Focus on the “Anti-Vax” Movement: United States
Measles was officially eradicated from the United States in 2000, but has since come back in recent years.
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Focus on the “Anti-Vax” Movement: Australia
Australia has been dedicated to understanding the anti-vaccination movement as well as implementing government legislation to impose penalties on anti-vaxxers. A new plan called “No Jab, No Pay” allows the government to refuse welfare benefits to individuals who do not have the proper vaccinations.
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Focus on Firearms: The Netherlands
Following an attack at a tram stop at Utrecht’s 24 Okterberplein, which left three dead and five injured, Dutch officials, who had originally ruled out terrorism, have reconsidered it as a potential motive upon discovery of a letter from the shooter the next day.
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Focus on Firearms: Brazil
Brazil had the highest amount of gun-related deaths in the world during 2016. The country underwent a school shooting on March 13 that killed 10 people and injured 11 others
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Focus on Firearms: New Zealand
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern proposed an outright ban on semi-automatic weapons and assault rifles six days after the attacks, and this action was met with widespread public support, despite backpedaling from the State Attorney General.
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Focus on Firearms: Switzerland
In Switzerland, gun-ownership is something of a unique culture. There is a comfort surrounding firearm ownership that many would not find around the world. In the United States, it is often hailed as a success of liberal gun laws and the right to bear arms. Switzerland has the third-highest rate of private gun ownership in the world – behind the U.S. and Yemen.
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Focus on Walls: United States
A wall on the U.S.-Mexico border has been a pillar of President Donald Trump’s campaign and administration since inception. His vision of the wall would span 1,900 miles of land, supported by natural barriers and border patrol, and would cost any wall on the U.S.-Mexico border has been a pillar of President Donald Trump’s campaign and administration since inception
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Focus on Border Walls: Hungary
Amidst Europe’s worst refugee crisis since World War II, the Hungarian government drew international attention by erecting a barrier along its southern border with Serbia and Croatia in 2015.
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Focus on Walls: Northern Ireland
Constructed by settlers over 400 years ago, the border walls at Derry, Northern Ireland, draw tourists year-round to the last completely enclosed city in Ireland.
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Focus on Strongmen: Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia
Following the death of King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz in 2015, bin Salman’s father ascended to the throne. The face of Saudi Arabia has drastically changed over the course of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s (MBS) leadership.
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