The French authorities have prohibited a public demonstration in support of the Palestinians in Gaza victims of Israeli aggression. The country which prides itself on its defense of human rights is turning a blind eye to the su...
In late April, the Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, offered his condolences to Armenian families over an event that occurred nearly a century ago. Erdogan’s statements held particular significance given they...
The world cup is almost upon us! How similar is international football and international politics? At their roots, these are bodies in which both try to create legal level playing fields, whereby all participants know where the...
The 23rd Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) is being held in the capital city of Colombo, Sri Lanka, from the 15th – 17th of November 2013. The last CHOGM was held in 2011 in Perth, Australia and the first ever ...
I recently attended a talk at the London School of Economics, where Professor Naila Kabeer discussed the place of women and gender issues within the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) as the 2015 deadline is approaching with va...
The devastating effects of mass meat production and how the increasing demand for meat has changed the world. Most people love meat and they always have, especially in Europe, meat can be found on consumers plates on a daily ba...
A month ago, the smog or haze from burning peats in Indonesia blanketed the region, raising alarms over health concerns of the young and elderly. There were increased reports of respiratory problems and eye infections. This ye...
1.6 billion people around the world live without reliable access to electricity. 600 million of those live in Africa. I’m sure this isn’t the first time you’ve heard an astonishing statistic like this. Everyday we’...
Amid very little fanfare on the part of international media, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) unanimously approved of an unprecedented addition to one of its missions. On March 28, delegates drafted Resolution 2098 (2...