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SAS Forum’s Freedom of Speech and Media Regulation: Through the Lens of International Affairs Society’s Gazette

By Ching Tze En, Josiah / March 22, 2025
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Jackpot: The Capitalist World and Casual Gambling

By Phebe Lim Pei Ying / February 27, 2025
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By Nikki Koh / February 22, 2025
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Decolonising International Aid: Why Aid Does More Bad than Good
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Decolonising International Aid: Why Aid Does More Bad than Good

By Shue-er Peralta / October 27, 2022

Ever since the Second World War, aid has become a means for the international community to uplift underdeveloped and developing countries out of poverty and humanitarian crises. Does international aid, however, actually fulfil what it’s meant to fulfil? The answer isn’t straightforward. In the case of the Global South, current poverty data and recent debates about its effectiveness may suggest this might not be the case. Shue-er from the IAS Gazette examines the role of aid and how it may need a structural revamp to further development in the Global South.

Weekly Recap: Oct 17 to Oct 23
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Weekly Recap: Oct 17 to Oct 23

By theiasgazette / October 24, 2022

Oct 24: British Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns after 45 days in office, China President Xi Jinping secures third term as leader of the CCP and unveils new Politburo Standing Committee, Former US President Donald Trump ordered to testify under oath surround last year’s US Capitol riots.

Weekly Recap: Oct 10 to Oct 16
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Weekly Recap: Oct 10 to Oct 16

By theiasgazette / October 17, 2022

Oct 17: President Xi Jinping at the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China reiterated his ambitions to reunite Taiwan and will use military force if needed, British Prime Minister Liz Truss appoints new Chancellor of the Exchequer, US announces new US$725 million military aid package for Ukraine.

The Paradox of Democracy: Goldilocks and the Happy Medium
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The Paradox of Democracy: Goldilocks and the Happy Medium

By Jerald Lim / September 29, 2022

Should the people be the greatest arbiters of political decision-making? Here I discuss the inherent paradox of both direct and representative democracy. How the rise of folk politics impairs the processes of the former and threatens to alienate the electorate from the political decision-making process in the latter.

Weekly Recap: Sept 19 to Sept 25
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Weekly Recap: Sept 19 to Sept 25

By theiasgazette / September 26, 2022

Sept 26: Rightist Giorgia Meloni becomes Italy’s first female prime minister on Sunday (Sept 25), As protests over the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody flared, Iran restricts access to various social media platforms on Wednesday (Sept 22), Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi meet on Friday (Sept 23) to contain the rising tensions on Taiwan.

Societies are Technologically Advancing, But Where are the Elderly?
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Societies are Technologically Advancing, But Where are the Elderly?

By Sherry Han / September 22, 2022

By 2050, the proportion of the world’s population that is over 60 years old will nearly double from 12 per cent in 2015 to 22 per cent. Now, countries are making a technological shift: more incorporation of technology in people’s livelihoods, more reliance on technology, and more usage of technology to improve the lives of everyone. But, if the world’s ageing population is increasing in numbers, will this technological shift leave this vulnerable group of people out? Here is how Homage, a caregiving startup, makes use of technology in a way that is truly for the good of society.

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