The Republic of Mali, home to more than 20 million people, is a landlocked country in West Africa. Since the outbreak of the Mali War in 2012, the country has been embroiled in military and political conflict, including two coups d’état in the past two years. Conflict began in the country following the Tuareg Rebellion … Continue reading Mali: Conflict, Political Instability and Future Conflict
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Emily Daniel Women make up half of the world’s population. Given that two-thirds of the world’s illiterate adults are women, could one of the most potent drivers of development progress across the world lie in empowering women through education? Linda Scott, an expert on women’s economic development and professor at the University of Oxford, draws … Continue reading Empowering Women Through Education: A Cornerstone for Sustainable Development
Jed Michael, Global Affairs Officer Under the assumption that reducing international poverty is an admirable policy goal worth some cost, defining and measuring – together operationalising – poverty becomes very important. But in discussions of reducing poverty, how we are actually measuring it is talked about relatively rarely. This begs the question of how sure … Continue reading The Perils of Poverty Measurement: How do we Know that we are Making Progress?
Jed Michael, Global Affairs Officer Palestinians inspect the damage following an Israeli airstrike on the El-Remal area in Gaza City on October 9, 2023. Creator: Naaman Omar, Copyright: Creative Commons Even before the Israeli tightening of the blockade of Gaza following the violent HAMAS incursion of October 7th, which has left the enclave without power … Continue reading Opinion Piece: How Can the World Best Support Development in Persistent Conflict Zones? Lessons from the Gaza Strip
Jed Michael, Global Affairs Officer Bedouins in a camp in South Hebron Hills. Palestine 2011.Creator: Libertinus , Copyright: Creative Commons Over the last 30 years, conceptual development in the fields of security and development have brought them much closer together, illuminating a ‘Security-Development Nexus’. On the one hand, there has been greater acknowledgement of the importance of ‘Human … Continue reading Opinion Piece: Incorporating Stateless Peoples and Repressed Minorities into the Security-Development Nexus
Dr Jan Yves Remy on the climate crisis and its impact on the Carribean, as well as the work of the Shridath Ramphal centre.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5EEO7Wj2qXyJpfuZVLQSGx?si=cdc29f8e7544474b Brian is a geopolitical strategist and advisor publishing extensively on Sino-American relations, statecraft in Asia, and the intersection of nascent technologies, political philosophy, and public policy. Currently pursuing a DPhil in Political Theory at Balliol College, Oxford, Brian graduated with a Distinction in the MPhil in Politics (Theory) at Wolfson College, and First Class … Continue reading Making sense of Citizens’ responsibilities under Authoritarian States- On the Russian Invasion of Ukraine with Brian Wong
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6WBhTcj7BuEp4TxP3daDV6?si=cb0f2b54df2f4ad5 The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander International Engagement Organisation (ATSIIEO) is a pioneering international development group founded and led by Jesse T Martin of the Wagadagam and Yuin peoples and Jack Collard, a proud Nyoongar man with cultural and ancestral ties to Whadjuk and Balladong country. Joined with them is Adam Hegedus, a Master … Continue reading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Engagement in International Development with Jesse T Martin and Jack Collard
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2yDRlgQfrGmY0u27D1350N?si=b20e18982b0445f5 In recent years there has been a rise of right-wing extremism and radicalisation which has had an effect on mainstream politics and attitudes in society. Are our governments doing enough to combat this? What does it mean for the development of our societies? In this episode we discuss the topic with Dr Daniel Koehler, … Continue reading The Repercussions of the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism with Dr Daniel Koehler
Migration occupies a particularly prominent position amongst the major issues which faced the world in 2022. Whereas, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021 was marked by a welcome resurgence in international migration, 2022 has arguably highlighted, in various ways, an urgent need to revamp our immigration systems and policies.
The Refugee Crisis has been an ongoing phenomenon these past few years especially, one which continuously makes the news in various formats. But what are the implications of being a refugee, and how does Britain especially deal with this? In this episode, Sara Al Soodi interviews immigration and asylum barrister Colin Yeo on this topic, … Continue reading Colin Yeo: On Refugees in Our Current Society
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