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Beatrice LearmouthÂ
Feb 113 min read
Is This Where World War Three Ends?
Living in Daugavpils, the largest Russian-speaking settlement in the EU, it is hard to ignore the sticky political situation. Despite its...


Selene López
Feb 103 min read
Power Without Legitimacy: What Colombia’s Example Reveals About Great Powers
The recent episode between Colombia and the United States, where Colombia invoked treaties to request respect for human rights and the...


Xavier Fletcher
Feb 94 min read
Is Kemi Badenoch Already Under Pressure?
As the new leader of the Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch faces two mammoth tasks. As Leader of the Opposition, she must mount an...


Maya Sgaravato-Grant
Feb 85 min read
Jean-Marie Le Pen - Obituary
Jean-Marie Le Pen died at midday on the 7th of January, at the age of 96. This infamous Nazi sympathiser  - who unsuccessfully ran for...


Foteini Garyfallidou
Feb 73 min read
The Unstoppable Momentum Of China’s Anti-Corruption Campaign
Corruption has long plagued governance systems, but few have waged a campaign against it as sweeping and relentless as Xi Jinping's...


Victor Elizondo
Feb 63 min read
Tough Times Lie Ahead for the US and Mexico: The Clash of Populism Has Begun
With Donald Trump returning to the White House, relations between the United States and Mexico are more tense than ever. Both countries...


Foteini Garyfallidou
Feb 53 min read
DeepSeek: The New Kid On The AI Playground
A new AI has emerged, capturing global attention and making waves across industries. DeepSeek, a China-developed chatbot, is proving to...

Eliot Lord
Feb 43 min read
Top Trumps
Who should be lucky enough to be top in the President-elect’s contact list? Spoiler Alert: It’s not Britain. ‘Keir Starmer snubbed by not...


Luke Goddard
Feb 34 min read
Why Labour’s Devolution Plan Could Mean Less Power to the People
Last December, Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner announced the English Devolution White Paper . It encapsulated Labour’s approach to...


Victoria Anastasia Aranowicz and Will Kingston-Cox
Feb 25 min read
"Break the Silence to End the Violence": GBV as a Global Crisis and the Launch of the Young European Movement's Campaign
Victoria Anastasia Aranowicz and Will Kingston-Cox attended the launch of the Young European Movement’s (YEM) “Break the Silence to End...


Selene López
Feb 24 min read
Are Tech Billionaires the New Global Political Actors?
" You have to stay cool. Don't feed the troll " said  German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in response to Elon Musk's endorsement  of Germany's...

Will Allen
Jan 317 min read
Joe Biden's Legacy
Illustration by Will Allen Politicians are complicated creatures at the best of times. No leader is perfect, so often they fall far short...


Victoria Anastasia Aranowicz
Jan 304 min read
Kids Will be Kids…Or Not: Investigations into Non-Crime Hate Incidents within Children
Being told you stink at any age is not a nice thing to hear. At nine-years old, the insult may cause a variety of emotional responses:...


Eliot Lord
Jan 303 min read
Another Nail in the Coffin of 'The Free Press'
I’d like to draw your attention to the resignation of Ann Telnaes, professional cartoonist since 2003. It is unusual to care so much...


Naif Al Bidh
Jan 298 min read
The Death of the Political Spectrum and the Rise of the Political Compass
The last decade has been a transformative one globally; whether it is the rise of a new multipolar order transforming our geopolitical...


Eliot Lord
Jan 283 min read
Ring The Changes Or The Bells Will Toll For Thee
Forget New Year’s Resolutions this year. 2025 will be about survival for many. As we continue to navigate the ongoing charade of Brexit...


Jack Rowlett
Jan 274 min read
Artificial Intelligence - Britain’s First Concrete Brexit Benefit
Growth elusive, markets skittish, and polling dire - it has not been the best of starts to the new year for UK Prime Minister Keir...


Andres De Miguel
Jan 268 min read
Reflections on Yuval Noah Harari’s Nexus
Thrust into the international spotlight by his immensely successful book Sapiens: A Brief History of Mankind , Israeli historian and...


Oliver Ansell-Hodges
Jan 256 min read
A Quarter of a Century in Power: Russia under Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin
On 31st December 1999, Russian society was upended when, despite commitments to serve his term, President Boris Yeltsin unexpectedly...


Will Allen
Jan 244 min read
UK Politics Has A Talent Problem. Blame Devolution.
Illustration by Will Allen It is safe to say that Britain’s political parties have seen no shortage of inept, unserious , and untalented...
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