Catalonia and the Rights of Small Nations
Last Sunday, we witnessed shocking scenes in Barcelona and Catalonia as the Spanish police seek to clamp down on the…
Comment: Vegas Massacre
The Vegas Massacre of October 2nd is another stark reminder that current gun control laws are a failure in the…
The Missiles of October 2017
A specious assumption lies at the heart of the much of the debate surrounding the current crisis in North Korea:…
The Iran Nuclear Deal is Under Threat
In April 2015, Iran agreed a landmark deal with the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, Germany…
“Football ain’t a game anymore mate, it’s a business.”
“Football ain’t a game anymore mate, it’s a business.” I imagine in just about any pub in any region in…
Homage to Catalonia
In Homage to Catalonia, George Orwell’s famous account of his experiences during the Spanish Civil War, Orwell wrote that “there…
Austerity should be put back on the Menu
Austerity, austerity, austerity. This controversial subject was almost everything political parties, and indeed the media, discussed before the 2016 referendum.…
Iraq’s Shia Militias: Does the West Need to Be Wary of its New Allies?
The Arthashastra, an ancient Sanskrit manual for Indian princes, is the first known document to claim that the enemy of…
Time for climate optimism
When we consider the strength of the science behind climate change, along with the level of scientific consensus over it,…
America’s False Debate Over Patriotism
An issue which has been dominating recent news cycles has undergone some reframing. The US President recently made a series…
