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 […]


 
 
 

 

The American Irony: Guns for Protection Against Guns

As the United Nations voted through the long awaited Arms Trade Treaty in early April, the United States  is still unable to achieve small amendments to their gun bill. President Obama expressed his disappointment, calling A...
by Boel Marcks von Würtemberg
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Let’s Kick North Korea Out of the Playground

I do not believe that North Korea should be allowed into the Olympic Games. Period. I have voiced this opinion to many people in the last two weeks, and it seems like I am the only  person who feels this way. To be clear, it i...
by Yoonah Je
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International Political Forum

Violence Against Women in the UK: The Horror we are Afraid to Admit

Recently, several horrific attacks took place against innocent women in India. These attacks were highly publicised and have spurred women across the country to fight for their rights; a cultural shift is taking place and one c...
by Ved Menon
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Neutral Choice: Abkhazia and South Ossetia

[twitter style=”horizontal” source=”@intlpolitical” float=”left”][fbshare type=”button”]Neutral documents planned for the citizens of de-facto republics of Abkhazia and South Osse...
by Elene Melikishvili
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Focus on Africa: Two mainstream African arguments I have refused to accept

My country Kenya – as is the case with many countries in Africa – is effecting numerous political, economic and social changes to conform to current international best practices. These projects are focused on renova...
by George Gachara
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What Assange did for Climate Change

With all eyes on the Ecuadorian embassy in London, and the UK government’s looming (possible) extradition of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, activists await the next move. Using the Internet, Julian Assange lit the match th...
by Yara Al Wazir
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