What Game of Thrones Shows Us About Disfunctional Politics
What violence, mayhem, and threat in Game of Thrones’ Westeros tell us about disfunctional politics and whether we will find salvation.
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Game of Thrones’ Stories of Damaging and Damaged Men
Games of Thrones is a story of damaging and damaged masculinity. Will series end with challenge to it or reversion to tried-and-true lines that restore it?
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India Elections: Examining the “Biggest Festival of Democracy”
“Given that one in every five seats is won or lost by a margin of fewer than 38,000 votes,...
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Should UK Police Have More Powers to Stop Knife Crime?
“Given extreme pressure to be pro-active in face of increased knife crime, UK police must respect constitutional rights and maintain trust of the populace.”
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The UK Still Doesn’t Have a Real Living Wage
Unless structural & political causes are targeted by radically alternative policies, UK’s low pay problem will continue to persist without Real Living Wage.
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The Scourge of Plastics Pollution: How Each of Us Can Make A Difference
Breaking problem of climate change and plastics pollution into manageable steps, shared online, to break the perspective of the abstract and unmanageable.
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“Is It Coz I Is White?” — Let’s Be Honest about Race and Brexit
“It is easy to ask, ‘Is it cuz I is white?’ to deflect from Brexit problems UK is facing. But, if it helps some, it leaves rest of us with those problems.”
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Can May and Corbyn Agree on a Brexit Breakthrough?
What are the portents for success as Prime Minister Theresa May gives way and meets opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn to discuss Brexit deal before April 12?
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NATO at 70: Don’t Give Up on Alliance Yet
NATO at 70 is still resilent: “There is much that is wrong with the alliance, but fixing not abandoning it is by far the better option.”
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Comedian Leads Ukraine Presidential Election — But It’s Moscow Who May Be Laughing
“Business as usual after Ukraine’s elections will mean weak & dependent state institutions, easily susceptible to external leverage from both Russia & West”
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How Fake News Can Affect Your Teeth
Homemade teeth-whitening preparations, miraculous facial treatments, dental implant success stories: how fake news undermines dentists & damages your teeth.
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Political WorldView Podcast: The Politics Around the (Still Unseen) Mueller Report
Political WorldView’s reading of politics around Mueller Report on Trump-Russia, from Administration attempt at burial to consequences for Trump & Democrats
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Brexit is Threatening the UK’s Constitution
“Brexit referendum introduced into delicate organism of UK Constitution an alien bacillus. Whether Constitution can survive by evolving is now doubtful.”
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Unfiltered Video: Brexit — The End or The Beginning?
“We haven’t signed Brexit divorce papers yet. If an extension of a few months turns into a year, maybe we start to appreciate what’s being left behind.”
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Mother’s Day in Iraq : Corruption and the Victims on the Mosul Ferry
“Mosul’s ferry tragedy, in which more than 100 died, will become a metaphor for Iraq as a whole, a monument to a collective failure of responsibility.”
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EA on BBC and talkRADIO: Another Week, Another Brexit Car Crash
University of Birmingham’s Matt Cole discusses UK Government’s 3rd attempt at Brexit Withdrawal Plan — before Commons Speaker John Bercow rules it out.
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A Lesson from Pakistan? Italy Considers China’s Belt and Road Initiative
Can Italy balance its position — founding member of EU and important NATO ally v. first G7 country to sign up to Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative?
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Forget the Constitution: Only His Ratings Check Donald Trump
“Real difference between Donald Trump and his powerful predecessors is simple: popularity” — If it’s only ratings holding back Trump, what is to be done?
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No Joke: Why A Young Comedian Leads Polls in Ukraine’s Presidential Election
“Given a lack of vision and leadership among many of Ukraine’s current elite, it is unsurprising that trust in public institutions is at unprecedented low.”
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Out-Mubaraking Mubarak: Sisi’s Authoritarian Power Grab in Egypt
An “Egypt of authoritarianism and repression”: 2011 Revolution disappears amid detentions & Parliament set to extend Gen. El-Sisi’s right to rule until 2034
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Imran, MBS, and Money Forge a Pakistan-Saudi Strategic Partnership
Personal links and money drive a new strategic partnership between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia — now the two countries seek to institutionalize the bonds.
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Political WorldView Podcast: The “Breakup of UK Party Politics?” Edition
Political WorldView on Independent Group and challenges to main parties: “We must emphasize how important Brexit has been in reshaping UK party politics.”
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Should We Celebrate International Women’s Day?
University of Birmingham discussion of International Women’s Day: should we be celebrating it or should we instead be marking challenges that continue?
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Why We Are Too Emotional About Shamima Begum
Most compassionate and appropriate response to Shamima Begum’s lack of feeling is reason: not “What do I feel about her?,” but “What is right thing to do?”
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EA on BBC: Explaining Breakdown of the Trump-Kim Summit
“Problem is that Donald Trump, rather than being invested in process, was invested in his ego and the photo opportunity. And the North Koreans used that.”
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Lessons from the 1980s for UK’s Independent Group
Cost & achievement of UK’s Independent Group of 2019 will be worth watching – but will they be even less dramatic than breakaway of a previous generation?
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EA on Al Jazeera’s Inside Story: Can Bernie Win?
Adam Quinn on Bernie Sanders’ chances amid crowded field of Democrat hopefuls – many of whom take similar positions on issues from health care to economy
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How Migration Deals Turn Refugees Into Commodities
As countries look at refugees as economic opportunities, “a warning to West’s policymakers who view ‘migration deals’ as panacea to burden-sharing problems”
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Political WorldView Podcast: The Democrats Running for President in 2020
Political WorldView looks at crowded field of Democrats running for President in 2020. Can candidates get past “batshit crazy” of Trump to focus on issues?
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Brexit: Explaining The Insurance Policy of the Irish Backstop
Irish backstop prevents hard border and hard Brexit – but many UK Tory MPs still oppose it because “you stay in customs territory until you find solution”
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