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...
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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...
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...
Akaesha Kohli
Feb 28, 2023
Trust-less Tech for Digital Trust
Everyone has heard of NFTs and cryptocurrencies, but what's interesting is the technology it is built on. Blockchain is one of those...
Akaesha Kohli
Nov 17, 2022
Reinvention of Technology Amidst a Crisis
Tech companies have, in the recent past, come out to show support for tackling the dooming climate crisis. For example, shortly before...
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...
Lucy Young
Nov 16, 2021
The Police, Crime, Sentencing And Courts Bill Is Looking To Restrict Your Rights
The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill was first announced in March 2021, and yet has already reached the Committee stage of the...
Armandas Kondroška
Oct 12, 2021
El Salvador’s Bitcoin Gamble.
On September 7, El Salvador became the first country in the world to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender. From now on, citizens can buy...
Lucy Young
Dec 22, 2020
Technological Sovereignty in the Age of Brexit, Foreign Policy and Unicorns
by Lucy Young (Research Analyst, Technology) Technological sovereignty, in the national sense, is where states rely upon nationally owned...
Shravan Gopal
Dec 15, 2020
Digital Taxes - An Unavoidable Measure?
In an age of digitalisation, technology multinationals aren’t paying fair taxes. In fact, companies such as Apple and Amazon consistently...
Taras Trunov
Nov 17, 2020
Size Does Matter: The Implications of North Korea’s Newest Missile
For those with a casual or professional interest in North Korea, the “Party Foundation Day”, celebrated on October 10th every year, is a...
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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...
Abhay Venkitaraman
Oct 24
A Leaky Bucket: How Britain’s Consumption Tax System Undermines its Economy
Abhay Venkitaraman Illustration by Will Allen The UK’s Value Added Tax (VAT), a tax on household consumption, spares many goods and...
Syed Hussain
Nov 10, 2023
The Price of Imperialism : Israel, Oil, and the looming Global Recession
By Syed Hussain The Israel-Palestine war has profound and wide-ranging implications for the global economy that extend far beyond its...
Kavisha Manoj
Mar 17, 2023
Editorial: Holes in Doughnut Economics?
By Kavisha Manoj Despite the deep entrenchment of neoclassical economics, the past 2 decades have seen a variety of alternative economic...
Warwick Think Tank
Jan 31, 2023
Re-Envisioning the Command Economy
The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 marked the end of the Cold War and lifted previous restrictions for capitalist nations, allowing...
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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Nov 1
Editorial: Regional Challenges Under the Magnifying Glass
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Abhay Venkitaraman
Oct 24
A Leaky Bucket: How Britain’s Consumption Tax System Undermines its Economy
Abhay Venkitaraman Illustration by Will Allen The UK’s Value Added Tax (VAT), a tax on household consumption, spares many goods and...
Syed Hussain
Nov 10, 2023
The Price of Imperialism : Israel, Oil, and the looming Global Recession
By Syed Hussain The Israel-Palestine war has profound and wide-ranging implications for the global economy that extend far beyond its...
Kavisha Manoj
Mar 17, 2023
Editorial: Holes in Doughnut Economics?
By Kavisha Manoj Despite the deep entrenchment of neoclassical economics, the past 2 decades have seen a variety of alternative economic...
Warwick Think Tank
Jan 31, 2023
Re-Envisioning the Command Economy
The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 marked the end of the Cold War and lifted previous restrictions for capitalist nations, allowing...
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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,...
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