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Democracy, GDP and natural disasters
Written by marie
The World Bank’s Democracy Index and a nation’s GDP are strong predictors of a natural disaster’s humanitarian impact. Read more
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Goodluck Charms
Written by The Oxonian Globalist
US foreign policy in Nigeria and Egypt prioritises stability at the cost of democracy At the time of writing, all eyes are firmly fixed on the Arab world. Despite its support for the Arab awakening, the United States remains governed more by its national interest than humanitarian concerns. This is […]
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Can we survive climate change without democracy?
Written by Lourdes Gomez
After watching this video, my first thoughts were, ‘Island nations that emit .06% of global greenhouse gases are the ones that are disappearing…what?’ I think about what climate change means and I start to break it down, it means that our ecological system is changing, are we ready for it […]
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Crowdfunding the Syrian revolution
Written by sergio.marx
Ten months after the beginning of the Syrian uprising, the world continues to see protestors being killed by their own government. To go beyond the ineffectual international response, a German-based initiative wants to financially help local activists against the Assad regime by crowdfunding them. FutureChallenges talked with Elias Perabo, a […]
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Assad – Israel’s Favorite Tyrant
Written by Akrum Idrees
Though Syria and Israel are still officially in a state of war, Israel’s borders with Syria are the quietest they have been in the last 40 years. Despite the fact that Syria is backing some Palestinian militias and Hezbollah Lebanese militia, Syria still remains Israel’s friendly foe, the devil that […]
