- Feb 28
- 4 min
“ONLY YES MEANS YES”: The Daniel Alves Case and Spain’s Sexual Assault Policy
In January, Brazilian football player Daniel Alves was preventively imprisoned in Spain following allegations that he had sexually...
- Feb 8
- 5 min
National Existentialism – Pakistan and Afghanistan’s Durand Line
When one first thinks of Pakistan’s troubles, perhaps the issues that immediately come to mind are those to do with India, most likely...
- Feb 8
- 3 min
The Domestic Impact of the Isolationist Western Policy Against Iran
Since the Iranian revolution in 1979, Iran has been subjected to varying degrees of economic sanctions and asset freezes. These began in...
- Dec 5, 2022
- 4 min
Channel Crossings: From "Dream" to Nightmare
For individuals fleeing various conflict zones or adverse living conditions and planning to seek asylum in the UK, crossing the Channel...
- Dec 5, 2022
- 5 min
A Comparative Analysis of Domestic Policies in India and Pakistan since 1990
اِسی سرحد پہ کل ڈوُبا تھا سورج ہو کے دو ٹکڑے اِسی سرحد پہ کل زخمی ہوی تھی صبح آزادی Yesterday the sun had sunk on this border like two...
- Dec 5, 2022
- 4 min
Will the Globalist – Nationalist Cleavage Persist?
Increasingly, the main political parties in Europe mix and match traditionally left-wing and right-wing policies in their programmes. The...
- Nov 30, 2022
- 3 min
Synthetic Biology as a Global Weapon in the United States
What is in a ‘revolution’? The revolutions of the eighteenth century in Europe targeted the overthrowing of an ancient feudal system, in...
- Oct 30, 2022
- 5 min
Barriers to Influence - Challenges for the United States - Africa Strategy
‘[Africa has] suffered enough of the burden of history [and] does not want to be the breeding ground of a new Cold War’ This quote is by...
- Apr 12, 2022
- 5 min
- Mar 4, 2022
- 3 min
Humanity vs Policy: Biden's Possible Re-designation of A FOREIGN TERRORIST GROUP & ITS CONSEQUEnces
What happens when you have to choose between labelling a group a foreign terrorist organisation, and choosing to continue humanitarian...
- Mar 4, 2022
- 4 min
- Feb 10, 2022
- 4 min
A Revival of Ostpolitik? By Raphael Conte
An analysis of Germany’s Russia policy and the underlying reasoning In a post-Merkel world, Germany is facing numerous challenges in the...
- Jan 17, 2022
- 3 min
A Thorn in the Side: Moldovan Separatism By Raphael Conte
A diplomatic analysis of Gagauzia and Transnistria On 24th December 2020, Maia Sandu of the Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS), was...
- Dec 13, 2021
- 5 min
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...