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Opinion: An Exploration of Women’s Place in Politics

January 28, 2024January 30, 2024 By Maria Daniels

Women have had varying roles within society throughout history, and within politics these roles have ranged from having no control over their own lives, to becoming

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Opinion: What do Talks About the Return of UK Military Conscription Say About the State of World Affairs?

January 28, 2024February 9, 2024 By Maya Perera

In a bombshell speech by General Sir Patrick Sanders this week, the decorated military chiefdiscussed the possibility of the UK needing a citizen

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Economics of Warfare: The Asymmetric Costs of the Yemen Strikes

January 27, 2024February 5, 2024 By Ruby Fry

In response to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, the Houthis have been targeting international maritime vessels passing through the Red Sea.

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Is it the End of Local Government? Rising Costs Causing Challenges for Councils. 

January 26, 2024January 25, 2024 By Charlotte Aspinall

Local governments play a crucial role in democracies: like addressing community needs, managing public services at the grassroots level, tailoring solutions to local

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The US-Caribbean Relationship

January 24, 2024January 23, 2024 By George Thomas

Often regarded as ‘America’s backyard,’ the Caribbean islands and wider basin have, and continue to be, a significant aspect of US foreign policy.

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Opinion: Ethnic Cleansing and Collective Forgetfulness

January 23, 2024January 24, 2024 By Mar Mengual Gonzalez

Following the impressive and multitudinous march organised by the Exeter Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) last Saturday, which drew the largest crowd on the

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