Scotland, like the rest of the UK, has suffered heavily during the Great Recession. High unemployment, stagnant wages, and soaring living costs have been compounded by crippling austerity that has Continue Reading
Margaret Thatcher’s legacy has been the subject of considerable debate over the past three weeks, but one claim seems to stand out above all others as particularly intriguing: that Thatcher Continue Reading
‘Africa’ has long occupied a unique place in the Western imagination. It has been a career for some, a cause for others, and a source of confusion, frustration, disinterest, and Continue Reading
Politics, it is said, is the art of persuasion. Dialogue, debate, and informed decision-making are at the core of the democratic process, and the ability to present concise, convincing arguments Continue Reading
For many Republicans, the outcome of last month’s election was as unwelcome as it was unexpected. Capping four years of constant dissent and hyperbole, the failure to unseat an apparently Continue Reading
On September 27, Stephen Harper, the Prime Minister of Canada, was honoured for his commitment to “democracy, freedom and human rights” at a private ceremony in New York City. The Continue Reading
At the end of September, Salva Kiir, the President of South Sudan, met with Omar al-Bashir, his Northern counterpart, for peace talks in Addis Ababa. Neither leader had an easy Continue Reading
