Hagia Sophia and the Role of Religion in Turkey’s Politics

The repurposing of the Byzantine monument Hagia Sophia into a mosque by President Erdogan has received a negative response in the Western countries. In Turkey, there’s no politics without religion. What does this decision mean for Turkey’s politics?

ROAD TO NOVEMBER: Baby Boomer vs Millennials

Le elezioni americane di Novembre stanno arrivando. In questi quattro anni di presidenza Trump è cambiato un po’ tutto, tra politica interna e estera, alleanze e nuove richieste sociali.
Ma come stanno cambiando gli elettori americani?
In questo articolo parleremo di come la generazione Millennials sarà la maggioranza di votanti e di come questo comporterà uno spostamento di idee, richieste e politiche da attuare per diventare il nuovo Presidente degli Stati Uniti.

L’acqua: fonte di vita o strumento di guerra?

Si è recentemente tornati a parlare del fenomeno dell’acqua come arma strategica di guerra, utilizzata nel corso della storia per far pressione sui propri nemici. Negli ultimi anni questo fenomeno sembra essersi intensificato ed aver assunto nuove dinamiche, forse anche a causa dell’avanzamento del cambiamento climatico. Caso emblematico e ancora poco discusso è quello della Libia, dove il problema dell’acqua si aggiunge a una situazione già estremamente tesa.

The New Hong Kong’s Security Law: A Radical Policy Shift

On 30 June 2020, the Chinese Government passed the Hong Kong Security Law, a much debated piece of legislation which was welcomed with strong protests both in the region and at an international level.
How will the new law concretely affect Hong Kong? And how did international actors respond to it?

Why Colonialism in Education Benefits the Working Class

The history of colonialism in Britain is undeniably hidden from view, leaving the majority of the population educationally neglected on such a vital period of history. Introducing the topic to the country’s curriculum could have a profound impact on the majority of groups in society.

[Analysis] Hong Kong vs Singapore: Competing Asian Tigers

In East Asia, some small cities could even be considered more powerful than big countries. This analytical report compares the political and economic structures of Hong Kong and Singapore, two leading Asian Tigers, concluding that their differences continuously unite and divide them over time, but that one cannot survive without the other.

LGBT Rights Are Human Rights

On June 14th, Sarah Hegazy, a 30 years-old Egyptian queer activist, took her own life in Canada, where she moved out after being detained in Egypt. The news spread throughout mass media: three years ago, during Mashrou’ Leila’s concert, she waved the flag symbol of LGBT+ rights and movement, which was the cause of her painful detention that lasted three months.

Protesting for Change – A Conversation with Caroline Skye Grossman

The murder of George Floyd was one of the numerous cases of police brutality towards African-American people. This specific case seems to have raised unprecedented awareness about racism and initiated a series of protests under the slogan “black lives matter.” TNGO political analyst Aurora Ceccotti interviewed Caroline Skye Grossman, who explains what it is like to actively take part of this movement, protesting in the streets of New York.