Back to school: new year, same problems – Challenges for Syrian refugee students in Lebanon
By Myriam Fayad As the situation in Syria has deteriorated, the number of Syrians seeking refuge in neighbouring countries, such as Jordan, Turkey and...
Foreign Aid FAQs – #5 “Foreign aid fuels overpopulation”
Concerns about overpopulation, or the ‘population explosion’ as it’s sometimes called, are widespread at the moment. The logic surrounding these concerns is understandable –...
The Refugee Crisis: What can we learn from World Bank programmes?
The refugee crisis has garnered a fair share of attention over the past few years. It has frequented headlines and influenced politics, with Western...
Syria is a shining example of a greater cooperative need for a responsibility to protect
The civil war in Syria is a clear example of the world witnessing unprecedented displacement. It has produced over 6.6 million internally displaced persons...
A Critical Overview: Global Food Shortages
Eliminating hunger and malnutrition, and achieving wider global food security is imposing enormous challenges on the world’s policy agenda. A combination of factors are...
A Refugee crisis we can’t ignore because of distance
Recent catastrophic loss of life of refugees in the Mediterranean attempting to reach Europe has resulted in a media storm about the issue. Yet...
Make your voice heard today: VOTE!
The efforts to increase voting participation this year, particularly youth votes, have included interviews with Joey Essex, multiple television debates and, and a visit...
Tigers: Why More of Us Means Less of Them
Wildlife trafficking was one of the topics of 2014. It rose to prominence with politicians and monarchs alike intervening to heighten its importance. Here,...
The young and the restless: a critique of security threat analysis
In our second article exploring the ramifications of youthful populations for society, MSC Security Studies student Rosemary Schwitzer explains the damaging effects of the ‘youth...
India’s demographic dividend: public health impacts of the youth bulge
As one of the world’s most populous and fastest-growing countries, India is currently in a state of demographic flux. London School of Hygiene and...