Paris Agreement: global solidarity in action
In December 2015, 195 countries adopted the Paris Agreement. As the date when it takes effect approaches, Sam Griffith examines what the future might...
Cross Border Migration and the Challenge to Europe
The mass movement of people across borders remains one of the most intractable challenges of modern international politics. Today, there are unprecedented numbers of...
The Refugee Crisis: The Shame of Europe
In the days that followed the death of Aylan Kurdi, there was a global display of grief, horror and outrage at the human cost...
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...
How Europe’s reliance on biofuels is affecting Guatemala
Because of EU targets from 2008, more and more of our energy is coming from biofuels. But what effect does our increasing reliance have...
Toy Soldiers – Russian democracy facing a real test
. As Russia goes to the polls today in a presidential election fraught with tension, Rowan Emslie considers the Kremlin’s decision to ban the...