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Determining the legality of war

All is fair in love and war—isn’t that the saying? Unfortunately for John Lyly, who first published this sentiment in 1579, but fortunately for the rest of us, this does not hold true today. Even war has rules thanks to the new world order founded after the end of the second world war.

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We couldn’t live without GMO and we wouldn’t want to

There are few acronyms around the world that we all know immediately and GMO is one of them. This is likely due to the constant stream of media attention genetically modified organisms attract: some people say they’re harmful, some people think they’ll help us feed an exploding population. Strangely, people’s viewpoints seem cemented and based not on fact but emotion.

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The inconvenient cure for homelessness

Homelessness is not a complicated issue, nor is it too complicated to solve: rather, it is a simple issue (a homeless person does not have a home) with a simple solution (get a home). But with the stereotypes surrounding those on the streets, getting public approval for this simple solution is another matter entirely.

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Celebrating and modernising Dutch Sinterklaas

The first time I ever visited Amsterdam, quite by chance, I stumbled on a long and loud parade of people in blackface (blacked up) all behaving foolishly, like clowns. To top this, they were followed by one regal looking white man wearing a red Bishop’s robe. The year was 2014 and I was in the land of tolerance: the Netherlands. I was shocked.

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