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Opinion: The No’s Have It: Assessing the Future of the Decolonisation Agenda

October 22, 2023October 29, 2023 By Daniel Bassett

Over the last few days in Australia, a major referendum has taken place on a central issue that many nations across the globe

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Opinion: A Country’s Rebrand – India versus Bharat

October 22, 2023October 22, 2023 By Aarushi Shrivastav

‘Bharat’– a name originating from Emperor Bharata who features in the Hindu epic Mahabharata- has been used for centuries to refer to the

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Opinion: Is It Africa’s Turn to Power the Global Economy? 

October 22, 2023November 29, 2023 By Atrin Almasi

It cannot go unnoticed that the global economy has entered a prolonged slowdown phase; as the World Bank stated in its 2023 report, ‘Nearly

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Opinion: How Much is Social Media Affecting Global Conflicts?

October 22, 2023October 29, 2023 By Maria Daniels

I will preface this article by saying I don’t have an exact answer to this question, but rather I will try my best to explore different cases and pose some questions about the instances in

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Cost of Living and Rising Geopolitical Tensions: What is the Future? 

October 20, 2023November 1, 2023 By Charlotte Aspinall

The cost of living has been rising in the past year with the increase food and energy prices, which has had a noticeable

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Opinion: China’s New Silk Road

October 18, 2023October 18, 2023 By George Thomas

China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has been dubbed the ‘New Silk Road.’ The Silk Road was a vast 4000-mile network of trade

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The Conflict of Amnesty: The Spanish State Divided in the Aftermath of the Last General Election

October 17, 2023October 29, 2023 By Mar Mengual Gonzalez

Just over six years after the referendum in Catalonia and almost four years after the sentences for the politicians involved were released, the

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Rap Battles and Red Victory: What Happened at the University’s Cross Party Question Time?

October 16, 2023October 29, 2023 By Ciara Howard

On Friday, 13 October, the University of Exeter’s Debating Society held its first Cross Party Question Time of the year. Making up the

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Opinion: Australia’s Referendum for Indigenous Inclusion: Have They Missed the Chance for Reconciliation?

October 16, 2023October 29, 2023 By Maya Perera

The majority of Australia voted “no” in a national referendum to add clauses to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the First People(s)

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Opinion: The 2023 Gabon Coup and the International Community’s Double Standards

October 16, 2023October 17, 2023 By Sarah Decory

Following the second re-election of Gabon’s controversial president Ali Bongo, the military seized power on Wednesday 30th August, in what was the 8th

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