Current Affairs
A Forced Pretence: How the Justification for Intervention has Changed
The world has changed immeasurably since World War Two; large-scale interstate conflict has become an anathema, particularly in the west and developed parts of Asia. Not only this, but it comes in line with developed international norms and laws which have to be followed, exemplified in the laws surrounding war. There is no longer legitimacy […]
On genes, ancestry, and why we’re all descended from royalty
People love to declare their “part Viking” heritage, or direct descent from Roman legions. Unfortunately, most of these claims are little more than pseudoscience; they were even referred to by The Guardian as “genetic astrology”.
