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The Child Labour Behind Smart Phones and Electric Car…
This post is about an old and archaic use of labour - the kind that many countries outlawed say about 200 years…
Trudeau Promises a “Total Renewal” of Relationship with…
In September, I published an article looking at the abominable treatment of Canada’s Aboriginal community by its…
Brussels Paying the Price for Complacence –…
Warsaw, Krakow, Wroclaw - all are major Polish cities that saw protests on Saturday held to protect freedom of…
Labour Focus: Vietnam and the TPP
If you type "Vietnam and the TPP" into Google or any search engine as I did, you would probably think that it…
COP 21: A Triumph of French Diplomacy
The 21st Conference of Parties (COP) summit held in December was, by most measures, a landmark success in climate…
No End in Sight: The Syrian Conflict in 2016
Once magnificent cities now lying in ruins. Wailing mothers, holding lifeless infants to their chests. Ghastly …
Charlie Hebdo Un An Après: Right to Offend and Right to…
Around this time last year, two radicalized French jihadists attacked the Paris offices of a satirical weekly…
For Caliphate and Country: Britain’s Imperial…
Prime Minister David Cameron cannot ignore the legacy of Britain's colonial history in the Arab world as he begins…
Don’t Cry for Argentina
We are but in the early days of 2016. Looking back, the sheer madness of the past year is astounding. …
Erdogan’s Balancing Act
As the new year unfolds, Turkey—under the leadership of Recep Tayyip Erdogan—will continue to hold an increasingly…
The Outcomes of HIV/AIDS: Increase in Poverty
Since the outbreak of Ebola, it seems as though we have not heard much about HIV/AIDS around the world. As one of…
Gender Discrimination in South Korea
Confucianism was, and still is, deeply rooted in South Korea’s society. One particular theme is patriarchy where …