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The University of Exeter’s academic politics journal, run by students.

Can’t Afford To, Can’t Afford No To

It is fashionable to say that defence of the realm is a governments most important duty. There is a chivalric,

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Who is Iran’s New Supreme Leader?

On the 28th February 2026, Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, was killed.  The attack, coined ‘Operation Epic Fury’, was a joint

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Opinion: Smoke, Mirrors, and Epst*en class: How War and Scandal Serve the Same Master

The Epstein files. The bombs over Tehran. The cost of your weekly shop. These aren't separate stories. They're the same story — and they've been telling it for decades.

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Regime Change from the Air: What It Means and Has It Worked in the Past?

Two weeks ago, the United States launched a series of airstrikes against Iranian military assets, framing the intervention as an

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What Could Grok Mean For the Future of Women’s Rights?

What Could Grok Mean For the Future of Women’s Rights?

February 5, 2026February 5, 2026
Opinion – Do the plans for “New Gaza” overshadow the issues at the centre of the conflict and peace process?

Opinion – Do the plans for “New Gaza” overshadow the issues at the centre of the conflict and peace process?

February 3, 2026February 3, 2026
Mark Carney: The Leader of the New Free World?

Mark Carney: The Leader of the New Free World?

February 2, 2026
Deep Dive: Trump’s Neocon Shift

Deep Dive: Trump’s Neocon Shift

December 4, 2025December 12, 2025
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The German Election: What is at Stake?

February 24, 2025March 12, 2025 By Amber Murphy

The German election for a new federal government is currently underway. This election, watched closely by Europe and the US, is not only

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#Arts & Culture #Editorial Tab #FEATURED #Gender #Latest #Opinion #Politics #Women's rights

Opinion: Why We Should All Still Read ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’

February 23, 2025February 23, 2025 By Veronika Parfjonova

Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale has been endlessly dissected, criticised, misinterpreted and more recently, dismissed. Some argue that it reinforces the very patriarchal

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#Europe #Latest #Middle East #Opinion #Politics #US #US Politics

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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#Editorial Tab #FEATURED #Gender #Latest #Opinion #Politics

Opinion: The Double Standard for Female Politicians 

February 20, 2025February 20, 2025 By Ruby Fry

Within political positions of power, women are still being severely underrepresented with only 23% of cabinet members in ministries worldwide being women. They

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#Africa #Justice #Latest #Politics #World

Explainer: Who are the M23 Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo? 

February 20, 2025February 20, 2025 By Amelie Singleton

More than 6 million people have been killed since the conflicts in the 1990s, with the same number displaced from their homes in the last four years alone.  

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#Latest #Latin America #Politics #US #World

US-Venezuela Relations: A New Chapter of Diplomacy and Tension

February 19, 2025February 19, 2025 By Oliver Keay

The relationship between the United States and Venezuela has long been marked by political tensions, economic sanctions, and shifting diplomatic strategies. The two

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#British #Education #Opinion

Opinion: The UK’s Classist Education Pipeline 

February 18, 2025February 18, 2025 By Millie Rowsell

In September 2020, reports emerged of a group of university students planning a competition to have sex with the “poorest girl on campus”.

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Opinion: National Park Service Removes References to Trans People from the Stonewall Monument

February 17, 2025February 17, 2025 By Amber Murphy

The National Park Service has removed any references to transgender people from the Stonewall National Monument. Yes, you read that correctly. What was

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Opinion: Thoughts and Prayers are not Enough

February 15, 2025February 14, 2025 By Abby Uffindell

At the time of writing, the events in Munich on Thursday 13th February are still unfolding. The latest information from German police says that a 24

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#British #Editorial Tab #Latest #US Politics #World

This Week in PMQs: Immigration Loopholes and a Trade War

February 14, 2025February 14, 2025 By Phineas Horan

Less than a month in, UK is already beginning to feel the economic effects of Trump’s presidency.

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