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Femicides in Turkey: “I don’t want to die!”
On Tuesday, July 21st, the body of a 27-year-old Turkish University student, Pinar Gultekin, was discovered in the woods after she had gone missing for about a week. Amidst investigations, her ex-partner confessed to the murder, adding Pinar to the long list of women who have died at the hands of their partners: former, present, and aspiring.
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: Kanye West Presidente? It’s an old story
Kanye West è davvero una novità nel panorama politico americano?
La risposta breve è: assolutamente no.
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
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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.
Donald Trump, the US Army and Germany: What is really going on?
Over the past few weeks we’ve seen many headlines about Donald Trump threatening to remove US troops from Germany, but what are these threats all about? Find the saga explored below.
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.