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Is Transnistria on the verge of Russian annexation?
There is currently intense international discussion surrounding the potential scenario of Transnistria, a pro-Russian breakaway region in...
Patrick René Haasler
Feb 27, 20243 min read


Transnistria's Bid to Russia: Concerns Over Potential Annexation Request to Moscow
Significant political machinations are taking place in the state of Transnistria. There is a growing belief that Transnistria will ask...
Will Kingston-Cox
Feb 26, 20243 min read


Conquest of the Arctic: Defence of the Eagle
The Arctic Circle is undeniably the new battlefront of a 21st century Cold War between West and East. The rise of China as a strategic...
Nikita Triandafillidis
Feb 26, 20244 min read


Corporations Aiding Oligarchs: Undermining The Western Stance on Ukraine
It has recently come to light that Allen & Overy (a British law firm) and Morgan Stanley (an American investment bank) played a part in...
Stella Radojevic
Feb 5, 20243 min read


Breaking Ukraine's Stalemate: Why Western Fatigue is an Existential Threat to Kyiv
As the war of attrition between Moscow and Kyiv approaches its second anniversary, international attention continues to wane. Dwindling...
Omar Khram
Jan 4, 20244 min read


Putin’s End of Year Speech: Peace Will Come When I Win
On the 14th December 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin sat down for an annual end-of-year press conference after a year's hiatus...
Konrad Szuminski
Jan 1, 20245 min read


Alexei Navalny Reappears in Snow-Swept Prison Above the Article Circle
Russian history is no stranger to the disappearance of ruling elites and dissidents. Stalin's Mexico City assassination of Trotsky in...
Konstantinos Evangelos Kolokotronis
Dec 31, 20234 min read


Hope For A Time After Putin: Russia's Upcoming Presidential 'Elections'
Vladimir Putin has, unsurprisingly, confirmed that he will be running for his fifth presidential term in 2024. The news was expected...
Stella Radojevic
Dec 24, 20233 min read


No End in Sight for Biden's Foreign Policy Crises as US Election Approaches
The last few months have proven that President Joe Biden is not the foreign policy expert his career makes him out to be. This myth...
Prajwal Sonu
Dec 20, 20233 min read


Snow in Cumbria: White Christmas or Nuclear Winter?
It is a popular pastime in the modern era to imagine how the world is going to end – AI might become a little too intelligent and no...
Lucy Gardner
Dec 14, 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


Moldovan Mayoral Elections, Russian Interference and Moldova's Future Geopolitical Alignment
On November 5th and 19th, Moldova held local elections – the first in a series of elections to be held in quick succession. The local...
Patrick René Haasler
Nov 29, 20233 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


Biden’s hypocrisy shows his values-based foreign policy is in tatters
When United States President Joe Biden was elected in 2021, he promised to pursue a values-based foreign policy focusing on democracy,...
Prajwal Sonu
Nov 16, 20233 min read


The Ukrainian Grain Crisis
As President Zelensky took the stage at the United Nations, accusing Russia of weaponising food prices and arguing that neighbouring...
Konrad Szuminski
Nov 13, 20234 min read


Digital Imperialism: Can States Ever Control the Internet?
The high seas and the moon are international territories (res communis omnium, in legal terms) controlled by no single state. But as Meta...
Lucy Gardner
Nov 11, 20234 min read


On the Edge: Breakaway States and Borderlands
Lucy Gardner It is often helpful in international relations to imagine the world as a primary school playground: a gossip-girl style...
Lucy Gardner
Oct 19, 20233 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


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


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
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