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Will the Re-Election of Netanyahu be a Step Forward for Israel?

As Israel’s campaign to elect a Prime Minister begins today, one has to ask: Is the Likud/Beiteinu coalition a step forward for Israel? Or is it a step towards what the New York Times calls “a creeping extremism that would ...
by Nadim Souss
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Africa
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South Sudan: Africa’s Newest Country, Africa’s Next Genocide?

On July 9th 2011, over two decades of civil war climaxed in the creation of
 South Sudan. Celebrations of independence broke out in Juba, capital of the
 world’s newest nation state, after a referendum to secede had b...
by Marc Scarisbrick
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Politics
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Will We Ever See an Atheist in the White House?

In God We Trust, the inescapable proclamation which notoriously takes pride of place on one of the most iconic and recognisable commodities on the planet; the American dollar bill. A 2012 Gallup Poll indicated that around 82% ...
by Oscar Isham
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Africa
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Why Can’t Madagascar Settle on an Election Date?

Four years since a military takeover plunged the country into political crisis in 2009, Madagascar cannot seem to find a way out. One of the critical steps in the consensus road map [fr], an agreement signed by the head ...
by Lova Rakotomalala
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Europe
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Is Britain Referendum-Ready?

With Britain’s EU In-Out referendum seemingly in the offing, the question must be posed as to whether or not the British people are ready to make an informed, rational decision on the fate of their nation. Hyperbole? unfo...
by Oscar Isham
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Europe

Why the UK’s General Election is being fought between heads and hearts

“Do you ever get the feeling that the only reason we have elections is to find out if the polls were right?” Robert Orben’s comedic take on pre-election build-up takes on new meaning for Britain’s 2015 General E...
by Miro Ralston
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Afghanistan
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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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Turkey
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Getting That Sinking Feeling: Kurdish Culture and the Demise of Hasankeyf

Located 73 miles to the south west of Lake Van in Eastern Turkey, Hasankeyf is a photogenic village consisting of farmers and traders catering to a predominantly tourist crowd on the southern banks of the Tigris River. Turning ...
by Lewis Green
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Middle East
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Hague on Syria, Parliament and Britain’s Place in the World

Yesterday, (September 8th 2013) UK Foreign Secretary William Hague appeared on the leading BBC political and current affairs program – The Andrew Marr Show. Not unsurprisingly, there was only one real topic up for discus...
by Oscar Isham
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