Eritrea and the state of human rights
Eritrea has been in the media more than normal recently, that is to say it has been in the media at all. The small…
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Turks have their say
No Delight for Erdogan: The implications of a pivotal election for Turkey. On Sunday the 7th of June the Turkish people dashed the hopes…
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The Middle East: A Divided Region
Sectarianism & Conflict in The Middle East The Middle East is wracked with conflict. The region has struggled to remain truly stable since the…
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Rethinking the Iraq War
“Anyone who says that Saddam Hussein was ‘okay a bad guy but…’ doesn’t know what they’re talking about”, so said the late Christopher Hitchens….
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The Arab Spring: Five Years On
As winter turned to spring in 2010-2011, a revolutionary wave spread infectiously across North Africa and the Middle East in events compared by many…
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Nepal Earthquake
The Worldly’s Mano Emmanuel, currently on a gap year in Pokhara, Nepal, sent us this short report following the devastating earthquake in Nepal. Before I…
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A fork in the road? Cuban-Venezuelan relations
Hugo Chavez, president of Venezuela and leader of the ‘Bolivarian Revolution’ from 1999 until his death in 2013, oversaw a dramatic shift away from…
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The Voluntourism Trap
Much as moths are drawn to a flame, middle-class travellers are being coaxed into deceivingly “charitable” ventures abroad. Here they pay homage to the rising…
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