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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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Human Rights
Women And Children: The Most Vulnerable To Human Trafficking In Conflict And War
“Today is a special day for me. It is the day when good has triumphed over evil, the day when…
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Freedom of Speech
▶︎ Unpacking Russian Social Media: If You Like Privacy, Tell Your Friends About It
What does the future hold for Telegram? In the last episode of the series, we discuss the importance of privacy…
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Arms
It’s More Than A Sunni-Shia Conflict: How The West Is Funding Warlords In Yemen
Nothing in Yemen has been left untouched by war, not even the air. Yemen’s four-year civil war has produced the…
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Women Peace and Security
There Is No “Xi” In #MeToo
In 2006, the ‘me too’ movement was born out of Tarana Burke’s vision to help people who have survived sexual…
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Women
Data Needs Feminism
Data is fundamental to our world. Data influence a wide range of things in our lives: from policy making and…
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EU
Two Ways To Hack The 2019 European Elections
‘Europe’s most hackable election.’ That is how Lauren Cerelus Politico referred to the 2019 European Elections for Politico. But what…
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