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Polish Election Shakes the Sejm: Kingmakers, New Faces, and a Grand Coalition
The results are in, Poland’s electoral commission (PKW) confirms that the ruling Law and Justice Party (PiS) are the largest Party,...
Konrad Szuminski
Oct 18, 20234 min read


The déjà vu-inducing 2024 US presidential election
Adam McCartan Déjà vu, that mysterious feeling we have when we’ve been here before. We all get it, unexpectedly and often for no apparent...
Adam McCartan
Oct 16, 20233 min read


Polish elections: a nation at a crossroads
Earlier this year, I covered the Warsaw marches that took place on the 4th of June, illustrating the passion for change in Poland. On...
Konrad Szuminski
Oct 15, 20234 min read


Slovakian elections: a starting gun
Alexandra Luca Slovakian politician Robert Fico provided a prelude to a wave of 2024 European elections when he emerged victorious in...
Alexandra Luca
Oct 11, 20233 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


Do the Tories know what a woman is?
Caitlin Hoyland Fearing falling at the next election, the frenzied and dishevelled Conservative Party have identified another target...
Caitlin Hoyland
Oct 9, 20233 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


A reflection on the presidency of Ursula von der Leyen
Adelie Aubin Last week, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, spoke at the State of the European Union, where...
Adelie Aubin
Oct 4, 20234 min read


India in the Eastern Mediterranean: The 3+1 Trilateral Agreement
In geopolitics, forming alliances, partnerships, blocs, and groups allows nations to secure common interests and ensure stability is...
Kashif Anwar
Oct 3, 20234 min read


Armenia’s position after the fall of Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh)
Michael Maalouf On September 19, 2023, Azerbaijan launched a military offensive on Nagorno-Karabakh after implementing a blockade on the...
Michael Maalouf
Oct 2, 20233 min read


The Cutro Decree: Italy’s latest structure in Fortress Europe
Hanorah Hardy In 2015, Europe implemented the ‘hotspot’ approach. This was an effort to accommodate refugees and migrants, with the aim...
Hanorah Hardy
Sep 29, 20235 min read


The Visegrad Group: Rebels in the EU bloc
On the 15th of February 1991, the Visegrad Group was born at a meeting between the President of Poland, Lech Walesa, the President of...
Konrad Szuminski
Sep 28, 20233 min read


Why are governments ignoring the virtual cold war?
Lucy Gardner Organised cybercrime is one of the fastest-moving, least visible threats in modern society. It is a threat made only worse...
Lucy Gardner
Sep 26, 20234 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


The Complexities Surrounding Continued US Aid to Ukraine
Lance Moore On February 24th, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine, with Russian military forces...
Lance Moore
Sep 22, 20235 min read


Unravelling the Threads: France's Quasi-Empire in Crisis
Ewan Edwards France's influence in its West African colonies is slipping, potentially destroying its economy and diminishing its global...
Ewan Edwards
Sep 21, 20233 min read


The ‘Rocky Mountains’ that separate Spain and Morocco
Cristina Catena Gasco Spain and Morocco have historically had a tricky relationship. Sometimes, it is smooth and easy, but both states...
Cristina Catena Gasco
Sep 20, 20234 min read


G20 2023: India cements its position as ‘Voice of Global South’
Sean Young The highly awaited Group of 20 summit, hosted in New Delhi from September 9th to September 10th, has been a resounding...
Sean Young
Sep 19, 20234 min read


Nomadic Elephant-23: The Significance of Indo-Mongolian Defence Cooperation
Kashif Anwar The geographical location of a region, area, territory or nation in global politics is critical. Its location must be...
Kashif Anwar
Sep 18, 20234 min read


The Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election - All or nothing for Starmer's Labour?
On Tuesday the 15th of August, I attended a Labour Party event at the Rutherglen town hall, attended by Sir Keir Starmer and the leader...
Konrad Szuminski
Sep 14, 20233 min read
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