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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The most recent international free trade deal, TiSA, has implications for developing countries at the table and for those excluded. Sam Airey investigates
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...
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...
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...
During the last two decades, drug organisations have gained tremendous power in Mexico. These groups, combined with the corruption that pervades government structures, have...
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...