Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash By MacKenZie Rumage After four years of President Donald Trump’s unpredictability, cosying up to autocrats, and breaking from global agreements — like the Paris Climate Agreement — many world leaders welcomed Biden’s win, sensing he would be a more trustworthy partner. Leaders from German chancellor Angela Merkel to Turkish president Recep TayyipContinue reading “What will a Biden presidency mean for America’s Middle East policy?”
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The Covid-19 Pandemic Has Killed Individual Privacy For Good
Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash By Peder Heiberg Sverdrup The pressure of the COVID-19 pandemic caused states to embrace digital tools of surveillance at an alarming speed this year. Although monitoring apps such as the NHS Covid-19 App provide a quick fix to a temporary problem, the rushed outsourcing of sensitive personal information to private companies normalisesContinue reading “The Covid-19 Pandemic Has Killed Individual Privacy For Good”
Far-Right Nationalism and the Persecution of Minorities
Photo by Quino Al on Unsplash By Teia Swan Over the past several years, the world has witnessed what can best be described as a global shift towards far-right nationalism, characterized by the otherization of minority groups such as immigrants, women, and LGBTQ+ people. These ideologies have become prominent in nations such as the United States and Brazil,Continue reading “Far-Right Nationalism and the Persecution of Minorities”
Celebrating Christmas Somewhere New!
Photo by Sapan Patel on Unsplash By Olivia Bastin Who doesn’t like Christmas? The festive period filled with yummy food, merry carols, finding your inner artist by drawing a semi realistic Rudolf, receiving cute Christmas cards, and best of all the presents! Christmas is celebrated differently all over the world. I’ve had a lot of British Christmas’s at home. However, I celebrated Christmas with a good friend of mineContinue reading “Celebrating Christmas Somewhere New!”
The Future of Assisted Suicide in the UK
Image taken from Flikr By Ella Watharow You may have heard of the tragic case of Tony Nicklinson, who was left with Locked-In Syndrome following a stroke in 2005, when his life became a “living nightmare”. In 2012, the High Court rejected Tony’s appeal to legally end his life, at which point he began toContinue reading “The Future of Assisted Suicide in the UK”
Food Poverty at Home This Christmas
Photo by 🇨🇭 Claudio Schwarz | @purzlbaum on Unsplash By Louise Palmer Christmas is a time for giving, celebrating, and appreciating loved ones. It is also the time of year which highlights the inequality in our society more starkly than any other. Over this festive period thousands of Scots will face the struggle of foodContinue reading “Food Poverty at Home This Christmas”
The Beirut explosion: a call for global investigation
Image from Rashid Khreiss/Unsplash; Graphic by Rachael Millar By Louisa Campbell On the 4th of August 2020 a deadly explosion occurred in Beirut, Lebanon. The UN have acknowledged the suffering of this event, especially given the context of Lebanon’s current economic crisis and the global conditions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite this response, itContinue reading “The Beirut explosion: a call for global investigation”
Air Pollution and Rights to Clean Air: Disproportionate Rates of Premature Mortality in Women
Photo by Quinn Buffing on Unsplash Written by Jessica Harris During the first few months of spring this year, banana bread and elaborate recipes flooded social media platforms as homebound citizens were combatting boredom under national lockdowns. Since the outbreak of the coronavirus, much of the developed world has spent more time in the kitchen, claiming the spaceContinue reading “Air Pollution and Rights to Clean Air: Disproportionate Rates of Premature Mortality in Women”
Open Letter to Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah
Photo by Jack McGrath, graphic by Rachael Millar By Jack McGrath Preamble For seven years, I lived in the Sultanate of Brunei. I had arrived following two years in Egypt which was, at the time, suffering the upheavals of the Arab Spring. Brunei itself could not stand more comically in contrast to Egypt. To goContinue reading “Open Letter to Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah”
Coronavirus in Palestine
The West Bank Barrier in Bethlehem (Image taken from user ‘Tala Sarabtah’ on Wikimedia Commons) Written by Ella Watharow The COVID-19 pandemic has affected us all as countries around the world fight to adapt in these unprecedented times. But what about the things that haven’t changed? The residents of the Occupied Palestinian Territories have beenContinue reading “Coronavirus in Palestine”
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