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Brunch and the papers: Wednesday 29th October 2014
Good Morning all. Zambia’s president died on Tuesday night, after receiving treatment at the King Edward VI in London. Michael Sata, alternatively known as ‘King Cobra’, was 77. This occurred …
Botswana’s Elections: ‘Free’ and ‘Fair’?
Once again the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) emerges victorious at the 11th General elections of the world’s largest diamond producing country, Botswana. With an outstanding track record of peaceful, free, …
Brunch and the papers – Friday 24th October
Good morning everyone, hope you’ve all had a better breakfast than myself, with my fridge currently looking depressingly bare. Here’s a slightly later look at some stories which might tickle …
The Case For Engagement: A Response to “Should We Be Bombing ISIS?”
Taking the country to war is the most serious decision that any government will ever make. A decision for war involves placing British service personnel into life-threatening situations, as well …
Why Russo-Chinese competition is undermining the political stability of Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan is a country at a crossroads. The Kyrgyz public has thrown out its governments by mass protest twice in the last ten years, and may well to do so …
Breakfast and the Papers: The Morning’s Global Briefing
We at the Globalist would like to congratulate you all on surviving your first week of lectures and academic life at LSE this year. As we all prepare to celebrate …
Could Botswana be held back by Neoliberal policies?
With the forthcoming general elections and electrifying conspiracy theories budding from constituency to constituency regarding the death of the Secretary General of the UDC party, Mr. Gomolemo Motswaledi, and His …
Climate Change: Still in Vogue?
Undoubtedly, climate change talks have failed over the years and resulted in stagnation, contemplation and brooding pessimism. It has been one of the most controversial issues of the 20th century …
Virtual Militaries: The rise of Cyber-Conflict as a key security priority
Perhaps the most important consequences of the 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review, which transformed the British military, has been not where cuts have been made, but where they have …
The overlooked extremists?
Over the summer, we have witnessed the rise of Islamic State capture both our international headlines and our online social media streams.In their attempt to establish an Islamic caliphate, the …