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The Gorton Green Mirage
If the reaction to the Gorton and Denton by-election is to be believed, Britain has suddenly turned Green. With 14,980 votes,40.7 per cent of the total, the Green Party’s Hannah Spencer captured a seat long regarded as safe Labour territory (UK Parliament, 2026). Commentators rushed to declare a breakthrough for environmental politics. In reality, the result says far more about Labour’s collapse, and the opportunism of the Green campaign, than it does about any surge of enthu
Alexandra de Silva (Guest Writer)
9h4 min read
The Archive & The Rising Right: A Case Study of the United Kingdom
Reform UK, the United Kingdom’s far-right populist party, have rose drastically over the past years, [1] with it came a revival of the struggle over the British history. With this revival, archives, and sites of history at large, have once again become a hotbed of issues as the right has sought to ‘clean out’ the archives. This is already taking place ‘across the pond’ with the Trump administration having already laid off ought out a number of staff at the U.S. National Arch
Peerajit Phasitthanaphak (Staff Writer)
Feb 818 min read
The New Politics of Central Banking: From Inflation to Inequality
In 2020, while millions lost their jobs during the pandemic, the world’s billionaires saw their wealth jump by over 38% (Bordeerath, 2025). The cause? Surging stock and housing prices, fuelled, in part, by central bank policies meant to ‘save’ the economy.
Letizia Bottan (Staff Writer)
Nov 25, 20255 min read
Is Politics Today Simply About Communication, or is Digital Media One Tool in the Broader Political Strategy?
The strategic use of digital platforms has transformed political engagement by enabling candidates to appear relatable and forge emotional connections with voters. Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign marked a turning point, moving digital outreach from the margins to the heart of electoral strategy.
Alexandra Greenfield (Guest Writer)
Oct 30, 202515 min read
Economic Coercion in the Liberal International Order - Russia's Non-Military Strategy
The trajectory of the liberal order from its theoretical inception in Adam Smith to its triumphant universalised realisation in the post Cold War order has been paralleled by a developing discourse concerning the inherent capability of economic coercion embedded in foreign trade relations.
Ania Munteanu (Guest Writer)
Oct 8, 202510 min read
Summary of Chagos Archipelago Case and the Use of Right to Self-Determination
This paper will review the unlawful decolonisation process concerning the 2019 ICJ Judgement on the Legal Consequence of the Separation of the Chagos Archipelago from Mauritius in 1965. The case study observes that the 1965 agreement did not comply with the territorial integrity of the Chagos Archipelago....
Asees Sago (Guest Writer)
May 8, 202511 min read


Interview with Her Excellency Judit Pach
I'm Judit Pach. I'm the Hungarian ambassador to Singapore and also to Brunei Darussalam and Hungary’s governor to the Asia-Europe Foundation
Liliana Beck and Her Excellency Judit Pach
Apr 4, 202513 min read
Echoes of the Hammer and Sickle: Soviet Legacies in Modern Russian Intelligence
When the Soviet Union’s hammer and sickle flag was lowered for the last time off the Kremlin and was superseded by the Russian white,...
Luben Daynov (Guest Writer)
Apr 3, 202514 min read
Have the Last Two Years Brought a "Zeitenwende" in Germany's Foreign and Defense Policy?
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 sent shockwaves through Europe...
Chloe Logan (Guest Writer)
Mar 11, 20257 min read
Why is the Alternative Für Deutschland Disproportionately Successful in Eastern Germany?
Decades after German reunification, significant political, cultural, and economic divides between the East and West persist.
Chloe Logan (Guest Writer)
Mar 11, 20255 min read
Is the Lack of a Formal Legal Framework Governing the Use of Force in UN Peacekeeping Missions an Advantage or a Disadvantage?
The United Nations Peacekeeping missions are essential for helping countries ‘navigate the path from conflict to peace’
Danial Ahmed (Guest Writer)
Mar 3, 202516 min read
Fragmentation and Progress: Understanding the Modern Paradigm in International Relations
While progress is not an inevitable function of the arrow of time, International Relations is becoming increasingly dependent on the idea...
Ishaan Pandey (Guest Writer)
Dec 9, 20245 min read
Reimagining the Constitution: The Brown Commission's Proposal and the Future of the House of Lords
The publication of the Brown Commission’s report in 2022 marked a pivotal moment in the discourse on constitutional reform in the UK...
Russell Tan (Guest Writer)
Dec 8, 20246 min read
Political Parallels: Incumbency and Palestine in the 2024 US and UK Elections
In the immediate aftermath of Trump’s poll defying victory in the US election....
Kai Michael Nixon (Guest Writer)
Dec 3, 20248 min read
Analyzing Elections: "Did Tory Tactics or Labour Chaos Win the 1979 Election?"
This paper will argue that both the Conservative campaign as well as the perception of the Labour government were equally important...
Tanay Sonawane (Guest Writer)
Dec 2, 20249 min read
From Knights to Muskets: The Evolution of Military Tactics and Technology in Early Modern Europe
The Middle Age’s casus belli were typified by disagreements over inheritance and claims to throne. Not only these, but the defensive...

Augustine Acuña III (Staff Writer)
Dec 2, 202412 min read
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