Digital currency became an even hotter topic last month when the Libra Association, made of Facebook and 27 partner companies such as Uber, Paypal and Mastercard, announced the new block chain-based “Libra Coin”. The new currency, Libra, will be able to be used for purchases … Continue readingLIBRA: THE NEW COIN ON THE BLOCK
At 1.40pm on the 15th of March, New Zealand saw one of its darkest days since 1990 when Brenton Tarrant, an Australian white supremacist, initiated twin shootings at Mosques in Christchurch during Friday prayers. These devastating attacks resulted in fifty people losing their lives and … Continue readingFROM THE ASHES WE RISE, THE LESSONS LEARNT FROM NEW ZEALAND
International Women’s Day, a brief history and a bright future. “I am not free while any other woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.” – Audre Lorde For almost a century, March 8th has been a revolutionary stand point … Continue readingMORE POWERFUL TOGETHER
Pivot’s closing article for 2018 indicated that global affairs are shifting to a new normal and so must get used to expecting the unexpected. Only one month in to 2019 and we have been witness to both the thinkable and unthinkable. To say January was … Continue readingAWAKENING TO 2019 – JANUARY IN REVIEW
Make a list of everything that happened in international politics or made the world section of the news in the last two weeks. Now look over it. Was Poland there? Katowice? Clean coal? What about even just the word climate? Don’t be surprised if two, … Continue readingC.O.P. WHAT? A RUNDOWN OF THE CLIMATE CONFERENCE AS THE WORLD DESCENDS INTO MORE CHAOS
By Hamah Hosen – Last weekend, leaders of the world’s biggest economies gathered in Buenos Aries for the 13th G20 Summit. The agenda of the 2018 summit focused on the future of work, infrastructure for development, and sustainable food projects. However, attention instead circled around … Continue readingSNAPSHOTS OF 2018 G20 SUMMIT
November 30th marked the passing of George H.W. Bush, 41st President of the United States, at the age of 94. The world lost a humble yet underrated leader who was defined by nothing less than his kind temperament and trusting manner. It was not widely … Continue readingVALE GEORGE H.W. BUSH: A TRIBUTE TO AMERICA’S 41ST PRESIDENT
Since the 1920s, the West has been built on the consensus that immigration must be limited so that migrants can be properly assimilated into society without taking away jobs from citizens. Whilst multiculturalism and mass-migration has marked the post-Second World War world, we are seeing … Continue readingPOPULATION PERIL: THE COMING CRISIS OF THIS CENTURY
Since the first organised expedition into the Arctic in the late 16th century, the region, alongside the Antarctic, has been the frontier that countries haven chosen not to wage war over. In a world where it seems countries have forgotten the environmental value of their … Continue readingTHE GREAT ARCTIC WARMING – THE MELTING OF ICE AND POLITICS IN THE HIGH NORTH
Social theorist and historical figure Karl Marx surprised university students with a surprise appearance. Walking through the corridors, the shock and awe of passersby proved that Marx is still one to stand out from the crowd. When asked by a student why the spontaneous appearance, … Continue readingMARX IN THE 21ST CENTURY: HISTORICAL FIGURE MAKES AN UNEXPECTED COMEBACK