International Issues·29th August 2021Two Oxford students left stranded in Kabul Christopher Collins Image description: Taliban soldiers in a queue behind a table with several automatic weapons Two Oxford postgraduate students are trapped... Read More
National Issues·6th August 2021Trade, peace and the Protocol: Northern Ireland Raef Murphy Image description: Ulster Defence Association mural with man wearing balaclava and aiming a gun. “It is the people of Northern... Read More
Comment·19th July 2021Conflicts of Scientific Interest: The Investigation into the Origins of COVID-19 Peter Denton In this age of space-ships and nucleotides, it is all too tempting to let scientists go off, do their business... Read More
Comment·6th June 2021DEBATE: Bitcoin is more wasteful than worthwile Anjali Kawa and Uri Shine Image Description: three bitcoins against a black background. PROPOSITION (Anjali Kawa)Â For many, the rise of cryptocurrency marks a method... Read More
Comment·30th May 2021Liz Cheney: The final whimper of the GOP Ben Sanderson Image Description: a pole with a USA flag flying, and a flag below it reading “TRUMP 2020 keep America great!”... Read More
Comment·16th May 2021The unspoken privilege of the English speaker Maya Szaniecki Image Description: A white street sign reading ‘Zakaz Tlumoceni Translating Prohibited’ The study of foreign languages is at an all-time... Read More
Comment·13th May 2021Bobi Wine- Uganda’s popstar politician Toni Ledda Image description: Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu with his bodyguard Frank Senteza aka Frank during campaigning. Frank is wearing a red top... Read More
Science and Technology·9th May 2021Vaccine patents: protecting profit at all costs Nicole Hasler Image description: several small vials labelled ” Coronavirus Vaccine” laid out in a row. Two weeks ago, the UK reached... Read More
Comment·10th March 2021Working from Home – will we welcome the new normal? Daisy Meade Image Description: a wooden desk with a laptop, mug, notebooks, pen and a pencil case on top of it. A... Read More
Comment·11th February 2021Coffeeshops and Cannabis: Amsterdam grapples with Drug Tourism Mia Hynes Image description: A hand holding a smoking blunt, on a green background. The Amsterdam city council recently made headlines with... Read More
Comment·25th August 2021Germany and Merkel: too good to beat? Dan Harrison Image description: caricature showing Angela Merkel The current German election campaign is not proceeding in a very Germanic way. There... Read More
Comment·22nd July 2021Pope Francis’ reforms to canon law on sexual abuse: true change or wishful thinking? Raef Murphy Image description: the Pope, facing away from the camera. ‘Every time there is a single incident of abuse in the... Read More
Comment·12th June 2021The Crisis: why aren’t we helping refugees? Maya Szaniecki Image Description: a banner reading ‘Refugees Welcome’ with a picture of Paddington Bear, in front of the UK Parliament The... Read More
Comment·5th June 2021Bay for blood: the fallout of the Spanish migrant crisis Will Neill Image Description: Spanish flag flying over a blue sea on a sunny day. Juan Francisco Valle, a Spanish diver, was... Read More
CommentInternational Issues·20th May 2021Exit wounds: Western failure and withdrawal from Afghanistan Will Neill Image Description: outside Kabul, children play atop the carcass of a tank “A war begun for no wise purpose, carried... Read More
Comment·14th May 2021Looking back and looking forward: an analysis of Biden’s first 100 days in office Daniel Morgan Image description: The White House’s southern façade on a clear day. Few presidents have inherited a national situation as unpredictable... Read More
Comment·10th May 2021After Merkel, what’s next for Germany? Daniel Morgan Image Description: the Reichstag Building on a sunny day. Across a decade which has seen convulsion and upheaval across parts... Read More
Comment·31st March 2021Reclaim the streets, reclaim language: the issue with how we talk about sexual harassment Rachel Rees Image description: white façade with the phrase ‘protect women now’ written on it in purple chalk. Everything about the recent... Read More
Comment·8th March 2021Expect More Disasters Like the One in Texas Andrew Wang Image description: The Houston skyline. The past twelve months have been exceptionally terrible for the United States in terms of... Read More