Below is a transcript of the full text from the video message given by Don Johnston - Canadian lawyer and former Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) from 1996 to 2006. Johnston spoke at Day 3 of the 19th Warwick Economics Summit (2020), at the University of Warwick. January 2020 Two... Continue Reading →
A cup of coffee… nothing special. Upon first glance, it seems just like a regular beverage. Yet it is so much more than that. Some call it the elixir of life, others liquid gold or an essential part of every morning. However, there are people for whom it has far greater value, as it is... Continue Reading →
With Valentine’s Day less than a month away, many couples may be thinking of tying the knot to mark this romantic occasion. Whilst times are changing rapidly, countless people around the world regard marriage as the definitive symbol of happiness. Throughout the years, the institution of marriage has changed vastly in the Western world: from... Continue Reading →
Woman. It is one simple word. A word that everyone knows. A word that describes roughly 50% of the world population. The Oxford English Dictionary defines a woman as: The female human being; the female part of the human race, the female sex. What one should note about the above definition is that none of... Continue Reading →
2020 has started with a bang. Oil prices have had a turbulent week since the US launched an airstrike in Baghdad, killing Iranian general Qassem Soleimani. With escalating geopolitical tensions between the US and Iran, and factoring in the importance of the Middle East to global oil supply, it’s unsurprising that the price of the... Continue Reading →
"We deserve a safe future. And we demand a safe future. Is that really too much to ask?". The words of the 16 year old climate change activist and The Times’ person of the year 2019, Greta Thunberg, ring true all the way into the new decade. And the answer seems straightforward: no, it is... Continue Reading →
On Wednesday, December 18th, the US House of Representatives voted to impeach President Donald Trump- making him only the third president in history to be formally charged with committing high crimes and misdemeanours and to face removal by the US Senate. Mr Trump was sentenced to two articles of impeachment in total for violating... Continue Reading →
Mental health is a topic that has gained prominence in recent times, where a societal shift in perspective led to the issue being widely accepted by the public. Although, medicine and surgery are one of the most respected lines of work in the world, professionals that treat our minds, such as a psychologist or psychiatrist,... Continue Reading →
“Europe is more than just the Euro,” words of Professor Otmar Issing, the former Chief Economist of the European Central Bank, father of the Euro (€), and a speaker at the Warwick Economics Summit 2020. The Euro is the official currency of the EU and any member states who adopt it become part of the... Continue Reading →
In the first of a 3 part series, WES investigates how hardline immigration policy is challenging the future of international students in the US and the potential consequences of this shift in policy on the nation's long-term STEM innovation. The United States’ ability to attract the best and brightest in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and... Continue Reading →
