A Brief History of "Populism" Nothing exists in a vacuum. Like most things, Populism's creation and usage were born from historical events. During the 19 century, America had a civil war then the country expanded, the railroad increased through the country, and the number of people raised to 62 million. [...]
What is a preemptive attack? According to the U.S. Department of Defense "preemptive attacks, are more restrictive, specifying that that state launching a true preemptive attack must be certain that the enemy attack is imminent"(Preemptive and Preventive Attack in U.S. National Security Policy, P6). So preemptive attacks are a reaction [...]
To wear or not to wear. As the right not to wear a COVID protection mask sparks some controversy in the US, how does this debate line up with the choice 'to' wear a veil? While the moral and medical questions of public health hover over the COVID mask policy [...]
“Peace is not the absence of conflict; it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.” “Our moral imperative is to work with all our powers for that day when the children of the world grow up without the fear of nuclear war.” Ronald Reagan On August 6th, 1945, [...]
Reflecting upon a recent course in Translation Justice at Al Quds University- Al Quds Bard College for Arts and science, Summit Blogger, Renad Issa reflects on the crucial role of Truth Commissions in promoting human dignity. On Transitional Justice Introduction of the course The first session summarized well know tribunals, [...]
How should the European government act to protect their minorities against what is seen as an offensive speech? Should offensive speech be banned? According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the main definition of offending is:” to hurt or wound the feelings, to be displeasing or disagreeable, to excite a feeling [...]
Global citizenship means to live and think globally, but what does it mean to live and think globally? This idea and model was reflected by Hans Schattle in his article “Global Citizenship in Theory and Practice”, he said: "the Stoics championed the human capacity to lead dual civic life-fulfilling obligations [...]
Guest writer Stephanie Chenault has been a frequent contributor to several Syrian Refugee Councils and routinely participates in DC-based political and religious think tank meetings and discussions on security, persecution, and global terrorism. She joined Empowerment WORKS (EW) Board of Directors this fall. One of her main areas of [...]
Author: Anonymous Zimbabwean national living in Zimbabwe There are few places in the world, which have the blessings of nature in terms of biodiversity. One of them a landlocked country deep in the savannah of southern Africa, called Zimbabwe. With such idyllic scenarios of lush vegetation, abundant wildlife one would [...]
Last updated on 9 September 2014, 7:46 am Climate change secretary Ed Davey says governments facing ‘pivotal moment’ on dealing with issue By Fiona Harvey, the Guardian World governments are facing a “pivotal moment” on dealing with climate change, the UK’s energy secretary will say on Tuesday, before a meeting of heads of state [...]
