A Crack In The Wall: North Korea’s Educational Paradox
In North Korea, children do not grow up playing tag. Instead, a favourite playground game is pointing toy guns at the heads of American soldiers in military games at school. The posters issued by the party propaganda machine li...
Violence Against Women on the Sidewalk
“You’ve got great legs, baby!” a 43-year-old man told Brittney, a 15-year-old girl, as she waited for the subway on her way to school in New York City, New York. Disgusted, she said, “Excuse me, you probably have a daug...
What is Sport and Where is it Located? Lessons from Bahrain
As Formula One thankfully revs up its engines in preparation for a return to the less controversial shores of Western Europe, the Western media’s hue and cry over the Bahrain grand prix has been reduced to a low roar. Discuss...
SEAREPA: Asia needs Decentralised Development!
Renewable Energy campaigners share their triumphs and torments at the South East Asian Renewable Energy People’s Assembly. Welcome to day 2 of the People’s Assembly here in Sabah. Today, the participants are well into the w...
Casting a new shade on the European migrant crisis
Migration is not a phenomenon of the 21st century. Throughout history people have moved from one nation or region to another for economic, social, political or environmental reasons. In the month of July alone, 50,000 migrants ...
China-Japan Dispute: No Need For Alarm
On September 22, The Economist asked “Could Asia really go to war?” The article concerned the potential ramifications of recent protests in China concerning the Japanese government’s recent purchase of the Diaoyu (or Sen...
