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Will Brexit reduce the UK's soft power in Europe?
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Will Brexit reduce the UK's soft power in Europe?

...world to get there and was still hungry for more. He told the journalist Owen Jones, writing for theNew Statesman, that he wanted to reach the UK because he spoke English already and couldn’t face the fact of having to learn French from scratch, a whole new language for him. Again, soft power. Popular culture (including football), business and diplomacy have spread...
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What Brexit and Trump mean for Global Justice and International Development
Society, Politics & Law

What Brexit and Trump mean for Global Justice and International Development

...world. Arguably, this dogmatism prevented formal democracies from addressing systemic crises of capitalism, such as environmental degradation and the alarming growth in poverty and inequality within nation-states. As a result of this failure, powerful economic elites came to completely control politics through lobbying and corruption. In the US the so called political...
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60 Years after the Treaty of Rome: Lessons from history for today's EU
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60 Years after the Treaty of Rome: Lessons from history for today's EU

...World War, be entrenched. Dutch producers were dependent on exports, particularly to the resurgent West German market, and feared a return to the protectionism on the 1930s. France, on the other hand, was mainly interested in the integration of transport and atomic energy. Other national interests determined support for these initiatives from among the founding member...
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After the mudslide, what help does Sierra Leone need?
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After the mudslide, what help does Sierra Leone need?

...world should give Sierra Leone its aid, but must make sure it is effective. We know that foreign aid can harm, be abused, and lead to dependency. But we also know that the absence of aid can harm, particularly the most vulnerable. The international community must meet the country’s immediate needs while at the same time building the capacity of Sierra Leone to deal with...
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Why is Donald Trump a challenge for translators?
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Why is Donald Trump a challenge for translators?

...world over. The most recent challenge for translators was how to translate the president’s inappropriate comments to the French first lady, Brigitte Macron, when he visited France to celebrate Bastille Day. French translators struggled to find the right words to express that Emmanuel Macron’s wife was “in such good physical shape!” as they worried about French...
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Methods in Motion: Challenging the Narrative
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Methods in Motion: Challenging the Narrative

...world events is both a privilege and a frustration. A privilege, because I am in the position to interpret and analyse the politics and international relations of my chosen area: Iran, and the Middle East more widely. A frustration, because the ongoing conflicts in the region are prone to sensationalised reporting and partisan media which have a dangerous effect on how...
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To restore or not to restore?
History & The Arts

To restore or not to restore?

...A difficult matter that faces the world (or at least, those in some parts of the world), is what to do with buildings that are currently being damaged or destroyed by armed groups out of spite, or out of some demented ideology. Should we simply consolidate the ruins? Or should we restore the buildings and, in a sense, wipe out this terrible episode in their history?...
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Harry Potter and Parenting
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Harry Potter and Parenting

...world of Privet Drive, home of the Dursleys.In the opening scene of the first book we see the orphaned Harry being delivered, as a baby, to the home of his adoptive parents, the Dursleys. Vernon and Petunia Dursley will present the reader with a horrific caricature of bad parenting: they are completely lacking in love for Harry, while spoiling their biological son Dudley....
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