OPINIONS
OPINION, EDITORIAL, AND ENDORSMENT PIECES FROM OUR TEAM
Under the Olive Branch
"After consulting closely with our allies and partners, with our military leaders and intelligence personnel, with our diplomats and our development experts, with the Congress and the vice president, as well as with [Afghan President Ashraf Ghani] and many others around the world, I concluded that it's time to end America's longest war. It's time for American troops to come home," American President Joe Biden said in April when announcing his country’s final military withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Ridin’ With Biden
During the last four years, Americans have witnessed a paradigm shift in American politics and government. President Donald Trump's administration has brought on an era of incompetent governance, ignorance towards the rule of law and norms, blatant corruption, and catastrophic division.
And Then There Was One
On the night of 21 November 2013, an estimated 2,000 protestors took to the Maidan Nezalezhnosti ('Independence Square') in central Kyiv to demonstrate against the government's decision not to sign the Ukraine-European Union Association Agreement.
On the Knife’s Edge
On 28 June, the first round of the Polish presidential elections finished, clearing the way for a second round to take place later in July.
The July Coup
On 1 July, Russians finished a history-changing constitutional referendum that, amongst other measures, would allow for President Vladimir Putin, who has already run the government for nearly two decades, to remain in office until at least 2036.
Impeach Bolsonaro
When the controversial Jair Bolsonaro ascended to office in early 2019, many Brazilians expected a new era of political reform and clean policy, a reaction to the years of corruption scandals from the previous administrations.
Please Step In
On 09 March, two men were sworn in as president of the war-torn nation of Afghanistan. The two rivals, Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah, both claim to have won the 2019 Presidential Election.
Unseat King Bibi
Israeli Prime-Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been busy setting records for himself and the State of Israel as of late. In July, Mr Netanyahu became Israel's longest-serving Prime-Minister, in November, he became the first Prime-Minister to be indicted, and a couple of weeks ago he described his recent election victory as the 'biggest win' of his life.
I'm With Jo
At last year' conference of the Liberal Democratic Party, listeners could hear delegates singing the self-deprecating lyrics, 'No one knows our message /We'll keep it under wraps /Except on maybe Brexit /Where we've policies on tap'.
Sacking Morales
In 2006, Juan Evo Morales was swept in as Bolivia's president. Since then, Mr Morales has led the reform movement in Bolivia and made multiple positive changes to his country.
Coming Home: Tusk
On 14 Oct. 2019, the ruling Polish Law and Justice Party (PiS) won a narrow victory in Polish elections. While the Right-wing party did win a majority in the Sejm (the lower house of the Parliament and the body with the most governing power), the opposition party, led by the Liberal Democratic Civic Coalition (KO) took control of the Senate.
Corbyn Should Back Remain
The Labour Party's schizophrenic stance on the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union has become simply untenable. Opposition Leader Jeremy Corbyn has the confidence of his Party's leadership and a tight grip on its direction. He should back Remain.