The International
By Adam Bennett For the first time in a long while, US-based liberals could be forgiven for feeling optimistic. President Donald Trump, having looked all but secure in his position under a year ago, is now trailing Joe Biden consistently and clearly in the polls. Crucially, Biden appears to have clawed in front not just […]
In this upcoming series of articles, Nikhil Bandlish will examine how the result of the U.S. election will impact Latin America. In this first piece, Nikhil provides a historical overview and outlines why – no matter the president in the White House – diplomatic habits can be hard to break. With the U.S. set to […]
By Adam Bennett Foteini Vassilopoulou is worried. A retired teacher living in one of Greece’s suburban neighbourhoods, she’s fearful of her trip to withdraw her pension from the local bank given recent reports of purse-snatchings. Ms Vassilopoulou’s community has seen a large uptick in immigration over the past few months, leaving “senior citizens feeling concerned”. […]
By Joseph Eyre An inherent danger in sudden flare-ups of armed confrontation is that they are rarely clear-cut events. Contradictory claims by participants and the ‘fog of war’ often preclude a reasonable attribution of responsibility and even an accurate timeline of events. One such example was the recent skirmish between Indian and Chinese troops in […]
In this series of articles, our foreign affairs editor Colin McGinness provides a concise roundup of the biggest geopolitical events from the past month. International Headlines The number of recorded deaths related to Covid-19 has officially breached one million. Whilst it is suspected that this number might even be lower than the true figure, with […]
By Sophie Nepali The world is changing. The current, generally US-dominated, structure of world order looks as if it is steadily deteriorating, with the Coronavirus pandemic serving only to accelerate the trend. Since the end of the second World War, US hegemony has asserted itself both culturally and economically through multilateral institutions, economic interventions, and […]
By Colin McGinness This month in Japan, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) voted in Yoshihide Suga as the new party leader, and therefore the country’s Prime Minister. Mr. Suga won the race handily but has incredibly large shoes to fill in his new role, taking over from Shinzo Abe after the former Prime Minister’s […]
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 In a surprise move, Shinzo Abe has announced that he will resign from his post as Prime Minister of Japan due to health concerns. Struggling since a teenager with ulcerative […]
By Adam Bennett On Thursday 20th August, the Russian anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny boarded a plane in Siberia. The flight to Moscow was scheduled to be smooth and, by Russian standards at least, quite short. For Navalny, however, things did not quite go to plan. Witnesses report that moments after their flight reached full altitude, […]
By Jude Holmes The UK just became the world’s largest open-air fat camp, with compulsory attendance. Certain foods will no longer be eligible for special offers, sugar taxes are being re-evaluated and tightened, and, from next year, your doctor will receive money for referring you to weight loss plans. While we wait for this initiative […]