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Why the aid worker attack in Gaza highlights the hypocrisy of the West
By Tom Lowe Since Hamas’ attacks against Israel on October 7, 33,000 Palestinians, including 25,000 women and children, have died in...


Culture wars: election decider or white noise?
By Gabriel Armstrong With May being the month of local elections, the question of what the results might mean for the impending general...


Macron’s Napoleonic streak has gone too far
By Raphael Hammond We have always known Macron was a ‘Jupiterian’ leader – decisive, self-important, and self-assured. But Damien Maudet,...


Bidenomics vs. Inflation Politics: How Rising Prices Will Shape the US Election
By Louis Gilmore CPI inflation rose 3.5% over the 12 months to March in the US — up 0.4% from the previous month. Inflation has largely...


EU's Migration Overhaul Struggles to Find Common Ground
"But despite being voted through - albeit narrowly - the discourse surrounding these reforms speaks more than ever to a Europe divided,...


The Future of the Foreign Office
By Jakob Reid The Foreign Office has housed some of the most successful politicians in the UK’s history. From Lord Castlereagh in the...


2024 Portuguese Elections: A Rickety Swing to the Right
The fall from grace of the Socialist Party (PS) and the emergence of the far-right Chega party as a major political force leaves Portugal...


Recruitment of nurses or a new form of colonialism?
If you have been treated in an NHS hospital in the last year, you may have been struck by the diversity of our health workers. Our health...


RFK Jr. - No one's perfect, but some can get pretty damn close
Everyone expected a Trump v. Biden rematch in this year’s US Presidential Election. Many expected it would be a close fight. Few,...


Vaughan Gething takes the reigns as Wales’ First Minister: What he Means for the Future of Wales and the British Union
Following the resignation of the ever-present, stubborn veteran of Welsh politics – Mark Drakeford – Vaughan Gething narrowly defeated...
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