Reverse Robin Hood: Politics of Discord in the EU

Faisal Ali

The German Iron Lady still analyses the issue in detail. (Photographer: Armin Kübelbeck, CC-BY-SA, Wikimedia Commons)

I can’t help but feel many people are misinformed vis-à-vis the Eurozone and the nature of bailouts, monetary policy and austerity.  Germany’s Eurosceptic party Alternative für Deutschland (Alternative for Germany) has taken big steps towards establishing itself as a national force by winning seats in elections in Hamburg, as well as receiving 10.6% of the vote in Thuringia and 12.2% in Brandenburg on the 14^th September.

Multiculturalism: facilitating unity, not division

Elise Rietveld

Extreme irregularities only divert our attention away from the strengths of multiculturalism, which has helped us a lot over the decades

Leading figures in academia, politics and the media, including British Prime-Minister David Cameron, have accused multiculturalism of being divisive. But closer inspection shows that actually, it offers the most coherent way of reconciling unity, equality and diversity in multicultural societies.

UN Investment in ASEAN More Important Than Ever?

Isma Aiman

Let shaking hands be the start of further mutual benefits ahead

Is it the end of potential growth for businesses in Asia? In recent times, we can see the decline of China’s GDP growth from a staggering 14.2% in 2007 to a mere 7.7% at the end of 2013. Not to mention rumours that after the official data for 2014, a further fall is also projected. Looking at the other Asian superpower, India, we might be wary to invest there.