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Turkish elections: Another defeat for global democracy
BY NURMASH TOK Turkey, a major economic, political, and military power, has once again cast its vote in favour of the incumbent President...


A Presidential Apology: Overdue or Political Point-scoring?
BY SELMA SAIK President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa of Portugal suggested his country should offer a long-overdue apology for its role in the...


The Monarchy in 2023: Plain Sailing or Dead in the Water?
BY TOM LOWE With the passing of Queen Elizabeth II last September and the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, debates...


No hope of border resolution between India and China
BY SEVEN STANDEN Anyone interested in politics knows the People’s Republic of China (PRC) have a series of complicated relationships with...


Macron's solo act and Europe's wavering commitment to liberalism
BY NURMASH TOK French President Emmanuel Macron's recent state visit to China, coupled with his comments suggesting the EU should avoid...


The SNP is corrupt – but it isn’t going anywhere
BY DANIEL SILLET There is a rather infamous saying by Lord Acton, which most of you will probably have read a thousand times in journal...


Vapes: Why Britain’s health is going up in smoke
BY DANIEL SILLETT Picture the scene. You’re walking along the seafront at one of Britain’s glorious coastlines – let’s say Porthcurno Bay...


Democracy under threat
BY NURMASH TOK Democracy finds itself in an increasingly hostile environment, placing it in the most precarious position in decades....


Why the Earthquake in Turkey and Syria Matters
BY ELI EVREN ROSS Image: Wikimedia Commons / VOA To the kid who united everyone he knew with his smile… On February 5, Hasan Çullu, a...


Deadly fire in Mexico migrant centre - overdue immigration reform?
BY SEVEN STANDEN Katiuska Marquez (23) was among the many waiting outside the National Institute of Migration (INM), in the border city...
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