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Is Obama's Iran legacy under threat?
Society, Politics & Law

Is Obama's Iran legacy under threat?

...Institute of Technology at the same time. The development of the working relationship through such intense negotiations shows the importance of having skilled, worldly politicians engaging with one another. While the final key decision-makers may have been Obama and not just Rouhani but the Iranian Supreme Leader himself, each with their own red lines to protect their...
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How can authorities plan for an unexpected terrorist tactic?
Society, Politics & Law

How can authorities plan for an unexpected terrorist tactic?

...Institute of British Architects advice document focuses only on vehicles as ram-raid objects, not vehicles as ISIS videos have encouraged supporters to see them – as weapons of indiscriminate assaults on ordinary people. Since the Nice and Berlin street attacks, the lags in official advice here look obvious, with hindsight. Of course, it is always far easier to...
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Nuclear transboundary consultations are a test for public participation and transparency across Europe
Nature & Environment

Nuclear transboundary consultations are a test for public participation and transparency across Europe

...institutions across Europe is at a record low and given the major inconsistencies in the practice of transboundary consultations on nuclear issues, this is only the start of a test for public participation and transparency in Europe’s nuclear sector. The upcoming Meeting of Parties (MOP) to the Espoo convention in June will be the battleground for anti-nuclear...
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Windrush generation latest to be stripped of their rights in the name of 'migration control'
Society, Politics & Law

Windrush generation latest to be stripped of their rights in the name of 'migration control'

...institutions, infect the public forum and infiltrate everyday life. But it can be stopped. If you are worried about your status or that of someone you know, seek help. If you are not concerned about your status, then you can use your position to help others. You can reach out to neighbours and make sure they are okay. You can volunteer with a local organisation or join a...
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The future of rural Ireland - nuances, scale and fighting back
OpenLearn Ireland

The future of rural Ireland - nuances, scale and fighting back

...institutions or in the boardrooms of MNCs. The geographical method of synthesis, presented in the initial course presentation and in the 2015 update, helps to explain how places in rural Ireland retain their uniqueness within the evolving systems of interdependence. It also reveals the ongoing challenges of uneven development. While offering a useful way of exploring the...
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This is not a city: Milton Keynes
Society, Politics & Law

This is not a city: Milton Keynes

...institutions of a city: a large centre and surrounding built area, national and international headquarters for businesses and public sector organisations, a thriving local economy, a large shopping centre and a university. Several local organisations refer to Milton Keynes as a ‘city’: Milton Keynes City Football Club and Milton Keynes City Orchestra to name just two....
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Homeland, Carrie and how mental health is portrayed on-screen
Health, Sports & Psychology

Homeland, Carrie and how mental health is portrayed on-screen

...Institute of Mental Health was of the view that Mathison’s symptoms were “extremely well-portrayed”. Generally, the mentally ill are portrayed as inherently dangerous, violent and unpredictable or disabled and incompetent in all forms of the media. Some positive portrayals exist – such as A Beautiful Mind (2001) and The Soloist (2009) – but these are the...
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Mortgage vs rent
Money & Business

Mortgage vs rent

...Institute of Chartered Surveyors, for example, argue quite coherently that people should put aside costs of about 1% a year of the capital value of the house to maintain it properly, and it's cumulative so if you haven't spent it you lose out in the resale or you have to spend it to bring the house up to scratch. So people don’t take into account all the true costs, but...
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