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Aditi Someshwar
Nov 11
Nobody Has Won This Election
Aditi Someshwar Heartbroken. It is the only way I can describe how I have felt since reading the results of the US election this past...
Aditi Someshwar
Oct 31
Social Media Wars: Leveraging Soft Power
Aditi Someshwar Many governments across the globe have been fighting a longstanding ‘war’ against foreign involvement in their public...
Udaya Pal
Oct 22
Tipping Point: Rethinking Global Approaches to Afghanistan’s Taliban Regime
Udaya Pal In August 2021, the Taliban swept across Afghanistan and into power only a week after the final US withdrawal of troops. In the...
Channon Heenan
Jan 26
Navigating the Indian Ocean: The Maldives’ Diplomatic Pivot from New Delhi to Beijing
By Channon Heenan The waters of the Indian ocean have long been a stage for political manoeuvring, and today it is no different. The...
Reuben Bye
Jan 26
2024 The Year of Elections: Change and Uncertainty
By Reuben Bye 2024 is the biggest year for voting, ever - and it will be a year of uncertainty. 76 countries with a combined population...
Krishna Bellamkonda
Nov 9, 2023
US Policy Shift: Elevating the US-India Relationship Beyond Convenience
By Krishna Bellamkonda In June this year, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarked on a four-day state visit to the United States....
Channon Heenan
Oct 5, 2023
Kazakhstan: A waning Russia and a rising China?
By Channon Heenan On 19th May 2023, President Xi Jinping held the first in-person China-Central Asia summit in Xi’an, China. The summit...
Reuben Bye
Oct 3, 2023
The Assassination Allegations that Undermined Indo-Western Partnership
By Reuben Bye On September 18, Justin Trudeau, Canada’s Prime Minister, announced that he had seen evidence suggesting that the Indian...
Gokul Krishnakumar
Mar 17, 2023
Editorial: The Peruvian Puzzle
By Gokul Krishnakumar In early December 2022, Peru woke to a direct address from its leftist President, Pedro Castillo, who proclaimed a...
Warwick Think Tank
Mar 13, 2023
Zombie laws: Sec 66 A of the IT Act
Section 66(A) of the IT Act, 2000 says, "Any individual who sends any grossly offensive message through a computer source or any...
Ananya Sreekumar
Feb 21, 2023
Not built to withstand: Could Turkey have prevented the scale of disaster?
In the early hours of Monday, 6th February, two earthquakes of magnitude(s) 7.8 and 7.5 took the lives of over 44,000 people (as of...
Caitlin Hoyland
Nov 29, 2022
“Women, Life, Freedom”: The hundred-year oppression of the Kurdish people
On the 13th September, 22 year old Mahsa Amini was arrested by Iran’s Morality police for supposedly wearing her headscarf...
Evie Taylor
Nov 22, 2022
COP27: Real progress or performative action?
Widely lauded as the most significant opportunity for global collaboration to tackle the climate crisis, the COP Climate Summit is an...
Gokul Krishnakumar
Nov 3, 2022
The Embers of War: Insecurity in the Russosphere
September 2022 witnessed outbreaks of violent conflict between the armed forces of multiple nations within the Russian sphere of...
Caitlin Hoyland
Nov 1, 2022
What can we learn from Cuba’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic?
Have you heard about the five covid-19 vaccines developed in Cuba? Have you heard that Cuba has one of the highest vaccination rates in...
Caitlin Hoyland
Oct 26, 2022
The Third Home Secretary This Year: Will This One Have Some Morals?
Don’t be fooled by the shambles of a Tory government, they all want to take our Human Rights. On 19th October, former PM, Liz Truss...
Will Kingston-Cox
Oct 18, 2022
Leicester Riots: An Isolated Incident?
Whilst almost all media outlets were preoccupied with the national mourning of Queen Elizabeth II and her state funeral, worrying...
Eve Dunkley
Feb 22, 2022
Can We Really Smoke the Kremlin Out? The Tough Reality of Economic Sanctions
Tensions between Russia and Ukraine are at their highest since 2014 with as many as 190,000 Russian troops currently deployed at the...
Jhanvi Mehta
Jan 25, 2022
Russo-American Antagonism: NATO, Ukraine, and Diplomatic Impasse
Russian militarisation around Ukraine has provoked antagonism with the United States, signalling a return of the tense debacle between...
Warwick Think Tank
Jan 11, 2022
One China, One Government: Is It Possible?
This article has been written by contributor Carson Siu The One China policy has long been at the top of the Chinese Communist Party’s...
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Lois Glover
Nov 13
The Downplay of the Mental Health Crisis: How Will Disparities be Resolved?
