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.
international politics
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.
My experience at COP26
Ollie Riley-Smith relates his experience with WWF at COP26 and shares his opinion on the outcomes.
Biden won: what now?
With Trump finally on his way out of the Oval Office, Mike Gaughan outlines what Biden's presidency has in store for us over the next four years.
Nigeria: why the #EndSars protests turned nasty
Following the deaths of dozens of protestors on the streets of Lagos, Will Guy explores how the government's ongoing battles with Boko Haram and Biafran separatists are fuelling a vicious…
The Real Israel
Israel is the most politically contentious, internationally contested, and yet extraordinary region in the world. Spending only a week there, I realised just how skewed the Western media portrayal of…
Donald Trump and The Great Man of History
Rory McKinley discusses the widespread idea in liberal currents, reinforced by mainstream media, that everything wrong with the US today is a creation of Trump; and that if Trump is…
We Will Remember Them: How World War One Shaped the Modern World
The 11th November 1918 saw the end of the ‘Great War’. An estimated 15-19 million people had been killed, a further 23 million military personnel had been wounded, and 8…
Jair Bolsonaro: the latest threat to democracy
His middle name might be Messias, but if he is elected, it will be the opposite of salvation for Brazil.
It’s Too Late
Responding to Climate Change is currently an obligation, a topic that resurfaces occasionally in the headlines when scientists release new findings, an invisible concept with looming uncertainty that intermittently enters…