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Catalonian referendum - A triumph of stupidity and tyranny
Spain is a democracy. A full working democracy. Franco IS dead. He has been 6 ft under for a while. Please, stop bringing back his ghost...
Our government must stop arming terrorists
In the midst of crisis in the Persian gulf, Saudi Arabia and others have condemned neighbouring Qatar as the godfather of jihadist...
How Concerning are the results of the German Federal Election?
I wouldn’t say they’re as concerning as people think. The AfD have done much better than they usually do, but given Germany’s welcoming...
The case for Kurdish independence
Iraqi Kurdistan is holding a referendum today on whether to declare independence from Iraq, an ambition of the Kurds for decades. The...
Catalonian Independence - Politics in capital letters
“If voting changed anything, they’d make it illegal” said Emma Goldman, known as Red Emma, a century ago. As much as I have been always...
Venezuelan Crisis
‘Venezuela…was formed as a social and democratic state’ blared the loudspeakers in Hugo Chavez’s press conference. Chavez was the...
Trump's Casino Wars
“It is possibly the oldest, easily the most profitable, surely the most vicious. It is the only one international in scope. It is the...
Are we Back to 1962?
As the world drifts slowly towards another Cold War people are rightly scared, but is there really a need to panic build a nuclear bunker...
The Precursor to War? Standoff at the Doklam Plateau
China has pretty much became an expert in the construction of roads, military outposts and even cinemas on disputed territory as...
We must be wary of the media frenzy in an international relations ‘crisis’
The past 48 hours have been an old school international relations chess match. North Korea and the US have been at each others’ throats....
Trump’s first real test of resolve
The current situation regarding the relationship between the US and North Korea is that of great tension. Trump is faced with a nation...
Guide to the German Federal Elections
2017 has been a tumultuous year for politics. Donald Trump, one of the most divisive presidents in modern history, was inaugurated at the...
The Yemen Civil War and The New Saudi Prince
On the 25th of June, the Saudi King Salman officially ousts his nephew and names his son, Prince Mohammed Bin Salman as his new heir....
Climate Change - Finding Opportunity in the Threat
The USA has notified the United Nations that it is leaving the Paris Climate Accord. This decision was announced a few months ago and...
China's creeping arm across the world
On 12 July, China set up its first military base abroad for 50 years in the Horn of Africa state of Djibouti. However this is just one...
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