The People’s Republic of China is the second largest single economy in the world. Not just its GDP is impressive, but also Chinese growth rates outnumber almost every other economy in the world. There are Chinese cities – most of…
Continue reading The Morality of Chinese Foreign Direct Investments
It was the Russian radical activist Emma Goldman who once said, “If voting changed anything, they’d make it illegal” – she could not have been more wrong. Britain’s vote to leave the EU on 23rd June 2016 changed everything. One…
Continue reading Brexit Update: The Election That Changed Everything
by Anastasia Vozovych and Dmytro Naumchuk Recently, in response to resistance to a new land reform bill, Volodymyr Zelensky, the President of Ukraine, proposed a referendum on the question of foreign ownership of Ukrainian land. While this issue is getting…
Continue reading Why Foreigners Should be Allowed to Own Land in Ukraine
One of the things that I love the most about my internship is that it’s so flexible. The other week, when I was having a conversation with my boss, I told him that I’m really interested in the European Parliament…
Continue reading Ida’s Blog #5: Brussels – Politics & Finnish Independence Parties
Can you give us a brief overview of your work regarding sustainability? I am responsible for corporate sustainability for HSBC in Germany, which is integrated into the sustainability management of the HSBC Group on a global scale. I have been…
Continue reading Interview with Katarin Wagner – HSBC Head of Corporate Sustainability
Conversations with local volunteers in Lusaka, Zambia. ”To be an inspiration and help for young kids. That is my biggest dream”, he says as we sit at the crowded cafeteria of YWCA. It is Thursday, and after six intense days…
Continue reading The smallest effort you make can be a big fire
Women are being incarcerated at an alarming rate in the U.S. and presently constitute 7% of the entire inmate population. Over the past two decades, in particular, the number of women incarcerated has increased by almost 800%. When attempting to…
Continue reading Why the U.S. Should Focus on Alternatives to Women’s Incarceration
Meet Laura Fagerlund. Laura is a Vice President of IFLRY and a Council member of the Swedish Youth of Finland. She is currently living in South Africa, where she is doing an internship with the main opposition party, the Democratic…
Continue reading Laura’s Blog #11: Female Leadership Programme and IFLRY GA
Read the latest article in our interview series with Young Liberal Politicians and meet Grunde Kreken Almeland, a young Norwegian politician for Venstre (the Liberal Party of Norway). Grunde was the deputy leader of the Young Liberals of Norway until…
Continue reading Interview with a Dedicated Liberal MP from Norway
The UK’s general election is drawing ever closer. Yet still – mere days away from polling day – no one seems to be able to predict what will happen with any real certainty. This is due to the fact that…
Continue reading Brexit Update: A Local View on a National Election
