Bamboo Diplomacy: Putin Visits Vietnam
Russian President, Vladimir Putin, touched down in the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi on June 20th 2024. The visit to Hanoi marked the next...
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Jamie Jagger
Jul 43 min read
The Era of the Never Ending War
This century was meant to be different. After the protracted and traumatic experiences of the two world wars the epoch of long and...
Nicholas Greenhalgh
Jul 34 min read
Space, Time, Change and The Big Rock Candy Mountain
Space is important. I don’t mean space, as in, that place inhabited by planets, asteroids and satellites. I mean that thing that we...
Beatrice Learmouth
Jul 14 min read
To Love Your Country Is Not Always to Be Proud of It
Parents are often put in difficult situations by their kids. Children don’t always achieve everything their parents had hoped for them,...
Devin O'Sullivan
Jun 116 min read
Climbing the escalation ladder: Ukraine uses Western weapons to strike inside Russia
The leaders of France and Germany announced last Tuesday that Ukraine should be allowed to hit military targets inside Russia. German...
Devin O'Sullivan
May 277 min read
Axis of Evil: Moral Frames 101
In political discourse, language is used strategically to legitimise concepts, ideas, and policies in the mind of the listener. A good...
Dan Sillett
May 174 min read
Who do you think you are kidding, Mr Putin?
The title of this article might be inspired by Dad’s Army but Russian President Vladimir Putin’s leadership style is much more...
Omar Khram
May 43 min read
Is Russia jamming European commercial aircraft GPS?
Amidst an increasing standoff between Russia and the West, it has been made abundantly clear that both sides are engaging in new and...
Patrick René Haasler
Apr 166 min read
Shots Fired Between Armenia and Azerbaijan
On the night of April 5, gunfire between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces was initially reported. The intensity varied along the border,...
Devin O'Sullivan
Apr 155 min read
Don’t Buy It: Boots on the Ground Ruled Out by UK Foreign Secretary
On April 4th on the BBC’s Ukrainecast podcast, UK Foreign Secretary, David Cameron, ruled out the possibility of “Western boots on the...
Leo von Breithen-Thurn
Apr 147 min read
Iran Attacks Israel: What's Next?
The geopolitical landscape shifted dramatically on April 14, after Iran launched its first-ever direct attack on Israel. The largest...
Petra Pavlovicova
Apr 113 min read
Pellegrini's Promise: A Pledge to Unify Divided Slovakia
On Saturday 6th, Slovakia held its sixth Presidential election since its independence. The winner of the race was the socio-democrat...
Ewan Edwards
Apr 104 min read
Should I Fight for a Country That Can't Even House Me?
I’m proud to be British, as are many of my friends. But, in what world can a young British person still be expected to fight for their...
Leo von Breithen-Thurn
Apr 83 min read
Belarus is Preparing for War
On April 2, during a working trip to Grodno, Alexander Lukashenko announced that “Belarus is preparing for war”. He added that the...
Devin O'Sullivan
Mar 304 min read
NATO’s War Preparations: Cold War 2.0 or Looming Regional Conflict?
There has been a concerning development in the political discourse of European leaders and military commanders throughout the early...
Grace Wilkinson
Mar 264 min read
Impending Failure: The United Nations Security Council
The United Nations (UN) is one of the many legacies of the Second World War; amongst many international lawyers it is considered one of...
Leo von Breithen-Thurn
Mar 264 min read
Kosovo PM Warned About Serbian Military on Border: Is this Preparation for War?
According to intelligence sources there is a high risk of Russia preparing to initiate an armed uprising in Serbia. This suggests that...
Nikita Triandafillidis
Mar 257 min read
Burkina Faso Today: Tug of War for International Influence
For almost two years, Ibrahim Traore has made efforts to stabilise a nation that is in much need of a fresh political approach. Traore’s...
Patrick René Haasler
Mar 253 min read
South Ossetia Referendum to Join Russia: Could there be war in Georgia between Russia and NATO?
Let's begin with an overview of the current situation. South Ossetia is a region that seceded from Georgia and self-declared as an...
Konrad Szuminski
Mar 203 min read
The Re-Emergence of the Weimar Triangle
Following Donald Tusk’s return to the Polish Premiership in December 2023, the former President of the European Council has turned away...
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