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Brazil

And When The Carnival Is Over…

From Copacabana to Salvador da Bahia, Brazil is a country known for its cultural richness and is a growing international player in the economic field yet still lacks political and social coherence. I used my time in Rio de Ja...
by Catarina Santos
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Entering a new age in the relationship between humans and ecosystems

The year 2015 will be punctuated by a flurry of major international conferences. Three of these conferences are of great importance: the Third International Conference on Financing for Development, which will be held in June in...
by Kennedy Mbeva
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How violence in Libya impacts the oil industry

Politics, power, and oil are tightly intertwined in Libya. To control oil is to hold power, thereby making Libya’s oil infrastructure a hotbed of conflict and violence. Libya’s complicated political landscape is d...
by David Bresnahan-McRae
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Gender-Based Violence

Indonesia’s virginity tests: A growing women’s rights violation

Indonesia’s city of Jember recently proposed imposing a state-sponsored two-finger test to check for the virginity of female high school students, preventing those who have engaged in pre-marital sex from receiving their ...
by Hina Tai
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Human Rights

The Future Of Human Rights In Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabian King Abdullah’s death ends a fourteen-and-a-half year reign that saw marginal policy changes, particularly of those which relate to human rights.
by Sneha Nanavati
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Made In Prison: Copenhagen and the paris Attacks

When news trickled through about Saturday’s attacks in Copenhagen, it was difficult to avoid a sense of déjà vu. Another Islamic extremist attacks another cartoonist. Then he targets Jews. Was this another Charlie Hebdo? A...
by Charlie de Rivaz
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Nigeria
 

Is Nigeria tearing itself apart?

After years of military rule, Nigeria clawed her way to democratic governance in 1999 and today, for the first time in her history, the country has witnessed three successive democratic transitions without the military’s ...
by Samson Faboye
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Boko Haram: A challenge for Africa

Sunni Jihadi group Boko Haram, originally from Nigeria, has carried out their first fatal attack in Chad, according to locals and army spokespeople.
by Bauke Danielle Schram
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Is nuclear power the key to independent energy in South Africa?

South Africa’s low power margin is no secret. However, despite of the stigmatisation of nuclear energy as a concept, the country could benefit from boosting its nuclear program. Consider for starters, more efficient generatio...
by Brandon Engel
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