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The Aftermath of BREXIT and the Accession of Theresa May
[Lee Edward Ellison] “It’s happened, the Brits have done it and this is not good!” Not the typical phrase one would hear coming from a...
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Jul 18, 20166 min read
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War Path of Calculated Strategy: North Korea's 2016 Nuclear Dash
[Benjamin Zimmer] During the first four months of 2016, North Korea embarked on a controversial nuclear dash. This included its fourth...
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Jul 7, 20164 min read
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Burundi: On the Brink of Genocide
[Dabid Stoffey] In a year Burundi will be a common name in the news. The stories will not laud a democratic success, they will not...
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May 19, 20164 min read
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Obedience and Moral Disengagement: Australia's Refugee Policy
[Liam Petterson] Otto Adolf Eichmann was a Nazi lieutenant colonel who was executed in 1962 for committing crimes against humanity during...
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May 12, 20164 min read
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Kenya's Ivory Burn: Constructive or Condemnable?
[Olivia Engle] On Saturday, the Wildlife Conservation Department of Kenya burned over 105 tons of elephant tusks and over 1 ton of rhino...
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May 7, 20164 min read
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Less Interference Abroad: Why Donald Trump's Foreign Policy May Actually Benefit Australia
[Bill Cai] In a speech at the Centre of National Interest in Washington D.C. last week, the ever-exuberant Donald Trump laid out his...
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May 5, 20164 min read
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Can the Sanders Revolution Recover from New York Loss?
[Lucas Grainger-Brown] The New York Democratic Presidential primary last month likely terminated Senator Bernie Sanders’ chances of...
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May 5, 20165 min read
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Syria and Iraq: Hotbeds of Horror
[Bianca de Bortoli] With the conflict in Syria showing no signs of cessation, the sub-state armed groups and their ideologies continue to...
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May 2, 20163 min read
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Dilma Rousseff and the Political Point of No Return
[Samuel Perkins] Deputies shouted slogans and flapped placards in a passionate frenzy on Monday, as a congressional committee wound down...
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Apr 19, 20165 min read
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Follow India's Lead: Roll Out the Red Carpet for Business
[James Radford] You want to run a business? Great! Just make sure that you comply with the endless approvals, permits, grants, reports,...
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Apr 19, 20162 min read
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Myanmar girls and the political blockade
[Sonia Lim] “Medicine.” nodded my first female cousin, as did my second, my third, my fourth and so on, when I asked them what they...
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Apr 10, 20165 min read
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Trump, Sanders and the Rise of Anti-Establishment Politics
[Celine Lau] The 2016 US presidential race has given rise to a few surprises, the foremost being the unexpected popularity of Vermont...
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Apr 9, 20164 min read
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Paid for in Blood: The Human Cost of the Olympics and the FIFA World Cup
[Hiruni Walimunige] With the 2016 Olympic Games fast approaching, Brazil is once again in the spotlight. Despite the promise of a vibrant...
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Mar 15, 20164 min read
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Pathankot Attacks: Why India Should Not 'Turn the Other Cheek'
[Nikhil Sachdev] In the wake of the recent terrorist attacks in Pathankot, Punjab, the turbulent relationship between India and Pakistan...
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Feb 10, 20164 min read
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The Commonwealth of Nations: A Forgotten But Vital Institution
[Brendan Tam] The Commonwealth of Nations is an institution that is popularly either ignored or derided as anachronistic and a continuing...
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Feb 9, 20163 min read
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Syria: Is the west doing enough?
[Jessica Markabawi] A Jordanian pilot being burnt alive. The ongoing genocide against Yazidi Christians. Recorded executions at point...
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Feb 8, 20165 min read
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In Iowa, Two Coups to Drive the Narrative
[Mike Scott] Iowa City, Iowa – “It’s f—-n hot in here!” griped one caucus goer. “Hot” is not what anyone would have expected with...
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Feb 4, 20163 min read
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India and Pakistan in the S.C.O: Searching for Security or Identity in Asia?
[Stylianos Nikias] In July 2015, India and Pakistan became the newest permanent members of the Shanghai Co-Operation Organisation (SCO)....
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Dec 14, 20156 min read
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From the Ashes: Why Progressives Should Rejoice in Venezuela
[Sam Perkins] At first glance, last weekend’s demolition of the parliamentary United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) is a victory for...
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Dec 13, 20153 min read
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