On a recent walk in Madrid, I was gobsmacked by a poster agitating for a “stop” to the alleged “Islamicization” of Spain. The poster made me wonder: had whoever plastered the poster up been in Spain in the past, más o menos, 600 years? If so, they would surely have noticed that native-born Spaniards continue to drive the nation’s government in a prosperous, progressive, European Union-affirmative society. Moreover, greater Colombian or Korean or British influence is evident i

Propaganda has become an inescapable feature of the modern media landscape, occupying an increasingly significant portion of public communications and posing a serious threat to the freedom of access to information. According to Britannica, propaganda is the dissemination of information—facts, arguments, rumours, half-truths, or lies—to influence public opinion. With the development of the internet, propaganda can be found everywhere and in any country. That said, the questio

“We will continue to carry out our mandate in order to fulfil the fundamental commitment forming the basis of the Rome Statute: that the lives of all human beings have equal value” - Karim A.A. Khan, ICC Prosecutor The International Criminal Court (ICC) was established in 2002 to those responsible for the most serious crimes of concern to the international community. Yet, despite its mandate, the Court remains at the center of ongoing controversy. If the ICC plays such a cruc