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Australia’s High Court Rules Indefinite Detention to be Illegal

November 21, 2023November 21, 2023 By Maya Perera

On the 8th of November, a historic and ground-breaking decision from Australia’s High Court ruled that indefinite detention is illegal. Although the indefinite

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Foreign Direct Investment: A Catalyst for Development or a Tool for Exploitation?

November 19, 2023November 19, 2023 By Atrin Almasi

One could say that the low wage rates inherent within the Global South, coupled with the lure of foreign markets, have and continue

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The Fourth Industrial Revolution? Ways in which Artificial Intelligence is predicted to influence global economic growth and subsequent policy challenges. 

November 17, 2023November 24, 2023 By Charlotte Aspinall

“AI may determine who leads and who lags in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Benefitting from AI in the coming years requires smart policy

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Opinion: Australia’s Proposal to Grant Tuvaluan Citizens Permanent Residency in the Face of Climate Change – Kind or Calculated?

November 15, 2023November 17, 2023 By Maya Perera

Australia and Tuvalu have announced a treaty centred around Tuvalu’s vulnerability to the effects of climate change. The Australia-Tuvalu Falepili Union treaty features

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The Belonging of Western Sahara

November 15, 2023November 14, 2023 By George Thomas

Dubbed ‘Africa’s last colony,’ Western Sahara sees the last colonial state in Africa awaiting its independence. Caught between Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania and the

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The Lasting Legacy of the Atlantic Slave Trade and Colonialism on African Economic Development 

November 10, 2023November 12, 2023 By Charlotte Aspinall

The Atlantic Slave trade and colonialism has undeniably had devastating effects on African society, through forced labour and brutality, subjecting African slaves and

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Opinion: The Narcotics Underworld of Colombia

November 8, 2023November 10, 2023 By George Thomas

It is time to shed some light on the ‘gateway to South America’ and its murky criminal underworld. The country in question is

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Opinion: Aitana Bonmatí and Cultural Hatred 

November 7, 2023November 6, 2023 By Mar Mengual Gonzalez

Aitana Bonmati, midfielder for FC Barcelona’s women’s team, won the Ballon d’Or 2023. Undoubtedly the world’s best player by some distance in the

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Opinion: Behind the Ongoing Conflict Between Israel and Gaza

November 5, 2023November 6, 2023 By Tara Singh

After Hamas gunmen assaulted Israel from the Gaza Strip on 7 October, killing and injuring many, Israel retaliated and destroyed what was once

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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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