World Affairs
Hungarian elections: could they see a new beginning?
Media censorship and tilting the electoral playing-field; using legal tools to neuter courts and Parliament as a rubber stamp; the avoidance of absolute oppression through violence: Hungary’s descent into semi-authoritarianism follows a somewhat stereotypical storyline. Over the course of the last ten years, many Western nations have been appalled by the slow loss of independence […]
ISIS-K: a new chapter in the Afghan War
As the battle for Afghanistan was in full swing, and the Taliban were at Kabul’s doorstep, the road to Hamid Karzai International Airport was choked: in fear of the Taliban’s return to power, scores of citizens looked to flee abroad. Exploiting this chaos of power transfer, and slipshod security, ISIS-K attacked the airport killing 160 […]
