World News Weekly 2: Need-to-know global headlines (Rachel's list) |
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This week 29 Oct 2019: Women-led protests in Lebanon, complex European feelings on the EU, virtual-reality protests in Hong Kong, top economists are admitting to mistakes, France lags in the World Cheese Awards, and Afghani fashion disrupters. |
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| | Lebanese women are gaining prominence in ongoing anti-government protests. Known as the 'frontline women', there is an unprecedented presence of women in the streets from Beirut to Tyre. The protests, with scores forming human chains across Lebanon, are raising new questions for political change in the region as well as around women's voices in the public space (Via Middle East Eye). | | |
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| | We're all tired of reading British views on the EU. But how does the rest of Europe feel about a European future? This special feature short video from the Economist tracks public opinion on the EU across Europe, what is a European political vision today, when across Europe, one third of people want to leave the EU, but feelings of attachment to the EU are rising. (Via The Economist). | | |
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| | Leading global economists are 'admitting they got things wrong' about globalization and its many impacts. Controversy over Paul Krugman's influence on US trade policy is raising important debate on economic theory, the impact of elite economists, and what a new economic approach to a global economic future for big economies might look like. Check out an interesting overview of the debates here (via Foreign Policy). | | |
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| | Speaking of European contention, France just placed 8th (!) in the World Cheese Awards, kind of like the oscars of cheese, scoring behind a British cheddar and US blue. Sacré bleu! But seriously, the cheese economy is growing, and today even countries lacking traditionally cheese-based diets are producing fine versions to outpace France (like Japan). Globaliazation's latest victim! (Via The Telegraph) | | |
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A young generation is bringing forward new innovations in fashion in Afghanistan, where fashion has been restricted by a war torn history. This story profiles a young female Afghani designer, featured in Italian fashion week, and rooted in her country's rich culture and history. Read more here (via The Guardian - Global Development) | | |
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Protests raging on globally at the moment are prominent in this week's roundup - For a primer on what's taking masses to the streets in Hong Kong, Lebanon, Chile, Catalonia and Iraq, read this useful roundup here. (And for something innovative, check out this piece on Hong Kong's new virtual reality protest simulation games). | | |
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