World population, 2015-50

Source: Jeune Afrique, 20/08/15.

News highlights, late July 2015

TTP, trade, and developing states:

http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/07/07/9-ways-the-tpp-is-bad-for-developing-countries/?utm_content=buffer8b060&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Humanitarianism and advocacy:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/monkey-cage/wp/2015/07/17/can-we-do-international-conflict-advocacy-without-doing-harm/?postshare=4721437394456809

Asylum and the EU:

http://newirin.irinnews.org/dataviz/2015/7/21/playing-the-eu-asylum-lottery

Violence in South Sudan:

https://www.hrw.org/news/2015/07/21/south-sudan-widespread-atrocities-government-offensive

The future of ISIS, gender dimension missing:

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/22/world/middleeast/isis-transforming-into-functioning-state-that-uses-terror-as-tool.html?emc=edit_au_20150721&nl=afternoonupdate&nlid=55672621

European states and violence against women

The Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence entered into force in 2014. Its aim is to create a legal framework at pan-European level to 'protect women against all forms of violence, and prevent, prosecute and eliminate violence against women and domestic violence.'

The states highlighted in blue signed and ratified the Convention. All the others have not done so. Given the extent of domestic violence, shouldn't the ratification of the Convention be one of their priorities?

Source: map made with http://philarcher.org/diary/2013/euromap/.

News highlights, early July 2015

Discrimination and swimming pools in the US and Palestine:

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/10/opinion/who-gets-to-go-to-the-pool.html?_r=0

and

http://mondoweiss.net/2015/06/soldiers-palestinians-settlers

Institutional racism:

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/25/opinion/charles-blow-confederate-flags-and-institutional-racism.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=0

Burundi:

http://www.iol.co.za/news/africa/red-alert-over-war-in-burundi-1.1871414#.VZmgbEYwB6b

Europe and shadow economy:

https://www.atkearney.com/documents/10192/1743816/The+Shadow+Economy+in+Europe+2013.pdf

Legality of same-sex marriage in 2015

Source: Vox World, 26 June 2015.

News highlights, late June 2015

Syria and the humanitarian crisis:

http://reliefweb.int/report/syrian-arab-republic/syrian-arab-republic-humanitarian-snapshot-31-may-2015

Exploitation of oil in the DRC:

http://www.france24.com/en/20150610-uk-oil-firm-accused-bribery-dr-congo-national-park

US legislation on corruption:

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-06/09/c_134308415.htm

Independent UN report on Gaza:

http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/CoIGazaConflict/Pages/ReportCoIGaza.aspx

Fishers and Gaza:

http://english.pnn.ps/2015/06/03/occupation-targets-farmers-and-fishermen-injures-1-in-incursion-east-of-rafah/

The shadow economy in Europe

Source: Friedrich Schneider, The Shadow Economy in Europe, 2013.

News highlights, early June 2015

 

EU caving in to Russia:

http://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/?fa=60229

UN angry at EU migration plan:

https://euobserver.com/justice/128853

Gaza war:

http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2015/may/29/gaza-killing-gets-easier/

HSBC and money laundering:

http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/jun/05/hsbc-money-laundering-procedures-flaws-too-bad-to-be-revealed

Occupied territories and home destruction:

http://www.irinnews.org/report/101579/the-catch-22-for-palestinian-villages-in-the-west-bank

Perceptions of China in Africa

Answering the question: do you think China’s growing economy is a good thing or a bad thing for our country? an overwhelming yes.

Source: Pew Research Center, 2014.