 2020

Jeremy Corbyn’s ‘Economy in 2020’ is admirable for the working class in its principles but ultimately has its flaws. Battered and bruised, with knees rocking after a haymaker, Labour’s current predicament within British politics resembles that of a boxer that has been tactically outclassed for ten rounds, it’s close to a stoppage. Granted, politics has […]

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 get away with, whilst increasing efforts to tackle the source of the crisis. The former is implicit in the numbers: until […]

Sport

Athletics’ Quick Fix: How the politics of doping is taking athletics to the brink of ruin

June 2003 As most sport-crazy 9 – 90 year-old boys do, I began reading my copy of the Mail on Sunday from the last page to the first. But on this particular day, my eyes were strangely captivated by the side column rather than the main headline. “World’s Fastest Couple give birth to baby boy”. […]

The fall of oil and the environment


The Fall of Oil and the Environment Bane or Blessing? The recent rapid decline of the price of oil, from around $115 per barrel in mid-2014 to below $50 per barrel by August 2015 (Brent Crude), has prompted widespread concerns about negative impacts of cheap oil on the environment. These concerns can be roughly divided […]

Human Rights

Rufgee crisis: Lessons David Cameron can learn from Lebanon’s example

In the midst of the current refugee crisis it’s easy to get caught up in numbers. Germany is expecting 800,000 by the end of the year – and 500,000 annually for years to come. Australia says they’ll let in 12,000 and David Cameron announced that the UK will accept 20,000 of the most vulnerable Syrian […]


 
 
 

 

Corruption unmasks the Bolivarian Revolution

2012 is a very important year to Venezuela and Latin America. October elections are looming in the South American country, and not only is Hugo Chavez’s life at risk, but also the future of his Revolución Bolivariana, th...
by Victor Julio Galicia
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With Elections Looming, What is Next for Kenya?

Last year was an exciting year for many nations, as General Elections took place in different continents from the United States of America to Sierra Leone, Ghana to Japan, France, Serbia, Netherlands, Armenia as well as electio...
by Aya Chebbi
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Disciplined Growth: a new Franco-German engine for Europe?

From the very beginning of the European integration project, France and Germany have been at the core of the whole enterprise. It was German Chancellor Willy Brandt who joined French President Georges Pompidou at the very first...
by Gilles Pittoors
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International Political Forum

Is South Africa the Odd BRIC Out?

The 5th Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) Summit held in Durban kicks off today and there is a sense of anticipation in the air. The thought of the major emerging economies binding together to create a super...
by Kamleshan Pillay
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Violence in South Africa: Reminiscent of the apartheid regime?

As a South African, I write this with shame in my heart and blood on my hands. I am sitting here reflecting on the dark days of 2008 when xenophobic violence spread through the country. We did what we could to improve the si...
by Gillion Bosman
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#50Days4Gaza: War journalism in Gaza

Understanding the meaning of ‘shell-shocked’ in a context of war, conflict and gross human rights violations often allows us to negotiate with a complex of emotions and stories that move beyond journalistic ethos of ‘obje...
by Arpita Mitra
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