Ottawa fallout: Trudeau’s overstep
Joseph Spencer analyses the controversial decision of the Candian prime minister, Justin Trudeau, to invoke unprecedented emergency powers following the so-called 'Freedom Convoy' in Ottawa, Canada.
World Affairs
An interview with Nathan Law: the fading hope of Hong Kong
Current Affairs Deputy Editor Joshua Guillen interviews Nathan Law, activist and pro-democracy advocate, about his experiences of authoritarianism and political repression in Hong Kong.
A perpetual plight: an impending humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan
Mihir Joshi discusses the impacts of and responses to the current humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.
The test of the west: countering the authoritarian wave
Current Affairs Deputy Editor Joshua Guillen analyses the threat of the authoritarian wave, suggesting democratic governments should do more to counter its spread.
Joe Biden: one year on
It was certainly not the one-year anniversary Joe Biden had hoped for. On January 19th – the eve of Biden’s first year in office – the president gathered a press…
A view from Chile: how cooperation is the future of Asia-Pacific relations
Durham alumna and lawyer Cecilia Díaz Alcocer analyses the importance of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (Apec) to Chile.
Biden’s push for voting rights legislation
President Biden’s attempts to prevent and undo laws introducing voting restrictions provide the embattled president with a potential lifeline but one that may prove difficult to grasp.
Does Russia really intend on invading Ukraine?
Harry Drew examines how the threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine remains unlikely.
Changing times: the shadows of a new cold war
As the shadows of conflict re-emerge, how much—if anything—can the cold war teach us about the future? I. THE PARADOX OF THE BERLIN WALL In Berlin, Germany, the physical remnants…
Merkel’s many faces: a chancellorship of paradoxes
When Donald Trump ascended to the White House in early 2017, the repercussions for the west were as of yet unclear. His defeated rival, Hillary Clinton, was the candidate of…