18th September 2026 Whilst in the living room of my family home in Lebanon the ground beneath my feet began shaking. It is no shock that political instability remains prevalent in a high-risk region -thus with the explosive sounds that followed in the distance, it wasn’t hard to fathom that an explosion had occurred. However,
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https://www.accord.org.za/conflict-trends/political-fatalism-and-youth-apathy-in-south-africa/
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June 3rd 2026 What do Minecraft and the free press have in common? More than most people think. In countries where journalists are heavily reprimanded, websites are blocked and independent newspapers banned, autocratic governments have long held an advantage where they had in their control the information landscape. In 2020, press freedom NGO Reporters Without
Blocks Against Censorship: How Minecraft Became a Weapon Against State Censorship? Read More »
February 8th 2026 Since Trump’s first mandate, the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has become a ground of political controversy in the USA. While ICE and immigration law enforcement existed long before the Trump administration, we have been observing a shift in tactics, structure and funding within ICE. To what extent can we apply authoritarian characteristics to the
ICE Under the Trump Administration: A Drift Towards Authoritarianism? Read More »
January 9th 2026 Between the periods of the end of the second world war and the beginning of the Nuremberg trials, a select number of psychiatrists were tasked with evaluating Nazi generals to assess their mental state anddetermine whether shared psychological characteristics might help explain their heinous crimes. Shockingly, these men were found to be
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December 2nd 2025 Donald Trump has recently claimed that he needs to save Nigerian Christians suffering in the north of the country. The statement is dramatic and emotionally charged, but it raises an important question. Is Trump genuinely concerned about the killing of Christians in Nigeria, or is the country becoming a convenient stage for
November 29th 2025 Lebanon-a small country in the Middle East that’s situated on the eastern Mediterranean coast is one who’s unicameral parliamentary system is likely unbeknownst to the majority. El Baba in ‘Roots of Lebanon’s Sectarian Politics’ (2024) discusses how Lebanon’s parliament has been unquestionably shaped by the legacies of colonialism-from the French mandate imposed
Lebanon’s Pluralist Parliament: Bridge to unity or engine of division? Read More »
