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Counter radicalization policies in the UK: Counterproductive for gender equality 0
- International Relations and Global Affairs, Op-ed
- 02/12/2016
Despite the fact that the various reasons leading to radicalisation of men and women are cited as the same, the approaches to counter radicalisation do little but enforce gender stereotypes and disempower women. Instead, policies should consider the wider factors that lead to the social isolation of women such as racial hatred and gender-based discrimination resulting in community isolation.
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A British nuclear disaster? The go- ahead for Hinkley Point C 1
- Environment and Energy, Op-ed
- 03/11/2016
The terrifyingly bad-value Hinkley Point C deal based on out-dated renewables projections and unproven nuclear technology offers an already archaic answer to a problem that could be solved with ever- cheaper alternative renewables. Instead, affirmation of the nuclear renaissance for the UK demonstrates a desperate grasp at international cooperation in the wake of Brexit.
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Goodbye Brexit dream, hello lessons learnt 0
- EU Governance and Politics, Op-ed
- 25/07/2016
On the 23rd of June 2016 the United Kingdom, one of the three pillars of the EU alongside France and Germany, and the biggest champion of its enlargement, votes to leave the Union. Whether this historic date will be remembered as Europe’s doomsday or the beginning of its resurrection now weights entirely on the EU shoulders.
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Why Leave won and what’s next for the UK 1
- Analysis, International Relations and Global Affairs
- 18/07/2016
Brexiteers could not have dreamed of a more propitious Zeitgeist for their campaign: the recent Euro crisis, the hasten influx of refugees and migrants, the Islamic State’s attacks in Paris and Brussels, the March 2016 EU-Turkish deal on conditional visa-free allowances, the Prime Minister’s father’s involvement in the Panama Papers affair, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s withdrawal of some of his key proposals from the UK budget.
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BREXIT Vol. 2: Britain’s withdrawal from the European Convention on Human Rights 0
- Human Rights and Migration, Op-ed
- 11/07/2016
In the midst of debates on whether the United Kingdom (UK) should leave the European Union, the UK’s Home Affairs Secretary Theresa May came out with a controversial statement turning things upside down by redirecting the British opposition against another European institution – the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.
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What would Brexit (actually) mean for the UK’s migration policy 0
- Human Rights and Migration, Op-ed
- 22/06/2016
No matter where you’re residing, chances are you have heard of the impending doom or glory (depends how you look at it) facing the UK in the name of Brexit. Arguably, the main issue concerning Brexit is the current buzzword in British politics today, migration.
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