A Global Perspective is a project that highlights stories and perspectives that usually receive limited media attention. In a globalized world, where we are continuously confronted with endless information, the relevance of fresh and critical perspectives is undeniable. Our goal is to provide our readers with insightful articles on topics from all over the world with the hope that certain issues will be viewed from a more critical and global perspective.
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- Puerto Rico: Taxation without Representation?Puerto Rico is a beautiful island in the Caribbean and maybe the place for your next vacation. The isle measures about 9’000km2 (between the size of Delaware and Connecticut), is home to over three million people, and has a nominal GDP slightly above Hawaii’s. When it comes to its legal status however, things get a little …
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- 73 Years of Israel: The Arab-Israeli conflict continuesToday, amid an escalating Arab-Israeli conflict, is the 73rd anniversary of the establishment of the state of Israel. While Israelis positively associate this day with the declaration of their own independence, Palestinians have a rather pessimistic and grieving view on it, as it is remembered as the gateway for the displacement of 700,000 Palestinians from their …
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- Another Tigray? The Horn of Africa nears the brink againA few months past, the Horn of Africa experienced an immensely costly conflict, the calamitous consequences of which are only gradually coming to light. Initially, Ethiopian prime minster and Nobel laureate Abiy Ahmed intended for a simple “law-enforcement operation” against the seditious Tigrayan Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF), who had fortified their native Tigray region in …
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