The International
By Thomas Chan The controversy over Xinjiang’s cotton and alleged forced labour have once again shifted the international focus onto human rights abuse issues and allegations of genocide in this Chinese autonomous region. It started as the CCP’s Communist Youth League dug up statements from Nike and H&M last year, regarding their concerns over forced […]
By Ben Bennett Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid from Spain. Internazionale, AC Milan and Juventus from Italy. Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea and, somewhat laughably, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur from England. These are the twelve football clubs who sought to breakaway from mainstream European competition and contest their own closed-shop European Super League. […]
By Nikhil Bandlish A relic of an age once the envy of the entire world: The Amazon. Stretching from Suriname to Bolivia, the vast ecoregion covers over 2.1 million square miles – the majority of which falls within Brazil – and is home to over three million species of animals and plants. Yet, beneath the canopy […]
In this series of articles, our political editor Colin McGinness provides a concise roundup of the biggest geopolitical events from the past month. Asia India continues to be racked by an enormous second wave of covid infections, with conservative estimates of over 200,000 cases per day. In the wake of the crisis, Prime Minister Modi and his […]
As part of an ongoing series focusing on food, The International is inviting writers to share a recipe that reminds them of home. This month, Eve Penberthy teaches us how to whip up Cheese Scones – a recipe that transports her back home to Devon, England. By Eve Penberthy I think of home as Devon but, more specifically, I […]
By Joseph Eyre In February 2020, after many rounds of fraught and secretive negotiations, the United States and the Taliban finally reached an agreement and signed the “Agreement for Bringing Peace to Afghanistan.” After 19 years of war, the agreement provides for the complete withdrawal of US and allied troops by May 1st 2021, which […]
In this series of articles, our political editor Colin McGinness provides a concise roundup of the biggest geopolitical events from the past month. Asia A massive fire has torn through a refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, displacing many inhabitants. This is the second large fire to hit the camp complex this year, adding further hardship to […]
By Arjun Limbu Wanem in Kathmandu, Nepal When it comes to solving humanitarian crises, there is no such thing as a silver bullet. However, United Nations peacekeeping missions have been proven over the years to be one of the best methods of resolving conflict, stabilizing chaotic political situations, and reducing human suffering. At the UN, […]
By Jude Holmes On 18th February, NASA celebrated a big win. After a seven-month voyage across the solar system, the Perseverance rover (lovingly nicknamed Percy) landed safely in the Jezero Crater. Percy’s nearest neighbour is the Curiosity Rover (a geologist, famous for singing happy birthday to itself), a mere 2,300 miles away. Armed with a […]
As part of an ongoing series focusing on food, The International is inviting writers to share a recipe that reminds them of home. This month, Sunna Coleman teaches us how to concoct a Spicy Saag Paneer – a hitherto closely guarded recipe of her mother. By Sunna Coleman Being very close with my mother – or ‘Ami’ as we lovingly call […]