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China’s act of tough love: Battling Omicron
BY ALICE STANDEN China adheres by the zero-Covid policy. As long as there is a single positive COVID case, all residents in the city will...


Najib's Reascendance to Popularity
BY YIT XIANG WONG Since 2018, Malaysia has gone through 4 different prime ministers, and the country’s political parties are already...


South Korea’s Unlikability War – Are we headed for nuclear Armageddon?
BY RYAN LEE President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol visiting Seoul National Cemetery as the first item on his official schedule. The recent 2022...


2022 Philippines Elections: Who will Replace Duterte?
As featured in Edition 40, available here. BY ALICE STANDEN (2nd year - History and Sociology - Bristol, UK) In the Philippines, an...


Sportswashing: How Nations Hide Their Atrocities Behind the Glamour of Sporting Events
As featured in Edition 40, available here. BY ELON GOTHLIN (3rd year - Management - Stockholm, Sweden) With the Beijing Olympics well...


Western-Tolerated Fascism: the Case of Love Jihad and Hindu Nationalism
As featured in Edition 40, available here. BY JAZIR MOHAMMED (2nd year - History and Politics - Nottingham, UK) India has one of the...


New Cold War: What the Ukraine Crisis means for the Global Political Order
As featured in Edition 40, available here. BY ZACH ROBERTS (2nd year - Law and PAIS - Aylesbury, UK) On the 24th of February, Europe fell...


The Role of China in the Ukraine Crisis
BY ALICE STANDEN Xi Jinping at the UN in 2017 - non-interference a has been central theme in China's foreign policy. While most global...


Justice Ayesha Malik: A small step for woman, a giant leap for gender equality?
BY KALLI JAYASURIYA The Pakistan Supreme Court building. The Supreme Court of Pakistan officially inducted Justice Ayesha Malik on the...


COP26 and the Dubious Promise of Climate Change Relief for Developing Countries
BY VLASITS ESZTER and JAZIR MOHAMMED (Special thanks to Globus for collaborating with us on this article - see their website here)...
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