By Martin Caforio

"When the process of amending such an important document is placed within the political sphere rather than the institutional one, this allows the most sacred republican document to be used for political ploys and by power-hungry party leaders concerned with their approval ratings and any political change they can harness to obtain and maintain power"

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By Dasha Krasnodembskaya

“The hostility of the Lukashenko government with which Belarusians are faced with, underlines the disrespect the government has for its own people. Yet, when a government does not respect its own people, then it doesn’t respect its own country, so why does the government deserve to lead?”

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By George J. Watts

“Our tendency to suppress ‘other world leaders’ by either branding them to be ‘not Trump’ or ‘similar to Trump because’ leaves us in a problematic state of analysis. When Modi exists in relation to Trump through the Western eye, the damage he causes will always be comparative.”

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By Maanvi Chawla

“Like a magician diverts the audience’s attention from the trick to his alluring assistant beside him, the BJP has slyly distracted the public by luring them in with promises of an egalitarian society whilst increasing their power on a totalitarian basis.”

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By Joseph Daly

“Whether the concept of the nation is ultimately a good or bad thing for states to base themselves upon is a very open dispute. In a continent like Europe – which has been forged, for good or evil, in the shape of nationalism – it’s a question that we need to tackle sooner rather than later.”

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By Sara Weissel

“He committed himself to ensuring a future driven by the need to consider the impacts of climate change in all aspects of policy, whether it be in a return to America’s economic and international prowess, or by eradicating the generational injustices felt by minority (and frontline) communities as a result of climate change.“

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By Martin Caforio

“The package as a whole will achieve the bold vision of Europe which leaders such as Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel envisioned for it. To that extent, it also deals a significant blow to Mark Rutte’s short-sighted and egotistical vision for the Union.”

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By Sara Weissel

“Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.”

Samuel Johnson

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