Poland’s Falling Out With Democracy
In the past several weeks, Poland’s government has received domestic and international backlash following the governing Law and Justice Party’s plans to seize control of the courts and strip the judiciary of its autonomy. The Law and…
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Bridge Academies to Expand in Liberia –With No Data to Back Up Its Decision
Like Nigeria and Kenya, Liberia has followed suit in the trend of outsourcing schools to multinational corporations. On July 15th, Liberian education minister George Werner announced the expansion of Partnership Schools for Libera (PSL), a…
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The European Dream is Dead: Erdoğan Turns Turkey Away from the EU
“Dress for the job you want, not the job you have.” It’s a bit of cliché advice we’ve all heard before. Surprisingly enough, it comes to mind in major Turkish cities, where the flag of the European Union can be seen flying outside hotels,…
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The Politics of Heritage
With its announcement of a new tram line, connecting West Jerusalem to East, many have accused the Israeli government of using religious and cultural sites in order to further political land claims. The tram line which runs underneath the…
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A Non-Political Solution to Global Healthcare
This article is the third of Kara Anderson's ongoing series on contemporary artificial intelligence and its implications for humanity.
For Part I: "Unchaining the Mind through AI: What Artificial Intelligence Actually Means for Humanity"…
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PR Façade or Potential?: Justin Trudeau as Leader of the Free World
Has Canada ever had a Prime Minister more globally adored than Justin Trudeau? Trudeau has appeared on Live with Kelly and Ryan, Vanity Fair, GQ and Vogue, has participated in the Global Citizen Festival in Hamburg, and will be gracing the…
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Stuck in Myanmar’s Constitutional Straitjacket
IMPORTANT NOTICE: IF YOU ARE IN MYANMAR (BURMA), SHARING THIS ARTICLE ON SOCIAL MEDIA COULD RESULT IN ARREST. If you live in Myanmar (Burma), please consider carefully before sharing this article on social media such as Facebook. Sharing…
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Eastern and Western Europe’s Dichotomous Relationship with North Korea
Exported North Korean labourers are numerous and have grown more and more international. It has been claimed that there are well over 50,000 North Koreans working abroad in, to say the least, poor conditions. Places such as Algeria,…
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2017 G-20 Summit: A New Order
On July 7th and 8th, the annual G-20 summit was held in Hamburg, Germany. Amid the discussion, expectedly centred on global trade and the environment, what came as a surprise was its level of debate and need for compromise. The media…
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Presenting Existence: The Art of Documentary Films
In early January, SeaWorld announced the end of its infamous killer whale show. This followed an act signed into law by California Governor Jerry Brown in September of 2016 that banned the breeding of orcas in captivity and their use in…
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