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The 10 Houghton Press Papers is a weekly newsletter produced by the LSE Government Society. There are articles on current affairs, opinion pieces, and more! Find the highlights of some of last week’s articles below.
The First ‘Ecocide’ Trial in the EU
05.12.2022 by Emily Petrou
Grézieu-La-Varenne, a small Eastern France town, has become an international environmental pioneer. An EU-first criminal investigation on the charge of ‘ecocide’ investigation has recently commenced.
The End of a Golden Era - Sino-UK Relations
05.12.2022 by Anita Wang
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak declared that the so-called “golden era” relations were now over, and that previous ties with China were “naive”, a dramatic first foreign policy speech from the PM.
The UK Response to the Energy Crisis
28.11.2022 by Aleesha Bruce
IMF research has shown that UK households have suffered the most from Europe's energy crisis. The UK has been impacted by its significant reliance on gas at a time when Russia's war in Ukraine has surged energy prices.
The 2022 Qatar World Cup
21.11.2022 by Skylor Ko
This year’s World Cup, held in Qatar, a country whose human rights record is coming under increasing scrutiny, has turned into one of the most controversial World Cups in history. How to keep politics out of sports? Is respecting local culture incompatible with human rights?
