Dividing Georgia: Putin's ambition to oppose the EU in the Caucasus
A political fracture is expanding in Georgia as the country contends with increasing Russian influence. The former Soviet state finds...
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Dan Sillett
Jul 13, 20233 min read
Blowing in the wind: NatWest's double-sided transgender lanyards
NatWest has decided to give its transgender employees double-sided lanyard badges. The idea is that you can flip the badge around...
Cyrus Larcombe-Moore
Jul 7, 20233 min read
Orkney Islands Search for Autonomy: Another Ripple in the UK's Rising Tide of Independence Movements
In a new challenge to British governance, the Orkney Islands Council is voting on a motion for greater independence next week. The...
Sima Mangal
Jul 6, 20234 min read
Poverty and Politics: An Insight into Taliban Rule
Sima Mangal Afghanistan is a country known to many as the graveyard of empires, a country that has been unconquered over the many years...
Alfie Fairlie
Jul 4, 20235 min read
Death and Denial: The Dilemma of Remembering Srebrenica
Alfie Fairlie 11 July 2023 marks the 28th anniversary of one of the most notable genocides in Europe since the Second World War. The...
Konrad Szuminski
Jul 3, 20234 min read
Poland: Growing military investment is making heads turn
In 2009, geopolitical expert George Friedman published “The Next 100 Years”, offering his perspective for geopolitical developments in...
James Loughton
Jun 30, 20235 min read
Kaliningrad or Königsberg: why names have meaning
James Loughton Nestled in-between Poland and Lithuania lies a peculiar landmass, seemingly lost from its motherland, the Kaliningrad...
Dan Sillett
Jun 29, 20233 min read
Raising interest rates: the poison pill for a cost of living crisis
The Bank of England has raised interest rates again to 5%. This means the UK base rate has risen 13 times since November 2021 – which...
Cyrus Larcombe-Moore
Jun 28, 20234 min read
French Climate Protesters Arrested - Can Macron Survive the Heat?
This year, on the 20th of June, French police arrested 18 members of the climate activist group Les Soulèvements de la Terre (SLT). In...
Adam McCartan
Jun 27, 20234 min read
Northern Ireland: Integration today or a return to violence tomorrow
Adam McCartan It is a generally acknowledged fact that the conflict in Northern Ireland, known as ‘The Troubles’, was caused by and...
Paweł Płonka
Jun 26, 20235 min read
Decouple Bit by Bit: European Commission Call to Remove Chinese Companies’ Infrastructure
In a push for 'digital sovereignty' and protection against cybersecurity concerns, the European Commission made a steady move towards...
Nasia Anson
Jun 25, 20236 min read
Prigozhin and the Wagner Rebellion
Nasia Anson From Putin’s Chef to National Traitor…to Putin’s Ally Once Again? The events regarding an explosive split – and an unexpected...
Inés Arangüena Aniceto
Jun 24, 20234 min read
2023: Rise of the Spanish far-right
Inés Arangüena Aniceto What do Spaniards really want? Pedro Sánchez, the incumbent prime minister of the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party...
Dan Sillett
Jun 23, 20234 min read
Faragexit: Why it is time for Nigel to leave UK politics
I write this article on the 23rd of June 2023 – 7 years to the day since that fateful EU referendum which caused the UK to crash out of...
Konrad Szuminski
Jun 23, 20233 min read
Warsaw Protests: Defiance or a Smokescreen?
This year, on the 4th June, half a million Poles marched in Warsaw. The demonstrations – organised by Former Prime Minister and...
James Baldwin
Jun 22, 20234 min read
Nicola Sturgeon, the SNP, and the thankful demise of the independence dream
James Baldwin Long-existing trends in British politics are unravelling at a rather impressive rate. In Westminster, after 13 years in...
Cyrus Larcombe-Moore
Jun 21, 20234 min read
Why are food prices so high - and who is to blame?
Before the pandemic, the UK boasted some of the world's lowest food prices. However, for the last two years, the island has experienced...
Elle Farrell-Kingsley
Jun 18, 20233 min read
The EU AI Act Explained
Elle Farrell-Kingsley In this article, Elle Farrell-Kingsley breaks down what the EU's AI Act involves and how it will impact you The EU...
Taylor Green
Jun 14, 20236 min read
Europe has not realised its power in the world
Taylor Green The stars that once shone and emblazed a tasteful blue canvassed flag of the European Union. The stars have only now, in the...
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