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    The Narco-state of Guinea-Bissau: Cocaine, Coups and Censorship
    • Jun 18
    • 5 min

    The Narco-state of Guinea-Bissau: Cocaine, Coups and Censorship

    Ezekiel Dobelsky The devastation that Guinea-Bissau has suffered since its colonisation by the Portuguese, through the longest...
    23 views
    Russia and China: friends with benefits or a dangerous marriage?
    • Apr 10
    • 7 min

    Russia and China: friends with benefits or a dangerous marriage?

    Ryan Davis With recent events in Ukraine, it is now undeniable that the Russian Federation’s foreign policy is fundamentally a platform...
    118 views
    Russia's invasion of Ukraine: how did we get here?
    • Apr 1
    • 9 min

    Russia's invasion of Ukraine: how did we get here?

    Liep Gatwech On Monday February 21st , in the ungodly hours of the Russian morning, Russian President Vladimir Putin unleashed an...
    104 views
    Emancipatory promises: how international relations is failing its students
    • Mar 28
    • 5 min

    Emancipatory promises: how international relations is failing its students

    Thomas Garvey As a discipline responsible for educating the minds of future leaders in global affairs, it is important that International...
    162 views
    Putin and the N-word: NATO, Ukraine and Russia
    • Mar 15
    • 3 min

    Putin and the N-word: NATO, Ukraine and Russia

    Jazmin Wright In November 2021, satellite imagery suggested that Moscow was mobilising 100,000 Russian troops on the border of Ukraine....
    36 views
    How the legacy of colonialism impacts LGBT+ rights in Sub-Saharan Africa
    • Mar 11
    • 4 min

    How the legacy of colonialism impacts LGBT+ rights in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Ezekiel Dobelsky Of the 69 countries where same-sex relationships are considered a crime, just under half are found in Africa. In four...
    33 views
    The African Union's condemnation of military coups
    • Mar 7
    • 4 min

    The African Union's condemnation of military coups

    Isha Desai The African Union (AU) has suspended several countries after being affected by subsequent coups in the last two years. The...
    27 views
    Religious Violence in Bangladesh
    • Jan 24
    • 4 min

    Religious Violence in Bangladesh

    Liep Gatwech The Hindu Shakta festival of the Durga Puja is dedicated to the goddess Durga. Traditionally, the festival symbolises the...
    84 views
    The Final Independence Referendum of New Caledonia
    • Dec 19, 2021
    • 7 min

    The Final Independence Referendum of New Caledonia

    Declan Hourd On 12 December 2021, the world had a chance to see the birth of the independent nation of New Caledonia, but a boycott and...
    43 views
    Few Fooled by Trappings of Democracy as Hong Kong Election Approaches
    • Dec 19, 2021
    • 3 min

    Few Fooled by Trappings of Democracy as Hong Kong Election Approaches

    Chloe Marriott Hongkongers will be lining up to vote for the next Legislative Council (LegCo) on 19 December 2021 in the first election...
    32 views
    Global disparities and COVID-19 vaccinations
    • Dec 2, 2021
    • 4 min

    Global disparities and COVID-19 vaccinations

    Sameera Pillai After successful clinical trials, Margaret Keenan of the United Kingdom received the first-ever COVID-19 vaccination, and...
    50 views
    A new era of Middle Eastern peacemaking
    • Nov 18, 2021
    • 5 min

    A new era of Middle Eastern peacemaking

    Elle Greaves Regional power dynamics throughout the Middle East and North Africa have long been guided by Western involvement. However,...
    98 views
    The post-Merkel Bundestag
    • Nov 15, 2021
    • 6 min

    The post-Merkel Bundestag

    Sameera Pillai The stepping down of Germany’s first female chancellor will inevitably lead to a paradigm shift in the social and...
    78 views
    Competing food summits hike to alternative visions
    • Oct 27, 2021
    • 5 min

    Competing food summits hike to alternative visions

    Ezekiel Dobelsky The food system in Africa is under extreme stress. 282 million Africans are undernourished and food insecure, which has...
    65 views
    When the chips are down: The politics of the semiconductor
    • Oct 25, 2021
    • 7 min

    When the chips are down: The politics of the semiconductor

    Faseeha Hashmi Semiconductors are the brains of all our everyday products. They are in almost every electronic item we use, supplying the...
    438 views
    AUKUS: What is it and what does it mean for the Indo-Pacific?
    • Oct 22, 2021
    • 4 min

    AUKUS: What is it and what does it mean for the Indo-Pacific?

    Claudia Strachan The United States, United Kingdom and Australia recently announced a new strategic alliance called AUKUS. The trilateral...
    89 views
    China’s Evergrande Crisis Threatens Xi’s “Chinese Dream”
    • Oct 19, 2021
    • 4 min

    China’s Evergrande Crisis Threatens Xi’s “Chinese Dream”

    Chloe Marriott Chinese property developer Evergrande, now the world’s most indebted real estate group, has found itself in a liquidity...
    42 views
    How can Joe Biden de-escalate tensions across the Sea of Japan?
    • Oct 18, 2021
    • 5 min

    How can Joe Biden de-escalate tensions across the Sea of Japan?

    Kareem Salem Joe Biden has long been engaged in the United States' response to the many challenges posed by North Korea to the...
    63 views
    The Geopolitics of Tuna: How Pacific Island Countries Changed International Standards
    • Oct 13, 2021
    • 7 min

    The Geopolitics of Tuna: How Pacific Island Countries Changed International Standards

    Declan Hourd The geopolitics of fish and fishing rights is an issue that cuts across many important spheres of interest for coastal...
    62 views
    China’s emboldened foreign policy escalates to hostage diplomacy with Canada
    • Oct 11, 2021
    • 6 min

    China’s emboldened foreign policy escalates to hostage diplomacy with Canada

    Chloe Marriott Canadian businessman Michael Spavor has narrowly avoided spending over a decade in a Chinese prison after being caught up...
    31 views
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