Brazil by Michael Reid – an extract for World Cup 2014
The FIFA World Cup begins today, with host country Brazil playing an opening match against Croatia. To coincide with…
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Hard Times: Explore the Infographic
The current economic crisis, like the Great Depression of the 1930s, has caused not just financial misery for…
Aristotle, Aquinas and Austerity.
The Reality of Economic Cuts.
Tightening one’s belt, battening down the hatches or, simply, austerity. Whatever euphemism is used, this is a process…
Ukraine 2014: A belated 1989
or another failed 2004?
Whatever their outcome, the events in Ukraine seem likely to be of greater long-term import than the ‘Orange…
The End of Europe?
Not So Fast
William Hague, United Kingdom Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, has described the ongoing situation in…
Austerity: The Great Failure
Is austerity the most divisive economic issue in living memory? Its defenders praise it as a panacea that…
The Future of Clean Water
With the planet’s clean water sources strained by over-population and pollution, Yale University Press sat down with Water 4.0 author David…
Nelson Mandela and Southern Africa
Nelson Mandela has left an indelible mark on his native South Africa. His life as a revolutionary, politician…
The End of the Chinese Dream: Why Chinese People Fear the Future
Glossy television images of happy, industrious and increasingly prosperous workers show a bright view of life in twenty-first-century…
Robert Calderisi: The Catholic Church & the Developing World
With 1.3 billion members, the Catholic Church is the world’s largest organization and perhaps its most controversial. The…
New and recent current affairs titles from Yale University Press
The challenges facing the world are multiplex; the global financial crisis, costly and exhausting conflicts, and cracks appearing…
China’s Innovation Hurdle
Drawing on extensive research and experience living and working in Asia over the last thirty-five years, Stumbling Giant…
Democracy in Retreat: Joshua Kurlantzick paints a picture of global decline
Though we may be uncertain of when or how it will come about, there exists a common assumption…
‘Northern Ireland: The Reluctant Peace’. Author Article by Feargal Cochrane
In this thoughtful and engaging article, Feargal Cochrane looks at Northern Ireland’s ‘Troubles’ from the late 1960s to…
‘The New Sorcerer’s Apprentices?’ Article by ‘Earthmasters’ Author Clive Hamilton
Earthmasters: The Dawn of the Age of Climate Engineering by Clive Hamilton goes to the heart of the unfolding…