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How Concerning are the results of the German Federal Election?
I wouldn’t say they’re as concerning as people think. The AfD have done much better than they usually do, but given Germany’s welcoming...
The case for Kurdish independence
Iraqi Kurdistan is holding a referendum today on whether to declare independence from Iraq, an ambition of the Kurds for decades. The...
Catalonian Independence - Politics in capital letters
“If voting changed anything, they’d make it illegal” said Emma Goldman, known as Red Emma, a century ago. As much as I have been always...
Venezuelan Crisis
‘Venezuela…was formed as a social and democratic state’ blared the loudspeakers in Hugo Chavez’s press conference. Chavez was the...
Trump's Casino Wars
“It is possibly the oldest, easily the most profitable, surely the most vicious. It is the only one international in scope. It is the...
The world needs a global Britain
Toby Fountain’s article Britain’s military identity crisis: Questioning our place in a new balance of power is centred around the idea...
The Precursor to War? Standoff at the Doklam Plateau
China has pretty much became an expert in the construction of roads, military outposts and even cinemas on disputed territory as...
We must be wary of the media frenzy in an international relations ‘crisis’
The past 48 hours have been an old school international relations chess match. North Korea and the US have been at each others’ throats....
Trump’s first real test of resolve
The current situation regarding the relationship between the US and North Korea is that of great tension. Trump is faced with a nation...
Back to the 20s- Charlottesville
What happened in Charlottesville over the weekend was horrendous. No one should fear death when standing up for something they believe...
Guide to the German Federal Elections
2017 has been a tumultuous year for politics. Donald Trump, one of the most divisive presidents in modern history, was inaugurated at the...
The Yemen Civil War and The New Saudi Prince
On the 25th of June, the Saudi King Salman officially ousts his nephew and names his son, Prince Mohammed Bin Salman as his new heir....
Climate Change - Finding Opportunity in the Threat
The USA has notified the United Nations that it is leaving the Paris Climate Accord. This decision was announced a few months ago and...
China's creeping arm across the world
On 12 July, China set up its first military base abroad for 50 years in the Horn of Africa state of Djibouti. However this is just one...
North Korean Missile Test offers Trump his biggest foreign policy challenge yet
On American Independence Day, North Korea took the chance to reassert their own growing strength with the successful test of an...
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