The International
By Adam Bennett On Ukraine’s Eastern border, the unthinkable is slipping further from nightmares and closer to reality. With the buildup of Russian troops matched by increasing support from Western powers, a region sprawling from the edge of Belarus to the black sea has become a tinderbox surrounded by matches. There’s little doubt as to […]
By Adam Bennett Neil Young has never been one to suffer fools. The iconic Canadian’s approach to his career is perhaps best described as ‘uncompromising’. Whilst a member of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, he refused to be filmed during live performances of songs he didn’t rate – once informing a cameraman that “if one […]
By Thomas Chan The controversy over Xinjiang’s cotton and alleged forced labour have once again shifted the international focus onto human rights abuse issues and allegations of genocide in this Chinese autonomous region. It started as the CCP’s Communist Youth League dug up statements from Nike and H&M last year, regarding their concerns over forced […]
By Ben Bennett Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid from Spain. Internazionale, AC Milan and Juventus from Italy. Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea and, somewhat laughably, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur from England. These are the twelve football clubs who sought to breakaway from mainstream European competition and contest their own closed-shop European Super League. […]
By Nikhil Bandlish A relic of an age once the envy of the entire world: The Amazon. Stretching from Suriname to Bolivia, the vast ecoregion covers over 2.1 million square miles – the majority of which falls within Brazil – and is home to over three million species of animals and plants. Yet, beneath the canopy […]
By Jude Holmes On 18th February, NASA celebrated a big win. After a seven-month voyage across the solar system, the Perseverance rover (lovingly nicknamed Percy) landed safely in the Jezero Crater. Percy’s nearest neighbour is the Curiosity Rover (a geologist, famous for singing happy birthday to itself), a mere 2,300 miles away. Armed with a […]
As part of an ongoing series focusing on food, The International is inviting writers to share a recipe that reminds them of home. This month, Sunna Coleman teaches us how to concoct a Spicy Saag Paneer – a hitherto closely guarded recipe of her mother. By Sunna Coleman Being very close with my mother – or ‘Ami’ as we lovingly call […]
By Katie Dominy Disclaimer: As was detailed in Part One of this series, the intricacies of Israel and Palestine (including the ancient history) are complicated, and sometimes even contested. Every effort has been made to ensure balance in this article, whilst simultaneously providing an overview of the ancient history of the region – which bears […]
By Sophie Nepali There can be no doubt that humanity is an extraordinary species. Fuelled in part by the process of globalisation, however, we have become somewhat destructive in nature. The depletion of natural resources to combat consumer capitalism has had a catastrophic impact on the environment and the society we live in today, locally […]
As part of a new series focusing on food, The International is inviting writers to share a recipe that reminds them of home. This month, Sophie Nepali teaches us how to serve up Choila – a go-to meal from Nepal. By Sophie Nepali As my own surname somewhat gives away, my family is from Kathmandu, […]