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Shinzo Abe: Statesman, Diplomat, Trailblazer.
By RYAN LEE On 8th July 2022, former Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe was shot twice by an assassin with a homemade firearm. The...


A Deadly Thaw? Why the frozen conflicts of the South Caucasus may soon feel the heat
By WILL KINGSTON-COX Russian soldiers in an APC during their 2008 invasion of South Ossetia, Georgia The heat from the Russian invasion...


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...
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