A new Italy: Europe’s problem
The only word to describe the current political situation in Italy is chaos. Voters have sent a clear message to their politicians and the European Union: enough is enough. The populist plague...
View ArticleRacial identity in Southeast Asia as a modern social construct
When the discussion in Malaysia (our home country) turns to racial issues and concerns, it is very hard to hold back the eye rolls. These conversations are hard to avoid in post-colonial Southeast...
View ArticleScotland’s Lions
Just two years ago, the Scottish National Party seemed unstoppable and unbeatable. How things have changed. While the SNP is still governing Scotland and remains its largest political party, it faces...
View ArticleIsrael’s radical re-style
For nearly 70 years, the state of Israel has survived against the odds. Despite facing nearly seven decades of external and internal threats, Israel has developed a democracy and successful economy the...
View ArticleThe end of the Viktator?
The Viktator, Europe’s bad-boy, has secured another resounding victory in Hungary’s most recent election. Viktor Orbán, once a liberal hero and professional football manager has now become the face of...
View ArticleCold War heating up
In the world’s most unstable and toxic region, a new conflict between old enemies is heating up with potentially devastating consequences. It is no secret Iran and Israel don’t particularly like one...
View ArticleBritain’s war amnesia
If you take the tram from Piccadilly Gardens to Media City UK, you can walk to the northern branch of the Imperial War Museum (IWM). In there, you will find a main exhibition space dedicated to all...
View ArticleMancunians celebrate end of Mugabe’s reign
Protesters have declared it "Zimbabwe's second independence" as the brutal dictator is forced to resign The post Mancunians celebrate end of Mugabe’s reign appeared first on The Mancunion.
View ArticleTrump’s revolution
By alienating his foreign allies and pushing his nationalist rhetoric to the extreme, Trump risks undermining the revolution he started in 2016 The post Trump’s revolution appeared first on The...
View ArticleThe SPD have a choice: radical reform or terminal decline
Either become a party-of-the-people à la Jeremy Corbyn's Labour or drift into irrelevance The post The SPD have a choice: radical reform or terminal decline appeared first on The Mancunion.
View ArticleDonornomics: An analysis of the Republican Tax Bill
Republican lawmakers have passed a new version of Reaganomics that seems to benefit their wealthy donors rather than the average voter The post Donornomics: An analysis of the Republican Tax Bill...
View Article‘The Devil’s Dung’: why Christianity should be progressive
Political Christianity should restore its roots of socialism and progressivism The post ‘The Devil’s Dung’: why Christianity should be progressive appeared first on The Mancunion.
View ArticleItaly’s awakening
Italy is populism's next victim in Europe The post Italy’s awakening appeared first on The Mancunion.
View ArticleBig, bad Vlad
Putin has re-directed Russia onto the path of becoming a formidable and threatening world power The post Big, bad Vlad appeared first on The Mancunion.
View ArticleAngela Merkel: Die Überlebende (The Survivor)
How the Queen of Europe rose to her throne The post Angela Merkel: Die Überlebende (The Survivor) appeared first on The Mancunion.
View ArticleBrexit: not my vote
“Brexit is done, just accept it,” they say — a year and a half on, remainers still find this very hard to do The post Brexit: not my vote appeared first on The Mancunion.
View ArticleA new Italy: Europe’s problem
Another domino has fallen... will it topple a united Europe? The post A new Italy: Europe’s problem appeared first on The Mancunion.
View ArticleAmerica’s incurable illness
Parkland might seem to have shaken the United States, but the gun debate will go on as insoluble as ever The post America’s incurable illness appeared first on The Mancunion.
View ArticleShifting sands: the future of EU-Africa relations
European Affairs society hosts engaging talk inviting students to think about EU's role with Africa and other former colonised areas' development and trade on the eve of Brexit The post Shifting sands:...
View ArticleRacial identity in Southeast Asia as a modern social construct
Exploitative and divisive ideologies around race are a tool of power – just take a look at Southeast Asia The post Racial identity in Southeast Asia as a modern social construct appeared first on The...
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