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In Defence Of The Union

It is the responsibility of any academic or author to clearly lay out one’s biases, be they the products of conscious deliberation, or a consequence of one’s birth. I am a Scot, born in Aberdeen, but have lived in England f...
by Stuart Shevlin
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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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Syria: The U.S. Response

What began in Syria with young schoolboys spraying anti-government graffiti on the walls of a school in March 2011 has erupted from peaceful protestation to civil war. In a country held sway by an authoritarian regime, Presiden...
by Virginia Winslow
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After Losing the Parliamentary Debate on Syria, Should David Cameron Resign?

For the first time since 1782, a British Prime Minister failed to carry a war motion through the House of Commons. David Cameron’s failure to win a parliamentary motion to attack Syria is huge, particularly since the moti...
by Allison Midori Reilly
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Human Rights

One British Woman’s Fight To Save A Nigerian Woman And Her Daughters From A Cruel Tradition

As an active participant in the fight against FGM in the UK, Anj Handa was contacted by the Leeds Migrant Access Partnership early this year asking whether she would meet with one of their peer volunteers, indicating that they ...
by Priyanka Mogul
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The Falkland Islands: It’s Really Quite Simple

To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Falklands War, Argentina has decided to reassert its claims over the South Atlantic isles (which it calls Las Malvinas), taking its case to the United Nations and pushing through a ser...
by David Rutter
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All Quiet on the Syrian Front: But Who are the Winners and Losers?

The rhetoric has been scaled-back. Potentially embarrassing Congressional votes have been avoided. Multinational conflict has (for now) become an unlikely possibility. In fact, since the chemical arms agreement with Syria was s...
by Miro Ralston
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Banning Khat: What Did The UK Learn From The War On Drugs?

A year ago, in January 2013, the UK government announced its intention to ban khat, a herbal stimulant which is mainly produced in the Horn of Africa and is very popular amongst African communities across the world. The plant, ...
by Mauro Anastasio
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Grexit: How has the Greek debt crisis really affected its citizens?

In recent years, Greece’s place in the Eurozone has been an example of how severe economic debt can detrimentally affect global and European financial markets. Currently, we’re waiting for a draft of the bailout deal to be ...
by Beth Harris
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