China's Constitutional Conundrum
Last month, members of China’s National People’s Congress voted through a constitutional amendment that will allow Xi Jinping to remain...
Eurozone recovery: is breaking up the euro the best solution?
The “Economic and Financial indicators” section of the latest issues of The Economist have brought some hope for the EU’s economic...
Incompatible? On economic globalisation and national democracy
Economic globalisation has come under attack - Brexit, the election of Trump, and the rise of populist nationalist parties across Europe...
The Case Against Net Neutrality
Introduced by law in 2015 under then-President Barack Obama, Net Neutrality is the idea that ISPs (Internet Service Providers) should...
The Fantasy that is Space Mining
You may or may not have heard of “space mining”. The first image that may come to your mind is big machines drilling deep into the Moon,...
Africa's Great Green Wall - combating climate change and desertification
Africa’s ‘Great Green Wall” (GGWSSI) is a global symbol of the anthropogenic efforts to overcome the threat of rapid climate change. It...
Expensive and inefficient - is recycling really worth it?
We have been taught our whole lives that recycling is an important responsibility, almost a moral duty. Every time we recycle one plastic...
Lost Liberty: Slavery in Libya
“Everybody was optimistic back then; We are now suffering the legacy of Gaddafi, the lack of institutions, no democracy, the lack of...
Inclusive language: we can do better.
It all started off three years ago, in October 2014, when a brawl started in the French National assembly over the use of “Madame le...
Pink Dot and LGBT+ rights in Hong Kong
On the 22nd of October, my friends and I decided to attend Pink Dot, an annual event that celebrates LGBT+ diversity. Pink Dot was...
Disparity: Russia's increasing economic inequality
You have probably seen many incredibly well-off Russians spending vast sums of money all around the world, in places like Nice, London,...
Sex Education in Nigeria: The Great Taboo
As a young secondary school student, I benefitted a lot from subjects like social studies, and physical and health education, which...
August/ September 2017 Monthly Goodreads
Articles I am in prison because I want freedom for my country (NY Times) Hong Kong, the global capital of hustle, is gripped by self...
'Wonder Woman': more than a box-office hit
Patty Jenkin's 'Wonder Woman' (2017), starring Gal Gadlot was refreshing, to say the least. More than a box-office hit, the success of...
Racism in America
The more recent decades of world history have been highly consumed by progression and innovations in all fields of human life. This...
