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Election Fracas in Caracas: how will the polls affect the crisis in Venezuela? By Omar Khan
“Yo me encargo,” declares Súper Bigote, bearing a striking resemblance to President Nicolás Maduro, before he sweeps in to save the...
UCL Diplomacy Society
Jan 4, 2022
The World As It Is, As It Should Be By Joseph Bingham Opp
“‘But for what purpose was the world formed?’ asked Candide. ‘To drive us mad,’ replied Martin.” - Voltaire, Candide ou L’Optimisme...
Joseph Bingham Opp
Dec 30, 2021
A Covid Christmas? What Is Omicron and how Does It Affect Our Holidays? By Lia Goldman
Omicron’s Christmas message is: Covid is not yet done with us. Omicron is different from the other Covid-19 variants. It has as many as...
Lia Goldman
Dec 30, 2021
Debt-trap Diplomacy by Raphael Conte
A brief comparative analysis of the EU’s Global Gateway scheme and China’s Belt and Road initiative On 1st December 2021, the EU launched...
Raphael Conte
Dec 13, 2021
WORLD. WOMAN. LEADER. A profile feature by Victoria Krüger
This series features Angela Merkel - the outgoing chancellor of Germany. It was his very last phone call as 44th president of the United...
Victoria Krüger
Dec 1, 2021
A plane ticket to Minsk: What is happening in Belarus? by Lia Goldman
The tragedy at the border of Belarus and Poland is the most recent example of migration policy that violates international asylum law and...
Lia Goldman
Nov 26, 2021
A Liberal’s Defense of Power in International Politics by Joseph Bingham Opp
It is a great and common courtesy to despise politicians. The more powerful the elected representative of the people, the more intense...
Joseph Bingham Opp
Nov 26, 2021
The US can’t be everyone’s government - Russia is no exception by Valentina Butenko
Being a hegemon comes with its advantages: your rules become everyone else’s world order, your political ideology the world’s moral...
Valentina Butenko
Nov 26, 2021
No Retreat for Russia: How the Events of 2021 Have Produced a More Bellicose Russia
In the early weeks of November 2021, the international community – especially Ukraine and its NATO allies – was given cause for concern...
Jacob Adelhoch
Nov 26, 2021
COP26: Good Cop or Bad Cop? by Raphael Conte
‘The word ‘crisis’ has a second, less well-known meaning, from the original Greek - a turning point, an opportunity.’ (Katharine Viner,...
Raphael Conte
Nov 24, 2021
Fourth wave? - How Europe is dealing with rising COVID cases by Saulet Tanirbergen
Despite vaccines becoming more accessible in Europe — especially in comparison with the rest of the world — the region continues to...
Saulet Tanirbergen
Nov 17, 2021
“Where did it all go wrong, Abiy?” – The Ethiopian Crisis Worsens
Ethiopia is a country riven by tension and conflict. For many Western readers, this would fit the stereotype of an African state...
Sam Fowler
Nov 17, 2021
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