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

A Two-Tier Approach to Humanitarian Emergencies: What Contemporary Responses Have Taught Us

The civil war in Sudan has once again brought the differing responses to humanitarian emergencies to the forefront of discussions. 

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Explainer: Who is Sheikh Hasina?

In November 2025, the tribunal found Hasina guilty of crimes against humanity, citing unlawful killings, widespread brutality, and systematic repression of civilian protestors. She was sentenced to death in a trial held in absentia.

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Opinion: What’s Behind the Decline of England’s Seaside?

England’s coastline - home to some of the most beautiful, yet poorest areas in the country.

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Lone Wolf Terrorism: A Desperate Concept for an Accompanied Actor

When one hears the term ‘lone wolf,’ the picture imagined is that of an isolated creature, independent in its survival

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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

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

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

March 28, 2025
Opinion: How Making America Great Again has Turned into an Orwellian Nightmare 

Opinion: How Making America Great Again has Turned into an Orwellian Nightmare 

March 23, 2025March 24, 2025
Opinion: Where is Feminism in Sustainability?

Opinion: Where is Feminism in Sustainability?

March 18, 2025March 18, 2025
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Opinion: Is Labour’s New Sentencing Bill Doing Enough?  

November 17, 2025 By nikol Kutsovska

How can the Government prevent a black market or underground economy from developing?

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#Gender #Latest #Women's rights

Internet and Feminism

November 17, 2025November 16, 2025 By Laura Bacha

How can we be feminist on the Internet ? Feminism is ‘an organized effort to give women the same economic, social, and political

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#Arts & Culture

Take Me to Church: Are Rosalía and Hozier Modern Missionaries?

November 17, 2025November 17, 2025 By Fleur Steel

With the release of her latest album Lux, Catalan singer Rosalía has made a bold shift away from the experimental, electronic pop that defined

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#Asia #Editorial Tab #Latest #Politics

APEC 2025 – Shifting Alliances and New Realities in East Asia 

November 16, 2025November 16, 2025 By Ruby Fry

The 2025 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit concluded in South Korea with a mix of optimism and tension, reflecting how East Asia’s alliances

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#British #Latest #Politics #US Politics

Opinion: Populist Politicians Are Threatening Democracy

November 15, 2025November 22, 2025 By Cara Challand

Populism isn’t politics as usual; it’s democracy’s slow undoing. Voters need to wake up to the tactics of populists like Trump and Farage!

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Opinion: Striking the Right Chord: How Ed Sheeran’s Letter Sparked a Review of Arts Education

November 15, 2025 By Caspian Davies

In last week’s episode of The Graham Norton Show, British pop star and four-time Grammy winner Ed Sheeran appeared as the talk show’s musical

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#Asia #China #Politics

The Emperor’s Shadow – Xi Jinping’s New Great Purge

November 14, 2025 By Michael Mammadov

President Xi, now in an unprecedented fourth term has orchestrated the biggest set of purges since Mao. Justifying his actions by labelling those

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#Politics #Russia #War #World

The Dismal Case of the Russian War Machine 

November 11, 2025 By Joshua Robinson

What do Flamingos, an Epidemic and a Drone Factory all have in common? They signify the dismal state of the Russian war machine. With the frontline growing more stable, this year has highlighted the

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Mohammed bin Salman and Donald Trump seated facing each other in a reception room
#Middle East #US Politics #World

What’s next for the US and Saudi Arabia?

November 10, 2025November 10, 2025 By SuhaibS

Suhaib Shaukat takes us through what to expect ahead of Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman’s visit to the US next week Saudi Arabia’s

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#British #Latest #Opinion

Opinion: Racism and Anti-Immigration sentiment is becoming more Normalised in the UK

November 10, 2025November 10, 2025 By Mayumi Singh

For the past few years, I have felt an uneasy rise in anti-immigrant and asylum seeker sentiment. This sentiment has been around for

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