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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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Opinion: the Rittenhouse trial shows division over the right to self defence

November 24, 2021November 23, 2021 By Rachael Powell

Innocent teenager defending his life or ‘murderous white supremacist’? The Rittenhouse trial has shown us a ‘troubling snapshot’ of the rising tensions of

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Student Campaign: ‘Educating on HIV: Tackling Stigmas and Misconceptions’

November 23, 2021November 22, 2021 By Lauren Taylor

As part of our International Human Rights module this year, myself and my partners Nicole, Laura and Susanna are running a University of

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A retrospective on COP26: What have we learnt?

November 22, 2021November 21, 2021 By Alisha Haley

The series of articles that I have written on climate change so far demonstrate the inaction of highly developed states. Now that COP26

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COP26 world leaders – A series of caricatures

November 21, 2021November 21, 2021 By Will Grosse

This week, our regular contributor Will Grosse produced a series of caricatures portraying world leaders who attended – and did not attend –

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Deconstructing notions of male bias in Abortion laws

November 21, 2021November 21, 2021 By Jess Woodrow

TW: Abortion, and mentions of suicide and sexual assault. “Here is the case of a perfectly healthy baby being sacrificed for the mother’s

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Opinion: The environmental cost of fashion

November 21, 2021November 21, 2021 By Dionne Herbet

We are all aware of the looming climate catastrophe that faces the world. The crisis has – for several years now – been

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Opinion: Same face, but repackaged? ‘Toxic masculinity’ as a tool of the ‘Hetero-patriarchy’

November 21, 2021December 4, 2021 By Gus Kingsley-Anderson

Disclaimer – In the following piece, I will be referring to ‘being male’ to conceptualise how ‘toxic masculinity’ operates and its effects within

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Opinion: The ‘Red Wall’ — the daftest phrase in politics

November 18, 2021November 18, 2021 By Daniel Chappel

Featured Image: ‘The Red Brick Wall‘ by José Mamona on Flickr is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 (link to license deed). Link to

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Opinion: Vaccine mandates are not how the UK should do things.

November 17, 2021November 17, 2021 By Rachael Powell

Remember when Boris Johnson reassured the public that ‘it is no part of our culture or our ambition in this country to make vaccines mandatory

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Why the Owen Paterson scandal is an attack on our democracy

November 15, 2021November 15, 2021 By Alisha Haley

The actions of Owen Paterson have been endlessly analysed in the media over the past couple of weeks, but the real scandal is

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