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USA Triggered Afghan Corruption, Pentagon Finds

Afghanistan is facing a dramatic election crisis which threatens to tear the country apart. Although nearly 7m Afghan citizens turned up to vote, the results were dismissed by candidate Abdullah Abdullah, who alleged they had b...
by Tessa Evans
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What Does Globalisation Mean For Us Today?

Much has been said about the many and various benefits and dangers of globalisation. From multiculturalism, to cultural homogenisation and neo-colonialism, it’s a complex and often thorny issue. In theory, globalisation shoul...
by Lucy Ratcliffe
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Balkans
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Neither War Nor Peace

As separatists in Eastern Ukraine hoist new Donetsk Republic flags over captured government buildings, Russia masses 40,000 troops along the Ukrainian border, and the Ukrainian acting President puts his nation’s forces on com...
by Cole Pearce
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Look Back In Anger! The Great War, Its Aftermath, And Its Relevance Today

D. H. Lawrence’s Lady Chatterley’s Lover opens with a stark and powerful truth: “ours is an essentially tragic age… the cataclysm has happened, we are amongst the ruins.” It perfectly captures the despair and incred...
by Michael Cotterill
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Chinese Investment In Africa: Sustainable Development Or Neocolonialism?

China’s rapid economic interest in the African continent is quite possibly the most important trend in the Africa’s foreign relations since the end of the Cold War. In 1990 Sino-African trade hit the $1 billion mark. A deca...
by David Baas
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The international politics of searching for MH370

“We don’t want Chinese warships sniffing around in the area on the pretext of hunting for the missing jetliner or anti-piracy patrols” The world has been watching with baited breath as the search for Malaysian Airlines fl...
by Amanda Sheppard
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Soft Power And The Middle Way – A Proposal For China And Her Minorities

An international statesman was received at the White House on the 21st February to meet and discuss the issues of the day with President Obama.  While this alone would not be cause for consternation, the identity of said stat...
by Christopher Cannell
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Russia: Today’s Geopolitical Counter-Force And What This Means For American Interests

When Mitt Romney labelled Russia as “America’s No.1 geopolitical foe” in his 2012 presidential campaign, the President said “the 1980s are now calling to ask for their foreign policy back because, you know, the Cold War...
by Esma Mneina
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Time To End The Cold War: The United States And Cuba

One of the last vestigial rivalries of the Cold War played out another chapter this January, as countries from around the Americas met at the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) summit in Havana to discuss ...
by Walt Andrews
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