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Should the fate of Syria rest on the West?

Oliver Demaine discusses; The Arab-Spring, one of the most revolutionary times the middle-east has seen for centuries. Leaders fought off their position of ‘solid’ power by the people of the States...

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Egypt’s revolution must run its path

James Sharpe.   We should always be wary of fundamental and radical change when it comes to any country. The Arab Spring has been a complicated and often surprising political process. How it began is...

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Goodbye Chavez: A New Start in Venezuela?

  Yesterday, (Tuesday March 5th) at the age of 58, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez passed away. Chavez had been undergoing a prolonged battle against cancer ever since it was first detected in...

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The Venezuelan Elections: Henrique Capriles

As Venezuela mourns the loss of President Hugo Chavez and people gather in the capital Caracas for his funeral today, we look at one of the candidates to replace the man who became one of the world’s...

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Life after Chavez

  Chavez, the self-proclaimed revolutionary, actually gained power legally through the 1998 elections. He may have won the Presidency by popular vote, but much of what was passed during his 13 years in...

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The Only Revolution We Need Is A Totalitarian One

Reece Warren argues that a more pluralist revolution would mean going in the wrong direction I watched Russell Brand’s Newsnight interview. I couldn’t help but admire his passion (and arguable...

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How Both Left & Right Claim V For Vendetta As Their Own

How did a glorified prop in an average film come to be seized upon by both sides of the political divide? There isn’t much in the way of imagery or iconography that vehemently opposed ideologies claim...

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Social Media Is Helping, Not Hurting, Dictators

Access to social media networks is supposed to be the key to 21st century liberation movements. What’s gone wrong? We must start by dispelling a myth which has taken root in the West. It is that young...

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Lenin’s 20 Most Chilling Quotes

The leader of the Russian Revolution and adorner of many a student dorm wall, Lenin is one of the most recognisable faces in modern history. But how many know just how callous, brutal and cruel this...

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