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Opinion: Gaza – Commodification of a Crisis

February 27, 2025February 27, 2025 By Gemma Gradwell

Trump’s policy on Palestine has long been incoherent, ill-considered, and illogical – much like his foreign policy elsewhere. Red flags were raised after

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Opinion: Gaza, Ceasefire, and Peace 

February 25, 2025 By Ali Aldawood

When I heard about the ceasefire on January 19, I was relieved. I wanted to hold on to my relief for as long

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Opinion: Will the Policies of Trump’s Administration, Over the Next Four Years, Resolve Global Tensions or Make them Worse?

February 21, 2025February 20, 2025 By Antonia Heath

Donald Trump appears to be adamant that he holds the ability and power to end two of the conflicts gripping the world today: the Russo-Ukraine war

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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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