Indonesia: A beacon for the Arab Spring, a triumph over dictatorship and extremism
David Cameron today lavished praise on Indonesia – the country with the world’s largest Muslim population – hailing it as a model to the Muslim world.
Brexit & Foreign Policy
Sarkozy chases youth vote as election enters final weeks
French President Nicolas Sarkozy is now turning his attention to the potentially key youth vote, having been focused on security and policing in recent weeks.
Framing the argument is key to maintaining support for foreign aid
Reversing the slide in support for international aid is critical to commitments being met; everyone engaged in the sector can play a part in making that happen.
The World Outside Westminster – Burma, Spain, Santorum and the Atlantic depths
Tom Rouse looks back at the week’s main stories from around the world, including the latest from Burma, Spain, Syria and the US Presidential elections.
Nike’s exploitation of female workers – sacked for being pregnant, abused at work…
Fiona Ranford of UK Feminista writes about the exploitation and shocking mistreatment of women workers by Nike in the deeply sexist global economic system.
The Lords anti-0.7% report is misguided, misleading and out of touch
The Global Poverty Project’s Sam Bacon takes apart today’s House of Lords report which called for the scrapping of the 0.7 per cent GNI aid target.
Will primaries address the EU’s ‘democratic deficit’?
Jon Worth looks at whether the use of primaries to elect the President of the European Union will help address the EU’s perceived democratic deficit.
Merah killings raise tough questions for France about integration
Sanchia Alasia looks at the questions France must ask of itself in the wake of the carnage wrought by extremist Islamist Toulouse killer Mohamed Merah.
The World Outside Westminster – Muty in Mali, elections in Burma, Assad and the Republicans
Chris Tarquini looks back at the week’s main stories from around the world, including the latest from Mail, Burma, Syria and the US Presidential elections.
Public care about international development but worry about waste and corruption
Peter Goldstein writes about the findings of a new survey of UK citizens’ attitudes to overseas aid and international development.