President of the Sexual consent Awareness Society at the University of Southampton, Laura Elizabeth Barr, discusses the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war upon the recent award to Nadia Murad and Denis Mukwege of the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Ahead of a public event in Building 5 on Highfield Campus on 10th January, Richard Spence writes about the Yemeni Civil War and the UK’s arms involvement.
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Zach Sharif discusses how current politics is affecting disabled people in the UK.
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On UN Day, Akshada Rawat provides an update on the latest activities in the UN Security Council as the topic of Syrian chemical weapons rears its head again
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The UN turns 72 year old, and writer Tom Pate looks to explain all about the document that created it.
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More than 70 years after Hiroshima, 122 countries have signed a treaty banning nuclear weapons from the world.
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Ivan Morris Poxton assesses the prospects for peace between Greek and Turkish Cypriots.
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From Issue 1, George Villars reports on how aid agencies in Syria have ceased co-operating with the UN after increasing scrutiny of the Assad government’s involvement.
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Cameron Ridgway, International Editor, investigates the worsening social and political situation in Venezuela.
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Cameron Ridgway summarises the trial of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic on its closing day.
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