US-China Trade War: Which Power Will Fall
In 2018, the first ‘shots’ were fired and two of the world’s largest economies embarked on a gruelling trade war. At 12:01 pm on the 5th of July, the Trump More
England Truck Deaths: What are Governments Doing about Migration?
In late October 2019, 39 bodies were found in a refrigerated lorry on an industrial estate in Essex, England. All persons were pronounced dead on the scene, opening up several More
Climate Strategy in Eastern Europe: Why a Consensus Green Deal is More Implausible Than Ever
On June 20th, an Eastern coalition led by Poland and Hungary, with Estonia and the Czech Republic, blocked a Brussels-led climate strategy that would have committed all EU members to More
The US Presidential Election: A Cyber Storm
Towards the end of October, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s CEO, appeared in front of the US House of Representatives Financial Services Committee. He was questioned on issues regarding election interference, free More
Tensions in the South China Sea: Malaysia Resists Chinese Development Initiatives
On the northern edge of the Johor-Singapore Causeway, a body of water separating Malaysia and Singapore, exists a small grouping of three islands. Called “reclaimed land,” these islands are man-made More
Small Steps, Big Egos: Takeaways from the UNGA
The United Nations’ yearly General Assembly has been the leading event fostering international relations and global governance in the world since World War II. It has been a way for More
The Caucasus Crisis: Understanding the Modern Context of the Russo-Georgian Conflict
On June 20th, 2019, thousands of Georgians stormed the parliament in Tbilisi. Adorned with EU flags and signs reading “Russia is an occupier”, the protests in the Georgian capital highlighted More
China Makes Waves: Why the PRC Just Leased an Entire Island in the Solomon Islands
In the last two weeks, it has been revealed that a Beijing-based company with close ties to the Communist Party has gained “exclusive development rights” for the entire island of More
Suppression of Identity: the Plight of Uighur Muslims in China
In March of 2014, 31 people were slaughtered at a train station in the Chinese city of Kunming, more than 2000 km away from the state of Xinjiang. The guilty More
Opinion: Freedom of Expression vs. Profit in the China-NBA Debate
As protests in Hong Kong enter their fifth month, Chinese impatience has begun to grow significantly. Xi Jingping, the Chinese President, has threatened “bodies smashed” towards anybody attempting to divide More