UK Government Challenged Over British Women and Children in Syria’s Camps — Report
Report: Up to 35 British children and 15 women held in “barbaric” conditions in Syria camps as they are deprived in “systematic way” of their UK citizenship
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EA on Voice of Islam: Kamala Harris and the Future of Women’s Leadership
With Kamala Harris soon to become 1st woman Vice President of US, a chat with Voice of Islam about future of women’s leadership in countries around world.
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Priti Patel, Bullying, and “Arrogance Over Competence”
Priti Patel’s lesson: “As Brexit and Coronavirus hurricanes converge on UK shores in 2021, Johnson and ministers will deflect. They will blame, deny, & lie.”
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UPDATED: Doomed — Why Biden Makes No Difference for a UK-US Trade Deal
Why Joe Biden’s election makes no difference to cold reality that UK Government, heading for No Deal Brexit, will not get salvation of UK-US trade deal soon
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Populism, the UK, and Farage’s Anti-Lockdown Posturing
While Farage’s over-simplified and anti-scientific populism may galvanize a movement of “pox on all politicians”, what can it offer as way out of pandemic?
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UK Politics: Why Boris Ditched Dom
Boris and Dom: In shifting political wind, UK PM Johnson ditches advisor Cummings, but “now opportunist faces reckoning of policy rather than communication”.
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Black Lives Matter: Is There A Place for Celebrity Activism?
Amid the social, economic, and racial issues raised by Black Lives Matter, is there a space for celebrity activism? How are Black women portrayed by media?
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Populism and Sub-State Nationalism Intersect in Belgium’s Flanders
What European politics can learn from Vlaams Belang, the right-wing party in Belgium’s Flanders: “a nationalist approach incorporated populist narratives”
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The Lost Grooms: How Trump’s Visa Changes Damaged the Indian Marriage Market
Indian marriage market in the US restricted by the Trump Administration’s changes in visa rules: Will a Biden Administration return hope to would-be grooms?
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US Election Day Interviews: A Biden Win? Trump Defying Outcome? Unity or Division Amid Crisis?
US Election: “Those who are undecided or worried are going to ask, “Can you put the man who was in charge for the past four years back for a second term?”
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Parliament as a Stage – How Germany’s Populists Challenge Democracy from Within
“Dealing with populists’ parties will remain difficult balancing act into future for other parties, media actors, & civil society. Have a look at Germany.”
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Has Coronavirus Taken The Shine Off Italy’s Prime Minister Conte?
Italy’s PM Conte has won credit for handling pandemic but “the economy is going to be hit very badly, and people are getting very tired of restrictions”.
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PiAP-Clinton Institute Webinar: Populism in Europe and the USA
“Is Trump a populist? What are similarities and differences between Trump’s rhetoric and ideology and that of populists in Europe?” Five analysts discuss.
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How English Footballer Marcus Rashford Exposed the Nastiness of Austerity — But What Must Be Done Now?
“Can Manchester United score? They always score” — the footballing words in...
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Removing The Boundary: It’s Time for Real Inclusion in English Cricket
“Summer of 2019 showed English cricket could be for many and not for few. But for moment to be more than fleeting, invisible boundaries must be removed.”
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EA on talkRADIO: Trump v. Biden (and Fauci) Over Coronavirus; No US-UK Trade Deal; Russia’s Cyber-Attacks; China’s Economy
Trump lashes out at Joe Biden and Anthony Fauci; UK Government’s Brexit self-harm; Russia cyber-attacks from Olympics to elections; China’s economic rebound
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PiAP-Clinton Institute Webinar: Comparing Populisms
What can we learn from examining populism across as well as within countries? Drs. Daniele Albertazzi, Stijn van Kessel, & Julien Mercille take on question.
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EA on talkRADIO: Political Virus, Political Vaccine — From Trump to New Zealand’s Ardern
“Political virus” of Donald Trump’s denial and disinformation v. “political vaccine” of New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern’s effective handling of Coronavirus
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A Victory in New Zealand for A Progressive and Kind Politics
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s victory in New Zealand is a triumph for a progressive, kind, relational politics. Will other national leaders take notice?
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Brexit — UK Government Rattles Sabre, Breaks Law, Wounds Itself
UK Government rattles sabre over Brexit by withdrawing from an international treaty — but only threatens Ireland future and faces legal proceedings by EU.
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China and the EU in Africa: Clash or Convergence?
“The role of mediator between the EU and China, while representing the interests of Africa’s states, can only be occupied by those states themselves.”
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Vlaams Belang’s Populists Seek Lead of Belgium’s “Flemish Front”
How Belgium’s Vlaams Belang right-wing populist party, ostensibly opposing government, is mobilizing supporters to make itself voice of Flemish nationalism
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Don’t Blame the Unemployed as UK Enters Its Economic Winter
As UK autumn turns cold, economy teeters on edge with double whammy of No Deal Brexit & Coronavirus — so Government might try to shift blame to unemployed
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Supreme Leader’s Camp Apologizes After Criticizing Iraq’s Grand Ayatollah Sistani
The camp of Iran’s Supreme Leader criticizes one of the leading clerics in Shia Islam, Iraq’s Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, but then apologizes.
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The Battle for LGBTQ+ Rights in Post-Communist States
“This is a war on identity that is set to continue”: LGBTQ+ community faces restrictions, spurred by Putin, in post-Communist states in Eastern Europe.
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Right-Wing Populism Across Europe: The PiAP VideoCasts
Populism in Action Project’ s season of 5 VideoCasts: Research Fellows assess effect of Coronavirus on right-wing populist parties in 4 European countries
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Why Virtual UN Meetings Make Diplomacy Difficult
“Technology allows state officials to see each other on screen in seconds, but virtual diplomacy appears unlikely to ever replace face-to-face interaction.”
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EA on BBC: Ginsburg’s Legacy for Rights; UK Government’s Folly Over US Trade Deal
Legacy of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Ginsburg: can it be preserved against rush by Donald Trump & Mitch McConnell to approve arch-conservative replacement?
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US Democrats Repeat: No Secure Irish Border = No US-UK Trade Deal
US-UK Trade Deal: “The UK reneging on the Irish dimension of its Brexit deal with the European Union would be an act of grotesque self-sabotage”
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How Can We Properly Remember in the Time of TikTok Holocaust?
Amid the TikTok Holocaust trend, how do we ensure that young people are fully supported in their wish to remember while avoiding “simplistic role playing”?
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