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Centrists In Decline, A Warning To Democracies
Illustration by Will Allen We are just entering the second half of this decade and the political landscape in several countries seems to...
Victor Elizondo
Feb 203 min read


Europe's Most Dangerous Fantasy
Illustration by Will Allen A peculiar delusion stalks European policy circles: that Russian energy might once again prove Europe's...
Jack Rowlett
Feb 194 min read


Listen to the Satirists
Here's why we should listen to the satirists - How satirists generally have their ears to the ground and their hand on the pulse It might...
Eliot Lord
Feb 183 min read


‘Debt Trap Diplomacy’ in Africa: Aid or Exploitation?
In September 2024, Beijing hosted the ninth China-Africa Cooperation Forum, bringing together 51 African leaders as President Xi Jinping...
Arsima Bereketab
Feb 174 min read


Canada’s Second Trudeau: A Legacy of Half Measures and Mixed Results
Illustration by Will Allen On January 6 2025, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau resigned as leader of the Liberal Party. After...
Brock Salvatore Cullen-Irace
Feb 164 min read


METEOR Strike: How Greece’s Misguided Foreign Policy Pushed France to Turkey
Tensions in the Mediterranean between Greece and Türkiye might soon escalate to a broader European friction between two traditional...
Nikita Triandafillidis
Feb 154 min read


Seeing Through The Red Mist: Do MPs Shout For The Sake Of Shouting?
Seven months on from the UK General Election, I’ve finally calmed down. A bit. Fortunately, the UK has been under one of its...
Dan Sillett
Feb 144 min read


Fiscal Rules and the Government’s Ministry of Truth
In today’s political discourse, it seems the only question worth asking the British government is, ‘how will you pay for that? ’ Several...
Andres De Miguel
Feb 135 min read


Trump versus Greenland
Having returned to office, President Trump is already looking to expand. His first target? Greenland. Charading as a player on a monopoly...
Zoe Wreford
Feb 124 min read


Is This Where World War Three Ends?
Living in Daugavpils, the largest Russian-speaking settlement in the EU, it is hard to ignore the sticky political situation. Despite its...
Beatrice LearmouthÂ
Feb 113 min read


Power Without Legitimacy: What Colombia’s Example Reveals About Great Powers
The recent episode between Colombia and the United States, where Colombia invoked treaties to request respect for human rights and the...
Selene López
Feb 103 min read


Is Kemi Badenoch Already Under Pressure?
As the new leader of the Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch faces two mammoth tasks. As Leader of the Opposition, she must mount an...
Xavier Fletcher
Feb 94 min read


Jean-Marie Le Pen - Obituary
Jean-Marie Le Pen died at midday on the 7th of January, at the age of 96. This infamous Nazi sympathiser  — who unsuccessfully ran for...
Maya Sgaravato-Grant
Feb 85 min read


The Unstoppable Momentum Of China’s Anti-Corruption Campaign
Corruption has long plagued governance systems, but few have waged a campaign against it as sweeping and relentless as Xi Jinping's...
Foteini Garyfallidou
Feb 73 min read


Tough Times Lie Ahead for the US and Mexico: The Clash of Populism Has Begun
With Donald Trump returning to the White House, relations between the United States and Mexico are more tense than ever. Both countries...
Victor Elizondo
Feb 63 min read


DeepSeek: The New Kid On The AI Playground
A new AI has emerged, capturing global attention and making waves across industries. DeepSeek, a China-developed chatbot, is proving to...
Foteini Garyfallidou
Feb 53 min read

Top Trumps
Who should be lucky enough to be top in the President-elect’s contact list? Spoiler Alert: It’s not Britain. ‘Keir Starmer snubbed by not...
Eliot Lord
Feb 43 min read


Why Labour’s Devolution Plan Could Mean Less Power to the People
Last December, Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner announced the English Devolution White Paper . It encapsulated Labour’s approach to...
Luke Goddard
Feb 34 min read


"Break the Silence to End the Violence": GBV as a Global Crisis and the Launch of the Young European Movement's Campaign
Victoria Anastasia Aranowicz and Will Kingston-Cox attended the launch of the Young European Movement’s (YEM) “Break the Silence to End...
Victoria Anastasia Aranowicz and Will Kingston-Cox
Feb 25 min read


Are Tech Billionaires the New Global Political Actors?
" You have to stay cool. Don't feed the troll " said  German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in response to Elon Musk's endorsement  of Germany's...
Selene López
Feb 24 min read
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