In the aftermath of the Paris attacks in November last year the French President, Francois Hollande, saw his chance to unite the French people against a common enemy. He announced his decision to join the coalition bombing campaign against ISIS and introduced a policy change regarding French citizenship, stating on November 16th, “We must be […]
The Foreign Perspective: The danger of propaganda
One of the more entertaining items of news this week was the erecting of a giant golden statue of Chairman Mao in Tongxu county in rural China. The slightly excessive statue was erected to commemorate the former Chinese leader and the influence he had in propelling China towards modernisation. Yet it raises the issue of […]
The Foreign Perspective: Yemen’s Forgotten War
Last week, a Médecins sans Frontières hospital in northern Yemen was bombed by the Saudi-American coalition, destroying the only hospital where Yemenis from the surrounding local area could go for aid and health care. However, despite the controversial nature of the strike it was given little to no airtime on news outlets, and highlights a […]
The Foreign Perspective: Gun control in the USA
Two weeks ago, gun control was thrust back into the limelight in America after yet another college shooting, this time at Umpqua Community College, where 9 people were killed. As Obama said in his national broadcast, these shootings are becoming all too familiar. So why does the self-proclaimed “greatest nation on earth” not do something […]