Like countless other states around the world right now, Lebanon has turned to protest. Currently, Lebanon is experiencing one of its worst economic crises ever and this crisis helped to spark protests motivated by countless underlying frustrations of the Lebanese people. These protests are the product of a weak state, and the current government is […]
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In early October, two years of relative stability in Iraq ground to a halt. Large scale protests in the capital of Baghdad and the southern region had been persisting for close to two months. Around 300 people have died in the protests, and close to 15,000 were injured(Rubin, 2019). These protests are not random in
On Saturday, the 26th of October, around 350,000 separatist protesters gathered in streets Barcelona (BBC, Crisis). They demand complete autonomy from the Spanish state, and many in the region have been demanding this freedom for centuries (BBC, Profile). Catalonia has an extremely distinct identity, and due to this, they do not identify with the government
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Over the past 6 months the country of Israel has undergone two elections in order to decide the office of prime minister. Incumbent prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has held the position for close to a decade and is in more danger of losing power than ever. Netanyahu is considered to be a far right candidate,
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