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The Hidden Connection between Obesity, Heart Disease, and Trade
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- October 24, 2017
This week, representatives from most of the world’s governments are meeting at a World Health Organization global conference in Uruguay to tackle the global pandemic of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). These NCDs are the chronic diseases — including cancers, cardiovascular diseases, respiratory diseases, and diabetes — that now kill around 40 million people each year. They are responsible for
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Women in Political Life Say #MeToo: Here’s How Harassment and Violence Limit Their Political Lives Worldwide
- Analysis
- October 23, 2017
In the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal last week, millions of women and men took to social media to speak out against sexual harassment and violence. Facebook alone saw over 12 million posts as more than 4.7 million users around the world shared their experiences and reacted using the phrase “Me too.” In the United
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Merkel’s “Homelessness” of Power and the Future of the EU
- Analysis
- October 23, 2017
It has been very quiet in Berlin after the general election of 24 September. Yes, Angela Merkel officially won the election with 26.8% or 200 seats in the new Bundestag. However, her Christian Democrats (CDU) together with the Christian Social Union (CSU) — a provincial party from Bavaria that works with the CDU on the
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No Easy Route to Nuclear Disarmament
- Analysis
- October 11, 2017
Last week, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to a campaign group seeking a global ban on nuclear arms. The award to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) surprised many observers, particularly in a year when the architects of the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran had been seen as favourites. The chair of
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