The International
By Nikhil Bandlish Amidst what has been one of the most tumultuous periods in recent political, social, and medical history, 2021 may be the year that planet Earth attempts to turn the page of what has undoubtedly been a testing chapter. For the Western world, the last few years may have been characterised by the […]
By Adam Bennett “This American carnage stops right here, and it stops right now.” – President Donald Trump, 19th January 2017 Four years ago this month, Donald Trump became the 45th President of the United States. The campaign had been hard-fought, with its result shocking observers from virtually every corner of the globe. It seemed […]
By Nikhil Bandlish With a warm climate, low cost of living, an abundance of untouched, uninhabited rainforest, and beautiful mountains and deserts, one could be forgiven for assuming that Bolivia is the embodiment of a modern-day natural oasis. However, beyond the surface of rural dirt-tracks and urban neoclassical architecture lies a nation with a fractured […]
By Colin McGinness Ongoing protests in Bangkok continue to rock Thailand, as they enter the fifth straight month of organised demonstrations. These demonstrations have captured the attention of many foreign news outlets, and have dominated news in the country. But to many casual observers, these protests have come as a shock. Nominally a democracy, the […]
By Joseph Eyre In the early hours of June 30th, deep inside Iranian territory, a fire broke out at a key nuclear facility near the city of Natanz. Not long after, explosions roared through the night air. Behrouz Kamalvandi, a spokesperson for the Iranian Atomic Energy Organisation (AEOI) said that the incident caused “significant damage” […]
The Story of Donald Trump’s Election Victory and Defeat in Memes By Loui Marchant In November 2016, the results of the US presidential election sent much of the world’s media into a tailspin of shock and confusion. Among certain online communities, however, the news came not as a surprise but as a validation that memes […]
In this series of articles, Nikhil Bandlish will examine how the result of the U.S. election will impact Latin America. In this third piece, Nikhil examines how President-Elect Joe Biden’s win could alter The United States’ approach to migration in profound ways. Long before Donald Trump ever pledged to ‘build a wall’, migration had become one of […]
By Joseph Eyre Michel Barnier (the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator) only cares about fish. At least, that’s according to one EU diplomat, whose neat quote summarises just how important and symbolic fishing has become during the arduous Brexit process. Making up just 0.12% of the UK’s GDP, and employing under 0.1% of its workforce, this […]
In this series of articles, our foreign affairs editor Colin McGinness provides a concise roundup of the biggest geopolitical events from the past month. Asia Protests in Thailand have continued in spite of the central government’s announcement of a “severe” state of emergency. Protesters are seeking the resignation of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, who came […]
In this upcoming series of articles, Nikhil Bandlish will examine how the result of the U.S. election will impact Latin America. In this second piece, Nikhil examines how November 2020’s result could alter the region’s geopolitics. As the world reels from the effects of the Coronavirus, Latin America will gear up for an important two years of […]