Lois Glover Historically, mental health has been a heavily stigmatised, taboo topic and in many ways remains that way. Whilst mental...
Warwick Think Tank
Mar 28
Cancer: why health inequalities in cancer are making the world’s biggest killer that much more dangerous
Isabella Lopez-Scott There are many areas in healthcare in which spotting inequalities is obvious, for example, those who can afford...
Isabella Lopez-Scott
Feb 25
COVID-19 and its Implications on our Mental Health
By Isabella Lopez-Scott The COVID-19 pandemic had many implications for the economy, education, and healthcare. However, one factor...
Nimrit Jodha
Oct 31, 2023
Public vs Private: Does the Quality of Healthcare vary between the Public and Private Sectors?
By Nimrit Jodha Over the past decade, there has been an increased emphasis on healthcare becoming a profit-maximising industry. However,...
India Southcott
Nov 2
Bridging the Digital Divide in Education: Addressing Technology Disparities
India Southcott In today’s education system, digital tools have moved from supplementary resources to essential elements for educational...
Zaira Imran
Feb 19
AI: a support or danger to learning?
By Zaira Imran Since the pandemic, the innovation of AI technology and its integration into several industries and sectors has been...
Oriane Nagberi
Feb 19
Is La Laicité in schools the separation of religion from the state or the separation of Islam from French society?
By Oriane Nagberi La Laicité is an educational policy that exists in France as a secular policy, intercepting every part of French...
Daniel Norman
Nov 6, 2023
Schools Under Strain: SEND Children Face Crumbling Support Systems
By Daniel Norman There are now more Special Education Needs and Disabilities — SEND — children in the British school system than ever....
Giovanna Zarrebini
Nov 5
Levelling the Supply Chain: How Blockchain Enhances Transparency and Equality Across Global Markets
Giovanna Zarrebini Since COVID struck in 2020, consumer expectations revolved around a two-hour delivery model. When the pandemic...
Pawel Plonka
Feb 3
Cyber Up! Japanese and Polish Cyber Capabilities After the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
By Pawel Plonka Thirty years ago, world militaries would not have imagined the significance of the digital in modern-day warfare....
Tauseef Parkar
Oct 17, 2023
Art VS Algorithms: The Battle for Pay Parity and Human Creativity in the Arts
By Tauseef Parkar After a 146-day standoff, the writers' strike finally came to an end. On September 24, the Writers Guild of America...
Akaesha Kohli
Mar 17, 2023
Artificial Intelligence: Reason to Fear or Embrace?
According to Grand View Research, the global AI market size is predicted to reach $1,811.8 billion by 2030, up from $136.6 billion in...
Editorials
Nov 1
Editorial: Regional Challenges Under the Magnifying Glass
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India Gordon
2 days ago
Confronting the UK's Far-Right Violence Problem
India Gordon This year, the UK witnessed a level of national violence not seen since the 2011 riots. However, the violence this time...
Mehul Chopra
Jan 16
Innocence under Siege: The Plight of Gaza’s Children
By Mehul Chopra The Gaza Strip, a small, densely populated piece of land on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, is home to over 2...
Saarah Rahman
Nov 8, 2023
Refugees in Limbo:Confronting Discrimination and Institutional Racism in Europe's Immigration Crisis
By Saarah Rahman Refugees flee their home country due to violence, crossing international borders for safety. However, they are met with...
India Southcott
Nov 7, 2023
Shortcomings in Addressing ‘Honour’ Based Violence in the UK
By India Southcott On September 15, 2023, the UK government rejected calls to officially define ‘honour’ based violence (HBV), indicative...
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Millie Gould
3 days ago
What does Donald Trump’s Recent Election Win Mean for Global Climate Change Policy?
Millie Gould It is no secret that Donald Trump has some controversial and downright conspiratorial views on climate change, with him even...
Jakub Fegyveres
Nov 14
Flawed, yet Crucial: Can COP29 overcome its predecessors’ failures?
Jakub Fegyveres The 29th iteration of the annual Conference of Parties (COP), is taking place over two weeks, beginning on the 11th of...
Stathis Poulantzas
Feb 19
The Verdict of Dubai: Reflecting on COP28's Outcomes for Global Climate Action
By Stathis Poulantzas This article attempts to critically assess the 2023 COP28 Summit in Dubai, over a month after its conclusion, by...
Ethan Wilson
Nov 23, 2023
'White Gold': The Geopolitics of Lithium in Africa
By Ethan Wilson Villa Lithium is poised to be an essential component of the green transition. Often referred to as ‘white gold’, lithium...
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