One of the reasons I became a journalist was to tell the truth. You could say I was under a fog of naivety and idealism, but I think that I truly believed in the best of humanity. Maybe bad things happened for so long because of an ignorant, and simple population, who just didn’t know the truth. Because if people had access to the truth then things would simply change, right? There would be no discrimination, no suffering, no war. Why would we allow it? Surely if people could

International law was created to act as a check on unrestrained power, yet in practice is only effective at controlling states who are willing to conform, leaving those states whom international law was intended to control practically untouched by it. Out of the ruins of the Second World War came the concept of enforceable international law, followed by the creation of the United Nations and the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights . International law promise

As this article goes to press, Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, has reportedly  been killed in a joint U.S.–Israeli airstrike. His death marks the most dramatic escalation in U.S.–Iran tensions since the 1979 revolution and introduces a new variable: succession instability at the apex of the Islamic Republic. Yet even this unprecedented development does not make a war with Tehran comparable to Iraq in 2003 or Afghanistan in 2001, both of which share borders with Iran.  Ge

Where Donald Trump’s first tenure as President of the United States was concerned with making America great again, it is quickly becoming apparent he has broadened his horizons with his second innings. Growing weary of his global reputation as an obtrusive, childish bully, he’s spent the last year showing the world all he wants to do is bring about peace – granted, of course, he gets the credit. A big gold medal would be nice, too. This is, of course, referring to Trump’s ind

The catalyst for the collapse of establishment MAGA began on October 7th. However, the ingredients necessary for its fracture have been stewing in the Republican political machine for the better part of a decade. MAGA, their vitriolic ideology, and their destructive attachment to the state of Israel, I argue, now only have themselves to blame.  A little over a month ago, Politico dropped an exclusive report  that focused on leaked messages from a Young Republicans Telegram gr

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In the UK today, something of an authoritarian turn in the government has been observed. According to Civicus Monitor, as of December...

Whether Israel is a democracy or not has been the subject of fierce debate since October 7. According to Freedom House , Israel possesses a Global Freedom Score of 73/100. This far exceeds other Middle Eastern nations with Lebanon and Jordan being the next freest countries in the region while not even surpassing a score of 40/100. Israel, however, still lags behind its European and North American allies.  Within the past few weeks, the Netherlands has included  Israel for the

Glastonbury has become globally renowned for its music festival; a vibrant celebration of sound, spectacle, and social commentary. But...

Between 1878 and 1959, Cyprus was administered as a British colony, first under nominal Ottoman sovereignty, then as a formal Crown...

In the build-up to Glastonbury, all eyes were on Kneecap, them having become famous for raising awareness Israel’s genocide in Palestine  at their sets, and with member Mo Chara’s ongoing  terror lawsuit making headlines. Fearing they would pull out all the stops at the world’s biggest music festival, in an unprecedented move, the BBC cut short coverage of the festival’s West Holts stage only for the hour of Kneecap’s set. In a glorious moment of comeuppance, however, the act

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Who doesn’t like a bit of singing? But those in the competition of Eurovision aren’t heroes, and the leadership of the countries they...

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Illustration by Will Allen/Europinion. On January 15, 2025, US ex-President Joe Biden delivered his farewell address to the nation from...

Israel, a regional power often lauded for its technological prowess and political dominance of the region has once again met its match...

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence...

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The ongoing escalations in West Asia are straining India’s delicate balance. As the major conflict between Israel and Iran escalates,...