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Donald Trump in Reno, Nevada

Opinion: Harsh Republican immigration rhetoric is invigorating Latino voters

22 Feb 2016

Carlos Adolfo Gonzalez Sierra (Centre of Latin American Studies) discusses how the anti-immigrant rhetoric of Republican candidates is forcing Latino...

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Volunteer

Opinion: Why new anti-lobbying rules leave small charities out in the cold

16 Feb 2016

Shana Cohen (Woolf Institute) discusses the anti-advocacy clause in government contracts that means charities will no longer be able to use public...

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Aerial View of Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

Opinion: Disbelief and division at the ICC: inside the Laurent Gbagbo trial

16 Feb 2016

Sophie Rosenberg (Department of Politics and International Studies) discusses the International Criminal Court's trial of Laurent Gbagbo, former...

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Women of the World Festival, Cambridge

Women of the World Cambridge festival line-up announced

08 Feb 2016

Author Polly Vernon and barrister Charlotte Proudman will join talks and performances and a celebration of women’s achievements as part of Cambridge’...

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Rwandan President Paul Kagame

Opinion: Why Kagame’s bid to serve a third term makes sense for Rwanda

27 Jan 2016

Thomas Stubbs (Centre for Business Research) discusses why, when it comes to Rwanda, the West may not know best.

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Professor Maati Monjib has become the face of Morocco’s war on freedom of expression

Opinion: Morocco’s war on free speech is costing its universities dearly

09 Dec 2015

Shana Cohen (Department of Sociology) discusses censorship and free speech in Morocco.

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Bataclan Paris attacks memorial

Opinion: Governments should turn to academics for advice on radicalisation, religion and security

03 Dec 2015

Tristram Riley-Smith (Department of Politics and International Studies) discusses how universities and academics can add insight and depth to...

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 ̽»¨Ö±²¥Prime Minister holds a bilateral with the Indian PM

Opinion: Six deals to look out for as Indian PM Modi visits Britain

11 Nov 2015

Jaideep Prabhu (Cambridge Judge Business School) discusses the business deals we can expect to be struck as a result of Narendra Modi's visit to the...

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Narendra Modi at a BJP rally

Opinion: A regional election in India ends in a damning verdict on prime minister Modi

10 Nov 2015

Bhaskar Vira (Department of Geography) discusses the result of the election in the Indian state of Bihar and what it means for Prime Minister Modi's...

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Sri Aurobindo Ghosh

Spiritual violence and the divine revolution of Sri Aurobindo Ghosh

29 Oct 2015

In 1879, a young Indian boy arrived in England from Calcutta (now Kolkata), in the state of Bengal, sent by his father to receive a British education...

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European Commission

Opinion: Can the EU keep the peace in Europe? Not a chance

28 Oct 2015

Chris Bickerton (Department of Politics and International Relations) discusses the role of the European Union.

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Flamenco

Flashmobs and flamenco: how Spain’s greatest artform became a tool for political protest

23 Oct 2015

Matthew Machin-Autenrieth (Faculty of Music) discusses flamenco and its use as a tool of social activism.

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