Nearly one hundred years ago in one of the most obvious displays of imperialism in human history, the European great powers conquered and enticed the continent of Africa into its […]
Category: World
Colombia’s big referendum: time for peace?
While Britain has just come out of what many were calling a “generation-defining” referendum, the people of Colombia are about to vote on something much bigger than EU membership. Colombians […]
Zambian 2016 election: a British perspective
The UK is currently experiencing one of the biggest political shocks of a generation. Indeed, unless you were living under a rock for the past month, it is […]
Three killed in Bangladesh
This week three people were brutally killed in Bangladesh. Over these last few years, terror attacks have become commonplace in this South Asian country, yet UK media have rarely given […]
China censors homosexuality and other “unhealthy” content on television
The Chinese state has censored televised depictions of homosexuality and of other “abnormal” activities as part of several reforms to its broadcasting. In the light of several conservative reforms to Chinese […]
The Middle East: is there a way forward?
At the time of writing, France is sending the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle (above), the French flagship and the largest Western European warship, to the Middle East to join Russia’s bombing campaign. […]
Syria: What, and Why
Check out your Facebook news feed. You will see a photograph of a young boy lying face-down in the sand. There are really no words to describe the agony of […]
Giving up smoking should not be a source of profit
It was in 2007 that it became illegal in the United Kingdom for people to smoke in enclosed public places. Accompanied by campaigns led by the National Health Service and […]
Islamic State: the complexities of military action
The extremist attack in Tunisia last month has expanded the debate over Britain’s approach to Islamic State. Military action has again been raised as a solution, but we must remember […]
The religious motivations of ISIS
Following the multiple catastrophes in France, Tunisia and Kuwait, there has been plenty of discussion on the topic of the perpetrators of these acts of inhumanity, the Islamic State. In […]