The Weekly Distraction #63
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It Is Time To Shift Our Attention To Venezuela
Emma Clarke says it’s time to pay more attention to the ongoing protests and social upheaval in Venezuela
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Expect the Unexpected: Putin’s Nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize
This year on Boxing Day it will have been 22 years since the dissolution of→
Syria’s Crisis Has Come to Lebanon
The offshoots of the crisis in Syria has caused a deep and growing humanitarian crisis in neighbouring country Lebanon.
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Britain’s Non-interventionist Stance: Prudent or Shirking International Responsibilities?
Victoria Low looks at Britain’s decision to not intervene in Syria and the consequences of a growing isolationist stance towards foreign affairs.
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Society’s ‘Red Line’: Desensitisation and Syria
Sam Everard asks whether society has become too used to the atrocities of the world.
→Further Syria Talks Postponed as McCain Discovers Plants Vs Zombies
Senator John McCain derailed any further Senate discussion on action in Syria after introducing the→
The Slippery Slope to Isolationism
A look at how isolationism is bad for Britain and how we have a duty to intervene in Syria.
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UN Recognises Palestine’s Right to Share Its Apathy and Mistrust
Late last month, the General Assembly of the UN voted to accord Palestine non-Member State→
The Polifix: 2nd – 8th July
Baby-stealing, electronic cigarette terrorism and a handlebar moustache – it could only be the polifix
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