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Argentina's populists are back in power, but can they succeed?
Amongst the deluge of tightly contested elections that occurred over the closing months of 2019, one could be forgiven for glossing over...


The four-day work week: Solving the UK's productivity problem?
A policy to help solve mental health issues, physical health issues, productivity and underemployment seems too good to be true, but...


Russian aggression in Ukraine cannot be permitted or normalised
High hopes, weighed down by cautious cynicism, accompanied a December summit which saw Russian president Vladimir Putin meet with his...


New Zealand and the surprising battle over abortion
New Zealand. Home of beautiful mountains, amazing butter and The Hobbit. More recently, it has made headlines thanks to its young, ‘woke’...


Gentrification: Killing culture?
“Welcome to Fear City - A survival guide for Visitors to the City of New York”. This was the title of the pamphlet you were kindly given...


LGBT rights in Asia: new boom or a premature hope?
Dancing in the rain, umbrellas aloft and rainbow flags waving, thousands of gay rights activists and allies took to the streets of Taipei...


Chaos in the Congo and the potential for peace
For over twenty years, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been plagued by ethnic violence and clashes over resources. Over...


For and Against: Are terrorists beyond redemption?
Oliver Barsby argues against In November 2019, in the build-up to an election, the whole of Britain stopped to pay respect to victims of...


Understanding the new wave of Middle Eastern protests
The first Arab Spring began in 2011 due to civil unrest and ended in 2013 with either Arab governments quashing the protests with force,...


Antisemitism, Hypocrisy And The 2019 Election
With the polls closing in just a few hours, it is hard to determine what policies the electorate will prioritise when voting for their...
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