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Eritrea
Euroviews. Understanding why Eritreans flee to Europe ǀ View
Since 2003, the [Eritrea] government has forced final year secondary school students - boys and girls - into compulsory military training at the Sawa military camp. They are then channelled into indefinite national service, either in military or civilian roles.
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World News
Euroviews. Finally, the world’s top climate scientists recognize what we have always known ǀ View
We—Indigenous Peoples and local communities—play a critical role in stewarding and safeguarding the world’s lands and forests. For the first time, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report issued today recognizes that strengthening our rights is a critical solution to the climate crisis.
Zimbabwe
Euroviews. Zimbabwe’s post-Mugabe reforms need the support of the West ǀ View
No one should underestimate the scale of the mountain facing Zimbabwe after 37 years under Mugabe. The presidential election in 2018 was a turning point, with voters having a real choice for the first time in decades.
United Kingdom
Euroviews. 50 years after the moon landing, protecting the space sector’s intellectual property is vital ǀ View
We have seen a shift in innovation in the space sector from previously state-owned activities to now private [...] activities, operated by the likes of SpaceX, Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic. As a consequence, the protection of intellectual property in the space sector is rapidly increasing.
Poland
Euroviews. How a hashtag looks set to offer LGBTI people a #MeToo moment in Poland ǀ View
Two days ago, a young man called Tomasz tweeted a message suggesting that LGBTI people post photos of themselves “in school or work showing that we are the normal people whom you might meet anywhere: in the shop, on the street, the office”. He added the hashtag #jestemLGBT ("I am LGBT”).
United Kingdom
Euroviews. Fewer people are marrying but that won’t stop marriage being reinvented for a new generation ǀ View
This week, the new UK prime minister Boris Johnson will invite his girlfriend, Carrie Symonds, to live with him in Downing Street. If being live-in lovers is good enough for the PM, is it good enough for the rest of us?
Haiti
Euroviews. The UK has abandoned Haiti. The push for a “Global Britain” is an opportunity to make amends ǀ View
2020 will mark a decade since the earthquake that devastated the country’s infrastructure and set Haiti back a generation. Lest we forget, this earthquake was catastrophic. More people died in five minutes than during five years of conflict in Syria.
United Kingdom
Euroviews. Johnson and Trump both need a victory abroad. Pacifying the Middle East is unlikely to be it ǀ View
For the sake of his political survival, Boris Johnson needs to make a mark on the world stage. Derided as a buffoon or worse, he is likely to look beyond Europe for a way to secure his legacy.
Russia
Euroviews. The chilling inaction on domestic violence in Russia is endangering women’s lives ǀ View
Russia has no domestic violence law and does not treat domestic violence as a stand-alone criminal offense. In a dramatic step back in 2017, certain forms of domestic violence were actually decriminalised.