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...
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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...
Jack Wilkin
Mar 204 min read
Why Do Some on the Western Left Support Putin?
Putin’s Russia is a right-wing, ultra-conservative, nationalistic, and authoritarian state. The Western far-right broadly supports Russia...
Prajwal Sonu
Mar 194 min read
House Speaker Mike Johnson Partially Justified in Blocking Ukraine Aid Bill
The Senate recently passed the aid bill with only 22 Republican Senators voting for it. The bill is yet to be taken up in the House of...
Leo von Breithen-Thurn
Mar 114 min read
Germany Carelessly Leaks Military Secrets to Russia
At the beginning of March, German high-ranked military officers unknowingly shared sensitive military intelligence with Russia in a...
Patrick René Haasler
Mar 24 min read
Unveiling Transnistria: the next flashpoint in the Russo-Ukrainian war?
As economic and political tensions increased rapidly with the implementation of fees on Transnistrian imports via Moldova in January...
Taylor Green
Feb 293 min read
Bark or Bite? UK's Foreign Secretary Compares Putin to Hitler
The United Kingdom’s Foreign Secretary David Cameron is playing the part of strongman politician for Russian despot Vladimir Putin....
Will Kingston-Cox
Feb 263 min read
Transnistria's Bid to Russia: Concerns Over Potential Annexation Request to Moscow
Significant political machinations are taking place in the separatist state of Transnistria. There is a growing concern that Transnistria...
Stella Radojevic
Feb 53 min read
Corporations Aiding Oligarchs: Undermining The Western Stance on Ukraine
It has recently come to light that Allen & Overy (a British law firm) and Morgan Stanley (an American investment bank) played a part in...
Omar Khram
Jan 44 min read
Breaking Ukraine's Stalemate: Why Western Fatigue is an Existential Threat to Kyiv
As the war of attrition between Moscow and Kyiv approaches its second anniversary, international attention continues to wane. Dwindling...
Konrad Szuminski
Jan 15 min read
Putin’s End of Year Speech: Peace Will Come When I Win
On the 14th December 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin sat down for an annual end-of-year press conference after a year's hiatus...
Prajwal Sonu
Dec 20, 20233 min read
No End in Sight for Biden's Foreign Policy Crises as US Election Approaches
The last few months have proven that President Joe Biden is not the foreign policy expert his career makes him out to be. This myth...
Lucy Gardner
Dec 14, 20234 min read
Snow in Cumbria: White Christmas or Nuclear Winter?
It is a popular pastime in the modern era to imagine how the world is going to end – AI might become a little too intelligent and no...
Prajwal Sonu
Nov 16, 20233 min read
Biden’s hypocrisy shows his values-based foreign policy is in tatters
When United States President Joe Biden was elected in 2021, he promised to pursue a values-based foreign policy focusing on democracy,...
Konrad Szuminski
Nov 13, 20234 min read
The Ukrainian Grain Crisis
As President Zelensky took the stage at the United Nations, accusing Russia of weaponising food prices and arguing that neighbouring...
Lucy Gardner
Oct 19, 20233 min read
On the Edge: Breakaway States and Borderlands
Lucy Gardner It is often helpful in international relations to imagine the world as a primary school playground: a gossip-girl style...
Lucy Gardner
Sep 26, 20234 min read
Why are governments ignoring the virtual cold war?
Lucy Gardner Organised cybercrime is one of the fastest-moving, least visible threats in modern society. It is a threat made only worse...
Lance Moore
Sep 22, 20235 min read
The Complexities Surrounding Continued US Aid to Ukraine
Lance Moore On February 24th, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine, with Russian military forces...
Jack Wilkin
Sep 13, 20235 min read
The evolution of Putinism
Jack Wilkin During the Soviet era, Putin was a KGB agent working in East Germany. Some within the KGB felt strongly that the Soviets'...
Wainwright Clarke
Aug 29, 20234 min read
International Relations: National Interest and the Importance of Natural Rights
Wainwright Clarke International relations - as recent interventions into Yemen, Libya, and Ukraine prove - are greatly influenced by the...
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