Nigerian education must break free from its colonial past
Allana Yurko argues that the Nigerian education system is still suffering from the impact of British colonial rule
Exporting policy and Institutions
Development has been rife with trending schools of thought, asserting the superiority of their ideological convictions over others. Here, Jesus Rodriguez evaluates the effectiveness...
The Soviet Union: Lessons in Dissolution, Development & Discovery
The USSR should never be viewed through rose-tinted glasses. In the voyage for utopia, a sea of blood was crossed and a workers’ paradise...
Does Democracy Deliver Development?
In the mountains of Afghanistan, American capitalism won its jihad against Soviet communism. Moscow’s tentacles could no longer cling onto those imprisoned behind the...
The Good Project by Monika Krause: Book Review
Monika Krause author of “The Good Project” argues that NGOs are incentivised to continually churn out “good projects”. That in reality, once you scratch...
WHO: are unpaid internships undermining helping those most in need?
The Geneva-based World Health Organization (WHO) stands out as a center of international cooperation to build health systems and combat disease. It achieves this...
Development as Freedom by Amartya Sen: Book Review
What is the fascination with growth in developing countries? Prima Facie, the reason for focusing only on growth is simple— growth constitutes development. The...
Justice and Reconciliation slipping away in the trial of the Khmer Rouge
On 7 July 2015 International Co-Investigating Judge Mark Harmon became the fourth international judge to resign from the Khmer Rouge Tribunal in Cambodia. The...
Magna Carta: under threat by the Conservatives?
Eight centuries is a long time. Enough time for monarchs to embrace their declining role in public life. Enough time for democracy to become the...
Moving Beyond Apathy: the role of the media in connecting an online generation
Kilian Raiser’s parents witnessed the historic fall of the Berlin wall. In today’s world, the Internet has created a sense of connectedness and immediacy...
The Tourist Rush to Cuba: Is it right?
As the relationship between the United States and Cuba opens up, Tal Gurevich raises important concerns about ethical travel. Tal also unpacks the troubling fascination...
Staggering 1.9 Million ‘people in need’ in Palestine – but the UN needn’t get involved
When is the UN, an international organisation designed to promote peace and help nations work together, not the ‘right venue’, to promote peace and...
The Politics of Band Aid
Does the backlash against Band-Aid centre attention upon the politics of celebrity activism? Charlotte Fraser looks at the role it has in detracting attention away from broader, structural...
Voices of Partition
“At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom,” pronounced Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, as...