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The University of Exeter’s academic politics journal, run by students.

PMCs on Safari – How Russian Mercenary Groups are Shaping Geopolitics from within Africa

The Africa Corps are back on tour! One might plausibly mistake this for Rommel’s infamous North Africa Campaign; however, this tribute act is instead a Kremlin-backed private military

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The rise of ‘muscular unionism’ on the British right and the future of devolution

Following Tony Blair’s devolution reforms, decentralization was thought to be essential to creating stability and addressing nationalist sentiments outside of

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Opinion: the United States of America is a Hypocrite when it Comes to Rights and Young Girls are Paying the Price

The US is considered to be the leader of the free world; the country that protects the rights of its

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Could America Be Losing the Trade War With China? 

The trade war between the United States and China has been one of the defining economic conflicts of the past

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Deep Dive: Trump’s Neocon Shift

Deep Dive: Trump’s Neocon Shift

December 4, 2025December 12, 2025
Opinion: Senae Takaichi: Japan’s Iron Lady

Opinion: Senae Takaichi: Japan’s Iron Lady

November 21, 2025December 5, 2025
Opinion: Mother of the Nation, Father of Misogyny – The Conservative War on Women

Opinion: Mother of the Nation, Father of Misogyny – The Conservative War on Women

May 1, 2025May 1, 2025
This Week In PMQs: Education and U.S. Intelligence

This Week In PMQs: Education and U.S. Intelligence

March 28, 2025
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Myanmar: The War We Choose to Ignore

November 3, 2025December 11, 2025 By Sukhveer Singh

While our attention remains fixed on the harrowing tragedies in Gaza and Ukraine, another conflict is unfolding largely unnoticed in Southeast Asia. In

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#Africa #Economy #Humanitarian Crisis #Justice #Latest #Politics #War #World

Explainer: What is Happening in Sudan?

November 1, 2025November 3, 2025 By Bethany Morris

According to the UN, the civil war in Sudan is “one of the worst humanitarian crises of the 21st century”.

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#Europe #Latest

Opinion: Europe: A Continent in Catastrophe

October 31, 2025October 31, 2025 By Caspian Davies

Caspian Davies explores the current European identity crisis, and what countries can do to return to its position as a major power on

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#Gender #Women's rights

In what ways has the MeToo movement changed the political and public climate in the years since it began?  

October 29, 2025October 29, 2025 By Sophie Gwyther

Since the 21st century, social movements have played a prominent role in shaping both the political and public climate. Among these, the #MeToo

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#Asia #China #World

Panda diplomacy: The Politics of Pandas

October 29, 2025 By Michael Mammadov

For decades, China has loaned its Giant Pandas to zoos worldwide, a symbol of generosity but also a gesture that blends cultural charm

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#British #Gender #Latest

Opinion – Politicisation of Women: Party Politics and the Grooming Gang’s Inquiry

October 27, 2025October 27, 2025 By Antonia Heath

The grooming gang inquiry seems to have been all over the headlines for all the wrong reasons and, with the establishment of a

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#Europe #Gender #Health #Latest

What is Breast Cancer Awareness Month ?

October 27, 2025October 26, 2025 By Laura Bacha

Every year, from the 1st to the 31st of October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month takes place in many countries. This is an international

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#COVID-19 #Economy #Health #Latest #Politics

Antibiotic Anarchy: Why Antimicrobial Resistance is More Than a Medical Crisis

October 25, 2025November 2, 2025 By Cara Challand

Antimicrobial Resistance seems like it is predominantly a medical crisis, but its implications extend far beyond health, posing significant economic and political threats across borders.

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#British #Opinion #Politics

Opinion: The Leviathan and the modern British state

October 22, 2025October 24, 2025 By Michael Mammadov

Thomas Hobbes’ seminal work, The Leviathan, is imagined as an all-encompassing entity, protruding irremovable into every aspect of life. Forged by their collective

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#British #US Politics

Desensitising and Dividing: The Media’s Role in Encouraging Radicalism

October 20, 2025October 19, 2025 By Hugh Seear

Counter Terrorism Policing recently announced that one in five arrests on terrorism charges in the UK are of children under the age of

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