Tag: Migration
-
Underwater metropolis planned as seas rise
Is the best response to climate change to invent new ways of living? The Japanese Shimizu Corporation plans to build a giant underwater metropolis powered by energy from the seabed.
-
How rocks shaped Brexit (and all of history)
Brexit, ancient Greece, human evolution… What is the key to understanding all these things? Geology, according to a groundbreaking new book by astrobiologist Lewis Dartnell.
-
Shocking report exposes world’s 40m slaves
Will slavery ever disappear? Over 150 years after America abolished the abhorrent practice, yesterday a shocking new report revealed that there were still 40.3m slaves in the world in 2016.
-
Mudslides wreak fatal havoc in Sierra Leone
Almost 400 people have been killed after deadly mudslides wreaked havoc near the capital of Sierra Leone. Some are now blaming the government, but was this all inevitable?
-
‘I am not just a number. None of us are’
This week, Nujeen Mustafa publishes a book about her journey from Syria. She asks us to think of refugees as people, not statistics. Meanwhile, UN politicians are doing the exact opposite.
-
Britain pledges to seek ‘unique’ deal with EU
The UK government has begun making plans for the complex process of leaving the EU. Was June’s referendum result an instruction for fast, radical change, or should ministers be cautious?
-
NATO warning as Turkey represses liberties
Turkey’s president is taking radical steps to silence his opponents. Members of NATO are growing concerned. Should this alliance of democracies throw out an increasingly authoritarian state?
-
Europe’s right turn alarms political elites
It is just three years old. But Alternative für Deutschland has made the most significant gains of a far-right party in Germany since 1945. Can anything stop Europe’s nationalist surge?
-
Turkey: the giant holding the EU to ransom
At the crossroads between Europe, the Middle East, and Central Asia, its army and economy are both huge. It could open the migrant floodgates and drown the EU. But is Turkey trustworthy?
-
After Brexit: experts warn EU faces disaster
Pro-EU campaigners predict a bleak world of political and economic chaos if Britain votes to leave the EU. Scaremongering? Or a sensible reminder that actions always have consequences?
-
Economics: free market dominates EU decision
Polls suggest economics will be the most significant issue in determining the outcome of the UK’s EU referendum. Will free markets, protectionism or a mix of the two make Europe prosperous?
-
‘Second civil war’ breaks out over EU deal
Rarely has Britain been so bitterly divided. Yesterday the gloves came off in the biggest political battle of the decade: over whether to stay in or leave the EU. Why does it matter so much?
-
Cameron resists ‘inevitable’ open borders
The prime minister’s proposed EU reforms focus heavily on immigration controls. But the shadow chancellor says people will soon be able to move freely around the world. Do we need borders?
-
‘Medieval’ Europe polarised by migrant crisis
The refugee and migration crisis has brought chaos to different corners of Europe this weekend. As attitudes across the continent become polarised, will the EU survive the mounting pressure?
-
‘Global warming helps terrorism’ studies show
Global warming and terrorism: our two greatest challenges according to many. What if they are deeply linked? A growing body of science says they are. Or might it be just coincidence?