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 [...]
Featured image: Saype – Beyond Walls, 2019 (VFLPIX.COM /Valentin Flauraud). Guillaume Legros or Saype is a french artist, he created a large ephemeral painting on the park adjoining the world-famous Eiffel Tower in Paris to mark World Refugee Day on June 20th. This represents the power of using environmental spaces [...]
Historical background The origin of the Kashmir dispute or conflict related to the independence of India and Pakistan from the British Colonization in 1947. This independence brought consequences that led to the creation and continuation of Indian and Pakistani dispute over Kashmir. According to Kelly Buchanan, "The process of partitioning [...]
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 [...]
Whats the greatest gift you can give yourself and others this festive season - and everyday in between? Find out how emotional freedom can change the world. At The Global Summit we believe that true impact begins when people go home. In the second episode of our Voices365 series, author [...]
Want to know what the future brings? Ask the young leaders creating it. Cape Town based Voices365 Co-Host, Juanique Randall dives deep with two extraordinary young leaders who took Climate solutions into their own hands in past summits from Rio de Janeiro in 2016, to Amman, Jordan 2018. Bringing together [...]
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 [...]
Over the past year, Nepal national, and Empowerment WORKS' regional director, Bandita Thapa led disaster relief and locally-led resilience with communities devastated by Nepal's 2015 earthquake (original campaign here). Now, with a focus on resiliency, Bandita and team work to unite a diverse network of local partners to launch 'Catalyst Action Training (CAT)’, a [...]
