Global Issues
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American obeisance
I have just witnessed the most pathetic and humiliating hour which I, as an American, have experienced in my lifetime.…
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The Pages of the Sea by Anne Hawk review – Windrush children who were left behind
On an unnamed Caribbean island in the 1960s, a girl named Wheeler, the youngest of three sisters, is left in…
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Bending the Guardrails: U.S. War Powers after 7 October
Job one is a ceasefire but war powers reform is a vital task for the future ICG What’s new? Hamas’s…
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Half a million households cancelled BBC licence fee last year
Half a million households cancelled their licence fee last year as the BBC struggled to connect with younger audiences drifting away to…
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Amist the crowd at the Cyprus rally
“Welcome, let me find you a seat over with the dignitaries,” one of the organisers of the Cyprus Rally greeted…
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Maritime commerce and climate change: how effective would a carbon tax on shipping be?
This is more than commercial aviation, for example, which is responsible for 2.6% of the planet’s emissions. Vianney Dequiedt Audrey-Anne de…
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China, the United States, and the future of a rules-based international order
We accuse China of seeking to destroy or gravely undermine “the rules-based international order.” Paul Gewirtz Brookings China accuses us…
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Justice body urged to obey law, stop ‘demonising’ kids
Cleveland Dodd was found unresponsive inside a cell in a troubled youth wing of a high-security adult prison in the…
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Translation and violence: thoughts about the Taiwan and the 1972 Joint Communique
It is not a long document, and at a cursory glance appears quite simple. Jocelyn Chey Pearls and Irritations Recently, however,…
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Track Record by George the Poet audiobook review – a heartfelt blend of the personal and political
The British-Ugandan writer looks back at his creative journey into a social landscape still defined by colonialism and inequality Fiona…
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Lives at risk in PNG and Nauru as Labor persists with 11 failed years of offshore detention
A damning, exclusive health report released today by the ASRC serves as further evidence the Australian Government’s offshore detention policy…
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The Rise of the European Right: Plus Ça Change…?
Europe’s rightward shift indicates that its geopolitical alignment is not guaranteed. Erik Piccoli The National Interest The tenth European Union…
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Pope Francis approves allowing Catholic priests to bless same-sex couples
Pope Francis has formally signed off on allowing Catholic priests to bless same-sex couples — a radical change in Vatican…
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Aftermath of a Shooting
After a would-be assassin shot at former U.S. President and current Republican candidate Donald Trump on 13 July, the country’s…
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This burger could kill the EU
Red meat isn’t actually red. By ALESSANDRO FORD in Rome That’s the first lesson I learned in the University of…
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Extreme weather puts two-fifths of London homes at risk of subsidence by 2030
More than 40 per cent of homes in London are likely to be affected by subsidence by 2030 due to…
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