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They promised to change the world
Ingrida Kerusauskaite reports from the inaugural ‘One Young World’ summit on how young activists, with the guidance Kofi Annan and Desmond Tutu among others, plan on “changing the world”. They call themselves the ‘leaders of tomorrow’. 88 percent of over 500 ‘One Young World’ (OYW) delegates declared that they will change the world. ‘One Young... »
Two minutes with Tony Benn
Hilary Aked asks ex-MP and veteran campaigner Tony Benn why he is supporting a campaign to oppose the points-based system of immigration - and how it can succeed »
Yemen accepts international call to crack down on terrorists
Meeting in London, foreign ministers from around the world and the Yemeni government agreed to work together to combat Al-Qaeda in Yemen. The talks were marshalled in response to Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab’s failed bomb attack on a Detroit airliner which was said to have originated from Al-Qaeda operating in Yemen. The meeting may have been conceived... »
Yemen: dancing on snakes
Ali Abdullah Salih, the president of Yemen, describes ruling the country like “dancing on snakes’ heads.” Yemen, the poorest country in the Arab world has long been regarded as a “fragile” state. Its government has never had much control outside the cities. There are millions of weapons in private hands. Most of this has... »
The domino effect of the debt crisis
On February 4th and 5th European stock markets tumbled in response to the growing government debt crisis in the Eurozone. Faced with recession governments have borrowed colossal amounts to maintain demand. But as government debt has accumulated international lenders have become worried about their ability to repay. The Greek budget deficit is 12.5% of GDP, way... »
Egypt: good guys and a Badie?
Egypt’s opposition leader, Muhammad Badie, allegedly supports the anti-governemnt jihad. Andrea Glioti discusses whether or not he is really bad. The appointment of Muhammad Badie as the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood’s Supreme Guide has raised questions about his radical ideological orientation, and the future of the opposition Party as a whole. Within the Brotherhood, Egypt’s largest political... »
South Asia: climate victims
Rising temperatures and sea levels caused by climate change are already affecting life in South Asia. Ross Adkin analyses the responses of the region’s governments. A report commissioned by the World Bank and published in November last year predicted an increase in the frequency of natural disasters in the Indian subcontinent (already 750 million South... »
Swaziland: swept under the red carpet
B.V. Dlamini, Deputy Secretary General of the Swaziland Federation of Trade Unions speaks to Ingrida Kerusauskaite about the way forward for Swaziland. What is the political situation in Swaziland? What does that mean to the citizens?The country is ruled under a dictatorship, where there is no separation of power: the judiciary, legislative and executive powers... »
Youth unemployment – not so NEET?
Roundhouse Radio hosted a debate on youth unemployment. Emily Henderson and Byron Orm tell of a debate that went round in circles…. The debate recorded on Radio Roundhouse on Wednesday 21st January, about young people Not in Employment Education or Training (NEETs), was impressively staged, even if the panel didn’t quite deliver. The non-political members of... »
Human Rights Watch should ‘watch’ its language in Iraq
Ali Tawfik-Shukor highlights the need for more sophistication and sensitivity in approaching and understanding Iraq‘s minorities »
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