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Rethinking the UK's Foreign Policy Role

Mike Giles | Posted 07.05.2013 | UK Politics
Mike Giles

Despite the US-led invasion of Afghanistan starting back in October 2001, around 9,000 British soldiers still remain stationed in the country to this day, with a remit of training up local military forces to take over security by the end of 2014.

Pentagon Blames China For Cyber-Attack Campaign

Huffington Post UK | Christopher York | Posted 07.05.2013 | UK Tech

A US Department of Defence (DoD) report has squarely accused China of engaging in hostile cyber-espionage campaigns against American interests. De...

Walt Disney Rejects Cartoonist For Being A Woman.. In 1938

Huffington Post UK | Felicity Morse | Posted 01.05.2013 | UK

A rejection letter from Walt Disney to an aspiring cartoonist in 1938 that dismissed her application because "girls are not considered for the trainin...

Polvaulting - The Future of Satire?

Patrick Cash | Posted 24.04.2013 | UK Tech
Patrick Cash

The Polvaulting story is not a straightforward relaying of the facts. It takes the bare premise of the facts as its starting point and then builds a surreal but humorous play on hypothesis around them; of what might happen if a rogue American General gave the order to attack North Korea.

Economic and Industrial Modernization are Driving Economic Growth in Kazakhstan

Preetam Kaushik | Posted 23.04.2013 | UK
Preetam Kaushik

Since 1991, Kazakhstan's economic and political evolution is nothing short of remarkable. The country is now at a pivotal moment in its young history in that it is ready and eager to engage with international investors in embarking on the next step of its societal and economic modernization.

Online Poker Choking in the Grey Fog of Legislative Uncertainty in Europe

Preetam Kaushik | Posted 22.04.2013 | UK Tech
Preetam Kaushik

A lack of a unified and sensible legislative framework is actively strangling the growth of online poker industry in many EU member countries.

God Bless America

Naomi Hefter | Posted 17.04.2013 | UK Comedy
Naomi Hefter

I had done four comedy gigs out there, and I was nervous about how the American audience would take me. Again, a fabulous surprise! No chauvinism or sexism. No drunken heckles or slurring jibes. Just laughter and smiles and the joy of being told that I sound so elegant even when I say the words "Massive D**K and "Garlic flavoured sperm"

The Power of Spectacle: From Auroras Encore to Saudi Arabia's Chop Chop Square

Neil Durkin | Posted 10.04.2013 | UK
Neil Durkin

Last month, on 27 March to be exact - a Yemeni man was beheaded in the Saudi Arabian city of Jizan and then had his body 'crucified' (ie displayed in public on a pole). It wasn't a one-off. Last year the Saudi authorities also crucified a Sudanese man after his head had been severed by the executioner.

Fighting Economic Sharks is a Matter of 'Jugaad'

Preetam Kaushik | Posted 03.04.2013 | UK
Preetam Kaushik

Navi Radjou, co-author of Jugaad Innovation: Think Frugal, Be Flexible, Generate Breakthrough Growth wears three hats. The first one is made in India,...

'Highly Probable' Chemical Weapons Used In Syria

Huffington Post UK | Posted 20.03.2013 | UK

It is "highly probably" chemical weapons have been used in Syria, a US intelligence official has said, echoing the words of a senior Israeli who also ...

EU-US Free Trade Agreement: What Are the Obstacles?

European Parliament Web Team | Posted 27.04.2013 | UK Politics
European Parliament Web Team

The EU and the US have for a long time been behaving like reluctant lovers: flirting, and bickering, but never willing to go the distance. Despite many shared interests, a full-blown free-trade agreement has always proved one step too far.

'White Supremacist' Teen Faces Bomb Plot Charges

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 08.01.2013 | UK Universities & Education

A student in the US who describes himself as a "white supremacist" has been charged with attempted assault after plans to blow up his school were foun...

Childish Behaviour

Jacob Greaves | Posted 05.03.2013 | UK Politics
Jacob Greaves

In this seemingly endless episode of tit-for-tat between Russia and the US, Russian politicians have landed a blow against everyday Russians and Americans - and from it gained very little.

Gary McKinnon 'To Face No Further Criminal Charges'

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 14.12.2012 | UK

The mother of computer hacker Gary McKinnon laid down the gauntlet to president Barack Obama, challenging him to pardon her son, as it was announced h...

Why You NEED to Listen to This American Life

Pete Strauss | Posted 04.02.2013 | Home
Pete Strauss

Perhaps what I personally respect about this podcast above all else is that it tip toes the line of respecting its audience and not simply patronisingly spoon feeding knowledge. It doesn't acquiesce to the demands of dumbing down nor does it hold any pretence about itself.

Leveson: What Will the Report Mean to UK's Journalism Industry?

Rima Amin | Posted 26.01.2013 | UK
Rima Amin

Anticipation is growing among journalists, lawyers and regulators to what Lord Leveson will recommend to revive media ethics within the damaged reputation of the British press. The Leveson Inquiry has been ongoing since July 2011 and the report is due this Thursday.

The Next Technology Revolution : Will the Developing Countries Steal the Thunder?

Preetam Kaushik | Posted 22.01.2013 | UK Tech
Preetam Kaushik

Those who argue, rather dream, that the next technology revolution will take place in the developing world seem to have missed out on a number of factors which favour the West.

Demographic Anxiety and the US Election

Ben Bankhurst | Posted 16.11.2012 | UK Politics
Ben Bankhurst

The assumption that white America is somehow both culturally and politically the 'real' or 'traditional' America is absurd. White America as some unchanging monolith does not exist. It never has.

Anti-Social Networking

Jane Fae | Posted 19.03.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Jane Fae

What? Did Twitter just pull the account relating to one of the UK's most exciting happenings for professional women this week because some whiny guy didn't like the idea of women getting equal air time?

Will Domestic Politics in the US and Russia Shape European Gas Markets?

Intelligence Squared | Posted 16.12.2012 | UK Politics
Intelligence Squared

Lower gas prices could speed up the EU's economic recovery and facilitate the growth of European gas demand. This will also benefit Russian gas producers. Hence, political manoeuvrings in the Kremlin's corridors of power could determine whether Russia will choose gas volumes over prices.

The Free Syrian Army Must Not Execute the 48 Iranian Hostages

Nehad Ismail | Posted 15.12.2012 | UK
Nehad Ismail

I urge the Free Syrian Army to release the Iranian hostages unharmed and without prior conditions.

Could We Still Stop A Strike On Iran?

The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 11.10.2012 | UK

World leaders will launch an eleventh hour push to defuse a potential deadly Middle East conflict over the threat from a nuclear Iran, prioritising di...

British Consul Gloats Over F1 in Texas

Todd McCandless | Posted 18.11.2012 | UK Sport
Todd McCandless

We could argue about the origin of Grand Prix racing and the French could have a very good case but in modern times there is little question that the United Kingdom is the proper home of Formula One.

Women in African agriculture: Farmers, Mothers, Innovators and Educators

Professor Sir Gordon Conway | Posted 17.11.2012 | UK
Professor Sir Gordon Conway

The droughts in the US and Russia and their impact on harvests have dominated the news in the last few weeks.

The Lasting Legacy of 9/11

John Wight | Posted 10.11.2012 | UK
John Wight

More significantly, in the 10 years plus since that fateful day, the world has witnessed the best and worst of humanity.