APEC 2025 – Shifting Alliances and New Realities in East Asia
The 2025 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit concluded in South Korea with a mix of optimism and tension, reflecting how East Asia’s alliances
Opinion: Populist Politicians Are Threatening Democracy
Populism isn’t politics as usual; it’s democracy’s slow undoing. Voters need to wake up to the tactics of populists like Trump and Farage!
Opinion: Striking the Right Chord: How Ed Sheeran’s Letter Sparked a Review of Arts Education
In last week’s episode of The Graham Norton Show, British pop star and four-time Grammy winner Ed Sheeran appeared as the talk show’s musical
The Emperor’s Shadow – Xi Jinping’s New Great Purge
President Xi, now in an unprecedented fourth term has orchestrated the biggest set of purges since Mao. Justifying his actions by labelling those
The Dismal Case of the Russian War Machine
What do Flamingos, an Epidemic and a Drone Factory all have in common? They signify the dismal state of the Russian war machine. With the frontline growing more stable, this year has highlighted the
What’s next for the US and Saudi Arabia?
Suhaib Shaukat takes us through what to expect ahead of Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman’s visit to the US next week Saudi Arabia’s
Opinion: Racism and Anti-Immigration sentiment is becoming more Normalised in the UK
For the past few years, I have felt an uneasy rise in anti-immigrant and asylum seeker sentiment. This sentiment has been around for
Opinion: Is ‘Female Rage’ a Political Topic ?
What is ‘Female rage’ ? What is called ‘female rage’ is a form of intense anger that can be found in women, often
A Generation of Digital Citizens: What Morocco’s GenZ 212 Movement Indicates for the Changing Nature of Youth Political Activism
On the 27th of September, a movement of mass protests began across Morocco, marking yet another of the unprecedented set of protests in the
Opinion: ‘He’s my Mayor! (I live in…)’ Why does Zohran Mamdani’s win feel like a win for everyone?
‘He’s my Mayor! (I live in…)’ Why does Zohran Mamdani’s win feel like a win for everyone? If you’ve been online this week,