It is becoming increasingly clear that South Africa’s policymakers can no longer ignore the country’s obligations in terms of international, regional and national human rights law.
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Centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron’s plan to reform the eurozone if elected is easier made than implemented.
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The SNP’s Nicola Sturgeon says austerity has held the economy back. Is she right?
The Conservatives can’t quite figure out how to both cut defence spending and procure new kit the UK can actually use.
Both major parties have tried to address their key weaknesses head on – but it’s too late to change voters’ perceptions.
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Greece is set for a January 25 election after the national parliament failed to elect a new president and already there is an air of crisis in a country that after five years of instability and austerity…
After the sudden dissolution of his government, French president François Hollande is edging ever a bit closer to the political abyss. His prime minister, Manuel Valls, has just formed a new cabinet, which…
In the lead-up to the federal government’s budget in May, we’ve been told to expect deep cuts in government spending. Such a policy is said to contribute to a short run decline in Australia’s economic…
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