Why indigenous communities may hold the key to fighting the global climate crisis
By Lewis Pyke “We’re fighting for soil, land, food, trees, water, birds. We’re fighting for life.” These were the words of Gregorio Mirabal, indigenous...
Suffocating from the Global Gag Rule, America’s anti-abortion aid policy
By Joshua Kenyon The Mexico City Policy, more commonly known as the Global Gag Rule, is America’s policy of refusing to fund international non-governmental...
Hate Taxes? Imagine Living in Puerto Rico
Aside from explaining the depth of the crisis in Puerto Rico post-Hurricane Maria, it became apparent that Americans of the mainland United States needed...
#MenToo
Josh Bullen looks back on how the #MeToo campaign inspired men to stand up for women
USAID: An Institution Fighting for Survival
Established in 1961 by John F. Kennedy, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) was designed to advance America’s interests while fulfilling a...
A wall doesn’t solve anything | Brita Søreng
A Trump wall will create different situations for Latin Americans on both sides of the border, but it is not a solution to anything,...
America First: what does it mean and what will it look like?
On Tuesday Donald Trump announced plans for 37 percent cuts to foreign aid budgets in favour of military spending. Conall Brown investigates Trump’s controversial...
It’s complicated: are the US and the UN heading for a breakup?
Rosa Brown explores the effect of President Trump on the increasingly uncertain relationship between the US and the UN
TiSA: free trade, but for who?
The most recent international free trade deal, TiSA, has implications for developing countries at the table and for those excluded. Sam Airey investigates
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 Republicans vs. Climate Change
Climate change is a topic that is growing increasingly political. Andrew Stretton explores the future of President Obama’s environmental policy in light of the...
Reverse innovation: Everyone has something to teach and something to learn
Globalisation has created a number of public health challenges, but also some unexpected positives. Catherine Rushworth explores a concept challenging the dominant mindset that the...
USA, the fallen superpower?
The wane of the US as world superpower has long been prophesied. Warwick University student Karan Thakrar argues that recent world events are bringing this...
Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: is free trade really the way forward?
For almost a year, the EU and the US have been negotiating what could be the most extensive bilateral trade agreement in history. The...
Las autodefensas: Mexican heroes or armies ‘out of control’?
During the last two decades, drug organisations have gained tremendous power in Mexico. These groups, combined with the corruption that pervades government structures, have...
Every child in school: how Westernised education is shrinking knowledge in the 21st century
The globalisation of education is underway, on a scale unprecedented in human history. While its promises are many, Blog Editor Louisa Jones reveals the negative consequences...