Canada Euroviews. Why I'm not surprised that Justin Trudeau wore blackface ǀ View People can do racist things but believe they’re not racist in part from conditioning that says burning crosses and lynchings are racist but little else is. 20/09/2019
United Kingdom Euroviews. Hate crimes are rising in the UK - thanks to Brexit and an exclusive education system ǀ View New data from the UK’s police forces shows that hate crimes in British schools and colleges have more than doubled in three years. The time period for the study is not coincidental. 20/09/2019
United Kingdom Euroviews. The UK government is on course to rewrite the Belfast Agreement ǀ View The British government has stated that the people of Northern Ireland remain British citizens even if they identify as Irish, and are using this policy as a way to restrict and remove the EU rights and entitlements of Northern Ireland-born Irish citizens. 19/09/2019
Saudi Arabia Euroviews. Trump finally deserves credit for something: Making the Middle East worse ǀ View The dangerous downward spiral in the Middle East stems from the U.S. scrapping the Iran nuclear deal without a strategy in place. 19/09/2019
United Kingdom Euroviews. Data sharing is essential for UK business. A no-deal Brexit would be catastrophic ǀ View There is much talk about the importance of free movement of people and goods between Brexit Britain and the EU. More important than either of these, however, is the free movement of data. 18/09/2019
United Kingdom Euroviews. As a travel agent, I support Heathrow climate protesters – just not their methods ǀ View The travel industry, as one of the heaviest carbon emitters in the world, needs to change. Colleagues of mine in the sector know this, too, and whilst it may look like tokenism from the outside, encouraging responsible travel is at the core of many travel companies that are household names today. 17/09/2019
United Kingdom Euroviews. Our love of eccentricity means Teflon Boris Johnson will survive Brexit Britain’s collapse ǀ View In only a very short stint in Number 10, Boris Johnson has managed to wreak several shades of havoc – even a constitutional crisis – yet his persona seems to deflect and defuse animosity. How? 17/09/2019
Israel Euroviews. Israel's elections of neither hope nor change ǀ View Israel's longest-serving prime minister could find himself at the end of his political career because voters see him as too divisive and corrupt. 17/09/2019
World News Euroviews. This shameful Europe ǀ View Protection? To quote the definition of the Collins dictionary, this is a process “to prevent someone or something from being harmed or damaged”. The use of the word infers that The Other who moves, who asks for hospitality, who seeks a better life, [...] is a threat. 16/09/2019
USA Euroviews. New Handmaid's Tale sequel proves Margaret Atwood is as sharp as ever ǀ View “The Testaments” is a gripping read that goes down so easily, people may not realize what a progressive piece they’re devouring. 13/09/2019
Turkey Euroviews. Berat Albayrak: Turkey is back in business ǀ View It is important to understand what has been implemented since we took office last year, when a currency attack, unprecedented in scale, compounded by a host of other financial fragilities was underfoot. 13/09/2019
USA Euroviews. Why Andrew Yang is totally wrong about robots replacing workers ǀ View In a world of job-killing automation, you'd expect to see an epidemic of unemployed workers. Right now the unemployment rate is at a 50-year low. 12/09/2019
USA Euroviews. Twitter diplomacy: The “Money Heist” of Trump’s Foreign Policy ǀ View We should, as observers, check our emotions and learn to play Trump’s “long game”: evaluate the bigger picture, remembering the advice from “Money Heist”: “If you finally get them a happy ending, you’ll be the country’s hero, but if it ends up in a long string of dead people, we'll all be screwed." 11/09/2019
Afghanistan Euroviews. Why many Afghans aren't sad Trump's secret Taliban peace talks collapsed ǀ View The one hope Afghans have for this disappointing moment is that a process can be created in which they will have a say in their nation’s fate. 10/09/2019
Malta Euroviews. LGBTIQ+ communities are today valued members of Maltese society ǀ View Among the LGBTIQ+ community there are persons who are either raising their own children, or who have adopted or fostered children. As a society, we have a responsibility to ensure that these children thrive and reach their full potential, like all other children. 10/09/2019
World News Euroviews. Ashura reminds us that Islam is an integral part of the Abrahamic tradition ǀ View Many of the events that unite Judaism, Christianity and Islam are eclipsed by divisive or even downright racist rhetoric pushed out by the far-right. First amongst these events is Ashura, which falls today. 10/09/2019
United Kingdom Euroviews. Putting Facial Recognition Technology in the dock: How the use of FRT is impacting UK law ǀ View In the first legal challenge of its kind anywhere in the world, the Court ruled that the South Wales Police use of live facial recognition technology (‘FRT’), which has been trialled since 2017 was lawful even though no specific FRT law was or is in existence. 10/09/2019
Russia Euroviews. Why Vladimir Putin's iron grip on power is finally weakening ǀ View Russia's leadership is increasingly worried that a faltering economy will lead more people to demand change. 10/09/2019
China Euroviews. I once was a Chinese nationalist. Hong Kong changed my mind ǀ View In the images of millions upon millions of Hong Kongers marching peacefully for a better future, I see the Hong Kong I fell in love with. 09/09/2019
World News Euroviews. Policymakers should better protect outdoor workers from the sun ǀ View In Europe alone, 14.5 million workers spend at least 75 per cent of their working lives outdoors without adequate protection and are at greater risk of developing skin cancer. Yet this invisible risk is being vastly neglected. 09/09/2019