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Conquest of the Arctic: The Expansion of the Polar Bear
With approximately 2.5 million Arctic inhabitants and a land coverage of about 53% of the Arctic coastline, Russia has a strong...
Nikita Triandafillidis
Feb 16, 20245 min read


Taiwan’s Presidential Election: Caught Between China and the Semiconductor Industry
We live in a time of rapidly changing technology and geopolitics. As such, the tech relationships relating to trade, power, and research...
Kashif Anwar
Feb 15, 20244 min read


Repercussions for Slovakia: Criminal Code Change Risks EU Funds and Scare Business
Slovakia may lose EU funding due to changes in criminal legislation, and investors have taken serious notice. On February the 9th, a...
Petra Pavlovicova
Feb 14, 20243 min read


Desperate Dysfunctional Canada: Can Populist Pierre Poilievre Repair the Damage?
Unlike its neighbour to the south, Canada tends to be overlooked, projecting a false sense of political stability, even stagnation....
Nikita Triandafillidis
Jan 9, 20244 min read


European Recession on the Horizon
High-interest rates, low economic growth, fiscal mishaps and enduring inflation: an explosive cocktail is hindering the Eurozone’s...
Adelie Aubin
Jan 2, 20243 min read


Hope On The Horizon for British Youth: Is The Door Reopening For Erasmus+?
Recently, the UK passed the final milestone in rejoining Horizon Europe, the EU's rapidly expanding funding scheme for research and...
Cecilia Jastrzembska
Dec 29, 20234 min read


Chokehold: Are the sanctions on Russia really as effective as the West claims?
Western media and governments are fond of claiming that their dynamic economic sanctions against Russia following the 2022 invasion of...
Lucy Gardner
Dec 5, 20234 min read


Argentina’s Seismic Shift: From Centre-Left Stronghold to Anarcho-Capitalism
In a strange turn, Argentina has voted in their first openly anarcho-capitalist leader, Javier Milei. Milei has become the president of...
Taylor Green
Dec 4, 20234 min read


Russian State Energy: Are things heating up again?
It is well known that in 2022, the majority of exports by state-backed energy giants such as Gazprom and Rosatom were heavily...
Lucy Gardner
Nov 24, 20234 min read


UK Autumn Statement: Running off a cliff with no road to stand on?
When I was young, I loved watching slapstick cartoons: Tom and Jerry, Pink Panther, Looney Tunes, and Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner....
Dan Sillett
Nov 23, 20234 min read


Ethiopia's Prime Minister wants Red Sea access: are we close to war in East Africa?
Three decades have passed since Ethiopia found itself severed from its own coastline, transforming into a landlocked nation heavily...
Ewan Edwards
Nov 22, 20233 min read


North Korea: Too Cold to Handle?
North Korea has long been the subject of fascination and fear in the West and for many of its Western-aligned neighbours. Every few...
Lucy Gardner
Nov 21, 20234 min read


EU Enlargement: Is Less More?
Earlier this month, the European Commission recommended open accession negotiations to Moldova and Ukraine and candidate status to...
Adelie Aubin
Nov 14, 20234 min read


Conserving ‘Net Zero’: For the workers’ sake?
Dreaon McDonald Simms Ahead of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak confirming his due attendance at COP28, the Prime Minister of the...
Dreaon McDonald Simms
Oct 10, 20234 min read


The dismemberment of HS2 and the end of Tory rule?
High-Speed 2 (HS2), the high-speed rail network connecting major cities in the United Kingdom, has been a contentious project that has...
Konrad Szuminski
Oct 5, 20233 min read


Is it all over for the NHS?
Caitlin Hoyland For the first time in history, junior and senior NHS doctors in England will strike together. The British Medical...
Caitlin Hoyland
Sep 25, 20234 min read


Canary in the Coal Mine? BRICS in the Global World Order
Paweł Płonka BRICS seems to be growing in importance worldwide. Six new members. A higher share of the global GDP compared to G7. Voices...
Paweł Płonka
Sep 1, 20236 min read


The Bundestag’s Backdoor Trade with Russia: Germany Sidesteps EU Sanctions in Central Asia
Reports suggest that Germany is bypassing sanctions imposed on the Russian Federation by the European Union. By increasing trade with...
Cyrus Larcombe-Moore
Aug 22, 20234 min read


Who really suffers in economic war? A closer look at Western sanctions on Russia
Lucy Gardner Over the last year, Western governments have been obsessed with the idea that sanctions imposed on R ussia have presented a...
Lucy Gardner
Aug 14, 20234 min read


What is the EU planning for its digital Euro?
Samuel Lopes The EU is getting ready to finalise its plans for its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), sometimes referred to as the...
Samuel Lopes
Jul 5, 20234 min read
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