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Arts
Through Destruction Comes Rebirth: Reconstruction Of Destroyed Heritage Comes To Light In Malmö Konsthall’s Newest Installation
Michael Rakowitz, The invisible enemy should not exist, (Room G, Northwest Palace of Nimrud, Panel 21. VERDEC collection, Belgium / Photo:…
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EU
The Brexit Breakdown: Hot summer days and heated debates
(An edited overlay of the photo of Boris Johnson and EU/UK flags / Flickr & Pixbay) Disclaimer: Note that this piece…
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The Israeli Campaign Against Iran and Its Proxies
According to Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, the Israeli attacks in Lebanon in late August were the first “big breach of…
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Conflict
Analysis: The Next War In The Middle East Will Start This Week, And It Will Have Major Implications For The Region And Beyond
Turkey is preparing another long-awaited invasion of northern Syria. They have previously been hindered by a contingent of US…
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Arms
Who Let the Drones Out? Or How Cheap Drones May Precipitate War with Iran
During the past two weeks, the intractable civil war in Yemen has reignited tensions between the decades-old rivals Iran and…
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Democracy
▶︎ Towards A Safer Future
In the last show of the semester, we turned to the topic “Towards a Brighter Future” and discussed what future…
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Arms
The Last Rebel Stronghold: Idlib Between A Humanitarian Crisis And The End Of The Syrian Civil War
The Syrian conflict has been catalysing the world’s attention for eight years now. The last months have brought significant developments…
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Asia
The Persistent Problem Of Child Soldiers In Myanmar
Myanmar gained independence from Britain in 1948, yet its political situation has been unstable and entangled in complex civil conflicts…
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Asia
Brunei: The Sharia Welfare State
Brunei recently implemented the death penalty by stoning for male homosexual relations and adultery. Additionally, thieving is penalized by forced…
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Environment
▶︎ Is It TIME To Stop?
In the aftermath of WW2 and the first use of a nuclear bomb, a group of worried scientists started the…
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Human Rights
Salvini: A Populist Force to be Reckoned With?
Right wing populism is on the rise globally, and studies show that the hybrid use of mass and social media…
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Conflict
Closing The Door To Peace: The Colombian Government’s Effort To Spoil Peace
Since Iván Duque’s new administration took power in Colombia, its ultra-right political party “Democratic Center” has been trying to spoil…
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Women Peace and Security
One Ban To Rule Them All: A Wider Perspective On The Alabama Abortion Ban
Alabama’s recent decision to implement a near-total ban on abortion has sparked a worldwide reaction, bringing new life into the…
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Activism
The Greta Effect
Every day we are overwhelmed with reports of the climate crisis that is engulfing our planet. The science is clear…
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Conflict
Open Deadline, Closing Border
On the night of April 18th 2019, 29-year-old journalist Laura McKee was shot dead in Derry, Northern Ireland. McKee was…
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