Global Politics
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Denmark’s Zero Asylum Policy and the Plight of Syrian Women Refugees
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Denmark, which is considered as the frontrunner in gender equality, has thus paradoxically created a harsh and inhospitable environment for Syrian refugees, and especially women refugees.
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What Could a Progressive Alliance Mean For the Labour Party?
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There has been a rise in calls for a ‘Progressive Alliance’ (PA) for a number of years, wherein Labour and the Lib Dems would have a pre-election agreement to streamline the centre-left choice in Tory-safe seats.
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Mental Autonomy and the Internet: A Reflection on Digital Propaganda in India
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In light of Indian political parties utilizing their online presence as a tool to polarize communities, radicalize internet users and canvass votes, it has become especially pertinent to explore the right of mental autonomy in India.
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Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Doge? On India’s Proposed Crypto Bill
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Does currency have morality? And does its decentralization erode this character? The Indian state seems to think so.
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Cyber Weapons and the Fifth Domain
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The advent of the digital age ushered in what has come to be known as the Fourth Revolution; a fundamental change in the way societies function as a result of information and communications technologies (ICT).
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The New Normal of Myanmar’s Old Regime
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Nevertheless, the Tatmadaw has managed to stay in power since the 1962 military coup and maintain considerable political influence even after democratisation attempts. This affirms the prospects of the Tatmadaw’s continual military dominance into the future, albeit behind the veneer of constitutional restoration.
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Why the Indian State Cannot Meet the Russian Eye
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In the midst of the powerful, vocal critiques of Russian actions, India’s relative silence is loud.
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In the Ukrainian Crisis, The West Is Complicit
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What are we, the West, as the self-anointed vanguards of democracy, doing in the aftermath of the tiger’s charge beyond empty pontification?
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Trudeau’s Big Gamble
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Yesterday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau declared he would be invoking the Emergencies Act for the first time ever in Canadian history. This decision was justified as addressing the need to quell protests by a far right-wing group of truckers demanding an end to all COVID-19 mandates and restrictions. The truckers’ “Freedom Convoy” has occupied the…
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The Excess of Big Tech Power
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If there is one issue that can unite the Divided States of America, it is the threat of big tech. Politicians from Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to Governor Ron DeSantis have advocated for more public scrutiny of Big Tech companies that have ‘undermined democracy’. However, the expansion and explosive growth of these companies seems to be…