Dustbin estate slum in Lagos
Following Jeffery Sach’s ‘the end of poverty and Bill Easterly’s ‘the white man’s burden’, Paul Collier presents another perspective on the causes of poverty and what can be done about it, in ‘the bottom billion’. In it Paul Collier breaks down the cause of poverty into four categories; conflict, natural …
Three Wise Monkeys, Graham C99 via Wikimedia Commons
It was the French colonialists that first conceptualised the importance of winning the hearts and minds of a population. This instrument of soft power, which has been subsequently adopted by a variety of state actors, has evolved from targeting native foreign populations to targeting a hegemonic globalised …
Detainee at Camp X-Ray at Guantanamo Bay, Martin H via wikicommons
The United Nations and other international organisations including the International Committee of the Red Cross have stated repeatedly that indefinite detention is illegal under international law; still it is the determined bitter fate of 33 men in the detention camp at Guantánamo Bay. The …
Protestors march in opposition to the Free Trade Agreement, b.wu via Flickr creative commons
Colombia is a country on the rise. Lauded by the West as an example of how a country can overcome internal strife and civil conflicts by embracing neo-liberalism and free-trade capitalism, welcoming multi-national corporations, collaborating with the US against drug gangs, …
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sits with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) members before meeting via Wikimedia Commons
Mohammed Bouazizi – the Tunisian fruit vendor, famously known for his act of self-immolation due to severe living conditions he was encountering, along with the majority living there. His action outside the governor’s office triggered not only …
Special relationship under strain? Pete Souza/The White House via Wikimedia Commons
On the 12th March 2015 Britain announced, to the surprise of many, that it would become a founding member of China’s Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). It was a move that has exposed cracks in the so-called ‘special relationship’ between the US and the UK, …
A child in the Democratic Republic of Congo by Julien Harnels
Many scholars have noted a rising obsession with the vulnerability of children in the Western world. For example, Drake Baer claimed parents are now “helicopters” who rush round ferrying their children from place to place. There is a new belief in today’s society that …
Ukraine – EU via Wikimedia Commons
In February of this year Russian Leader Putin, Ukrainian leader Poroshenko, Chancellor Merkel and President Hollande work to reach the second ‘Minsk Agreement’, which represents an attempt to freeze the conflict in Eastern Ukraine. It’s most notable points called for an immediate ceasefire, the withdrawal of heavy weapons, the …
Religion during Euromaidan, Jim Forest via Flickr
On April 15th, 2014, the acting president Olexander Turchynov announced the beginning of an “anti-terrorist operation” in eastern Ukraine. A year has gone by and the conflict in eastern Ukraine continues to rage on, displacing thousands from their homes and bringing devastation to Ukraine’s industrial sites and urban centers. …
Malta hafar refugee camp, Myriam Thyes via Wikimedia Commons
A local harbour pilot, a national navy and coastguard. These three facets of modern Marine life are often associated with defence activity, assistance of visiting vessels and ad-hoc rescue missions. But what happens when a rescue mission becomes the status quo, and how appropriate is it …
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