Category: International

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A Global Problem with a Global Solution

DEPUTY EDITOR OF CURRENT AFFAIRS FIONA HUGHES SPEAKS TO UNHCR SPOKESPERSON MARTIN RENTSCH ON THE INTERNATIONAL NATURE OF THE CURRENT CRISIS AND OUTLINES SOME OF THE CONFLICTS THAT MAKE IT SO. The number of refugees, asylum-seekers and internally displaced people around the world has topped 65 million. It’s the first time in the United Nation’s history that the number has surpassed 60 million. Motley spoke … Continue reading A Global Problem with a Global Solution

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The Impact of Refugee Intake in Ireland: An Interview with Mick Barry

There are many concerns, valid and invalid on taking in refugees in Ireland and Motley staff writer Ryan O’Neill met with TD Mick Barry to discuss these In September 2015 Ireland pledged to take in 4,000 refugees by the end of 2017 under the European Union’s relocation programme, as revealed by Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald. According to current UNHCR statistics, Ireland takes in a proportionately … Continue reading The Impact of Refugee Intake in Ireland: An Interview with Mick Barry

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Rise of Populism- Argue With Them If You Can

Populist parties and actors entered the western political stages a long way back, and Nico Horn describes how populism has now become ‘real.’ A spectre is haunting Europe, but this time it is not the shadow of communism, but the rise of populists all over the continent. One month before the presidential elections in the United States, one can also say that it’s taking control overseas. … Continue reading Rise of Populism- Argue With Them If You Can

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The Refugee Radio Network – Telling Your Story In A World Gone Mad

Máirín-Rua Ní Aodha speaks to Larry Moore Macauly, founding member and editor of the Refugee Radio Network which is based in Hamburg, Germany.   Larry Moore Macauly is a refugee and arrived in Germany 2 years ago, having left Nigeria. He set up the refugee radio network with 2 other refugees shortly after his arrival with the aim of empowering people and connecting cultures.He explains … Continue reading The Refugee Radio Network – Telling Your Story In A World Gone Mad

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Conflict to Sanctions to Conflict

Hassan Baker met with Denis Halliday, former UN Assistant Secretary-General to discuss the turmoil brought about by the conflict and the sanctions which led to the current problems in the region. “Initially it began as punishment for the invasion of Kuwait, they were preliminary and maybe modest. After the invasion, and the gulf war which removed Iraq out of Kuwait, the then Security Council sat … Continue reading Conflict to Sanctions to Conflict

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The Trans-Pacific Partnership Explained

  Mary Sutton gives insight into the topic that has spurred much controversy in the U.S. election A major factor in the global political climate is the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a trade agreement among twelve Pacific Rim countries that was signed on February of 2016. Pacific Rim countries are those that border the Pacific Ocean, and it is important to note that this deal does … Continue reading The Trans-Pacific Partnership Explained

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Nobel Prizes: This Year’s winners

Sean Ring lists and details the winners and their accomplishments. The Nobel Prizes were established by the will of Alfred Nobel of Sweden. This came as a shock to most people not least his family who, as you can imagine, were not too pleased to learn they would not be getting their hands on his fortune. Alfred had written the will without any lawyers (due … Continue reading Nobel Prizes: This Year’s winners

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