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Israel-Gaza: The Ceasefire

January 21, 2025January 21, 2025 By Isabel Whitburn

The Israel-Gaza conflict has been central to the discourses around international peace since 7 October 2023 when Hamas fighters stormed the Israel borders

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The Fall of Assad – A new hope for Syria?

December 17, 2024December 17, 2024 By Gemma Gradwell

The unexpected fall of Syria’s infamous Assad regime has left many questions about the nation’s future. Opposition forces, led primarily by the Islamist

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Opinion: From Liberation to Limitation – The Stark Change for Afghan Women Post-2021

December 6, 2024December 5, 2024 By Antonia Heath

The focus now shifts from how this situation has occurred, to how can it be revised, and what the future for Afghanistan will look like without half the population. 

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Opinion: What next for Iran? The Election of Pezeshkian

November 18, 2024November 19, 2024 By Henry Anderson

Pezeshkian is the first reformist president in almost two decades, promising change in Iran. But has this happened? What has or has not changed? And what is next for Iran?

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Opinion: Battle in the Red Sea – How Control Over the Region is Affecting Wider Conflicts

October 23, 2024 By Caspian Davies

The situation in the Middle East is going from bad to worse. What began as retaliation for Hamas’ attacks on Israel on October 7th has

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Opinion: Battle in the Red Sea, the Problem That is not Going Away

March 2, 2024March 2, 2024 By Caspian Davies

The ongoing violence in the Red Sea continues to be a headache for Western leaders as Houthi rebels continue their attacks in the

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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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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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COP28 Host UAE Reveals Controversial Plan to Increase Oil Production

December 5, 2023December 5, 2023 By Maya Perera

This weekend, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the host country for the upcoming COP28, announced that it is planning on significantly increasing its

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50 Years Later – The Aftermath of the Arab Oil Embargo

November 1, 2023November 2, 2023 By Aarushi Shrivastav

The Arab oil embargo was a six-month reduction in the trade of oil from the Middle East, led by Saudi Arabia against countries that supported

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