Spotlight: Strikes, Europeans and Solidarity
This picture has been taken from last week’s general strike in Madrid. On November 14th, the city saw the temporary closure of hundreds of stores and services while thousands of citizens took to the...
View ArticleSpotlight: Horses, Mining and the Economic Boom
Mongolia has possibly the richest horse culture in the world, with horses outnumbering the human population with ratio of 13:1. Mongolia’s nomadic people rely heavily on horses when managing their...
View ArticleSpotlight: Golden palaces, dictators and demi-gods
This photo was taken in front of the presidential place in the golden city of Ashgabat. Filming and photography is strictly prohibited at the sight, this rule being enforced by a number of army...
View ArticleSpotlight: The Evolution of Unsustainable Economics
When we think of the Galapagos Islands, it is almost impossible not to associate them with Charles Darwin. We all have learned that this is the place where the English naturalist found inspiration for...
View ArticleSpotlight: Europeans, Economics and Extremism
While it has been over half a century since the horrors of the Holocaust, anti-Semitism in Europe is by no means gone. Indeed, the recent years have shown disturbing political developments in many...
View ArticleSpotlight: the US, Turkey and second-hand ships
During the Cold War, the Turkish Navy, much like many other Western-aligned small and medium powers, were recipients of substantial U.S. military aid. Often, this aid took the form of hand-me-down U.S....
View ArticleSpotlight: Uzbekistan, Inflation and Banks
The transition to independence after the collapse of the Soviet Union has been a difficult one for Uzbekistan, and nothing symbolizes the current condition of the Central Asian nation better than its...
View ArticleSpotlight: Weddings, Dictatorship and the WTO
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Turkmenistan has invested heavily in trying to seal its society off from the influences of the outside world. This has taken the form of an iron grip over the...
View ArticleSpotlight: Israel, Palestine and the Wall of Shame
Nearly 65 years of the Arab-Israeli conflict have brought as a consequence a complex network of secondary issues, which in turn hamper the peace process, thus creating an ever-ending cycle. One of...
View Article6 Cognitive Biases That Make Politics Irrational
Politics are messy and erratic. People are volatile and illogical. Perhaps there may be a correlation here? Sexism, war, corruption, racism, torture, slavery, and inequality seem to be chronic societal...
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