Eight Years In: Measuring the Success of Colombia’s 2016 Final Peace Agreement

By Brooke Ryback The international community generally views the 2016 Final Peace Agreement between the Colombian government and the insurgent group, Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia – Ejèrcito del Pueblo (FARC-EP), as a progressive achievement towards  implementing a gendered perspective in peacemaking. Eight years in, women’s participation at the negotiation table in Havana between 2012…

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Climate Change Conspiracists: A Comedy of Cognitive Dissonance

By Oscar Braun When we face imminent danger, we act. That is a general principle or ‘norm’ we can apply to our everyday lives. When we are under threat by an upcoming exam, we study. On a macro scale, when citizens of a country are in extreme danger, they seek refuge in other countries, migrating…

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Tensions Resurface Between Venezuela and Guyana: A Case of International Concern

By Brooke Ryback December Tensions Long-standing tensions between Venezuela and its eastern neighbor, Guyana, escalated over the course of December 2023. An ongoing land dispute over the border area of Essequibo, an oil and mineral-rich territory which covers two-thirds of Guyana, has strained the relationship between the two countries for over a century. However, tensions…

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Let Them Eat Cake, Not Biscuits: Why The UK’s Tax System is Broken

by Jack Parbrook Is the Jaffa Cake a cake or a biscuit? The question is of such significance that in 1991 the matter had to be resolved in court. Manufacturer United Biscuits found itself before a VAT (Value Added Tax) tribunal in 1991, sparring with the tax authorities who asserted that the treat was a…

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