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  • Two Years Of Shutdown In Northern Ireland

    The 35-day shutdown in Washington seemed to last an eternity, but it was a blink in comparison to the current government shutdown in Northern Ireland. On January 7 of this year, Northern Ireland celebrated an embarrassing two-year anniversary of government shutdown, with no end in sight. It is now the longest government shutdown in world…

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  • The Rise of the European Far Right

    From an outsider’s point of view, the Swedes are an enigma. We label them as the peaceful, progressive folk who appear to merrily oblige the government’s exorbitant income tax (the highest rates remain just shy of 60%) and who offer one of the most generous asylum policies in Europe. Yet, Sweden’s economy rebounded from the…

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  • Women Leaders: Are they here to stay?

    Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf. Michelle Bachelet. Julia Parnell. What unites these women? They have all been elected head of state in the last ten years among other female leaders who have come to power in Chile, Argentina, Jamaica, Liberia, and Australia. Some may say that the world has finally realized the might of female abilities. Yet, most…

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  • Around the World

    Of Journeys and Apathy Recently, there was a story in the news of an Afghan teenager who fled his troubled homeland eight years ago to seek asylum in London. His extraordinary modern-day odyssey saw him travel illegally in a truck through Moscow, Eastern Europe and Paris en route to his final destination. The fairytale wasn’t…

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