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Trump is "daddy": Global diplomacy and the politics of power
By Meghana Pappu Out of all the squares I had filled in my 2025 World Politics bingo, Trump getting called “daddy” at a major world...


A new nuclear chapter or old ghosts in modern skies?
By Leya Hines As international relations are being increasingly shaped by the politics of force rather than diplomacy, the UK’s purchase...


Should the proscription of Palestine Action be a cause for concern?
By Lily Hatch In the early hours of the morning on Friday 20th June, Pro-Palestinian group ‘Palestine Action’ broke into RAF base Brize...


Thirty years on from Srebrenica, why is Gaza slipping down the news-cycle?
By Zaid Patel With the world’s attention shifting towards heightened tensions between Iran and Israel, the dire humanitarian situation in...


The House of Lords: Where the assisted dying bill goes to die?
By Kate O'Mahony Issues of life have dominated Parliament recently. Three days after MPs voted to fully decriminalise abortion, they...


Grenfell uncovered: An ongoing fight for justice
By Elina Daryani On a warm spring evening in 2017, a 24-storey tower block in West London was engulfed by a devastating fire, claiming...


Is the legal profession facing “a moment of reckoning” over sexual harassment?
By Alannah Henry An independent review into sexual harassment and bullying in the Criminal Bar is set to lift the lid on endemic misogyny...


Zohran Mamdani: A lesson for the left?
By Jessica Banks What is a politician? Someone with power and authority chosen to aid their electorate; to uplift the impoverished,...


Wes Anderson's The Phoenician Scheme: An adventure in stylised political subtext
By Cianan Sheekey Warning: This article contains spoilers for The Phoenician Scheme. Praise for the stylistic brilliance of Wes...


Will Starmer be able to resist calls to open new oil and gas fields?
By Charles Wawn Protestors stand outside the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero after it was revealed that oil from the...
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