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About Fiona Howard

Fiona holds a BSc in International Development and an MA in International Relations with European Studies, both from the University of East Anglia. She currently works in the Press and Information division for a European institution.

Updating The Status Of Human Rights

With the rise of new media, social networking, and citizen journalists in the future we may have a generation of informed citizens aware of..

July 2, 2012 with 0 Comments

The French Cold Turkey

The last French President to visit Turkey was François Mitterrand; as with many things, it’s time for Hollande to pick up where the last..

May 25, 2012 with 0 Comments

Islamophobia & Anti-Semitism: Of The Same Ilk

Because there is a genuine fear of an Islamist attack we don’t admonish flippant Islamophobia. History should teach us that such views..

April 25, 2012 with 0 Comments

Annan’s Syrian Failure – New Opportunities?

Options are very quickly being exhausted and real unified action will have to be taken; if only for the credibility of the so called..

April 11, 2012 with 0 Comments

Turkey: Hesitant Hero

Turkey’s role in bringing together the Syrian opposition has made progress but as Turkey gets drawn into its own internal politics as..

March 28, 2012 with 0 Comments

Feminism Back By Popular Demand

It does not matter whether the rhetoric is surrounding feminism or equality. It is when the rhetoric goes silent we need to worry. Every..

March 14, 2012 with 0 Comments

Saddam Hussein: Brute Force & Coercion

Saddam Hussein used extensive patronage, nepotism and consistently undermined formal institutions, all of which was instrumental in his..

March 2, 2012 with 0 Comments

The EU-Turkey Identity Crisis

Turkey’s inability to ally itself fully with Islam and its Islamic notions suggests that its future and history may be more intertwined..

February 15, 2012 with 2 Comments

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