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Belarus – The Beginning of a New Era?
With all the global upheaval that 2020 has brought with it, it is interesting to take a look east-ward, where right between Poland and Russia, the state of Belarus has now been in turmoil for more than 4 months. On the 9th of August 2020, President Alexander Lukashenko declared that he had once again won…
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Earth’s Tragic Trajectory
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A Directionless System
The best societies of today are those that possess rudimentary democratic consent, freedom, liberty, equality and fairness, environmental sustainability and robust economies. However, none of these can be obtained without a proper and strong educational system, as it is of paramount importance to an individual as well as to society. Since at the end of…
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Will the real Maltese Christian please stand up
Compassion, Service and Love. Three values which lie at the heart of Christianity, and most modern- day religions. Malta, being mainly a Roman Catholic country, boasts loudly of its long history of providing for the less fortunate year after year, during shows of solidarity such as l-Istrina among other marathons. From providing shelter during the shipwreck of St.…
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Has COVID-19 made the United Nations more relevant than ever?
Amidst a global pandemic, where every world nation is struggling with ensuring the health and safety of all its citizens and is plagued by multitude of deaths, the world is in dire need for all its nations to come together and help each other survive. It would be handy to have an international institution that…
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The 15 second addiction which took over the world by storm
The addiction that has been downloaded over two billion times, has over 800 million active users and is being used by most individuals for 52 minutes per day, has definitely consumed and taken over people’s daily lives. Whether it’s at the crack of dawn, prior to a meeting, or before an individual sleeps, TikTok has…
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Equality Bill
Among the Bills being discussed at a legislative level, the Equality Bill is certainly one of the most prominent. First brought up in the parliamentary discussions as early as 17th July 2019, this Bill pushes further the idea of equality in the Maltese islands to further facilitate and help ease the fight for discrimination. According to…
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Trump Won
As ballots continue to be counted and a Biden presidency seems ever more likely, one would be well-advised to refrain from celebrating the end of the Trump era, and even better advised to avoid looking towards the future. Because even though the floodlights show us a match where the former Vice President is likely to…
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Nagorno-Karabakh: The Powder Keg among Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Iran
On the 27th of September 2020, international newspapers reported renewed fighting in and around the Nagorno-Karabakh region – a headline easily lost amid the glut of Coronavirus-related news items and as easily forgotten due to the relative obscurity of the region. Slightly smaller than the total area of Kyoto and roughly the size of 13…
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Playing to Win
Bird's Eye View 