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Seyan Dattani
Dec 5, 2022
Lord Palmerston - a politician for our times?
War in Russia, debates about slavery and colonialism and a fractious relationship with Europe - the story of one of Britain’s most famous...
Alecsis Rosca
Dec 1, 2022
War in Ukraine: Imperialist posture of a long gone superpower
Many analysts claimed there will be no invasion of Ukraine, some examples highlighting that this would not happen due to a lack of...
Chaiti Maheshwari
Dec 1, 2022
1978 and 2022: A second Iranian revolution? – 1 country, 40 years apart
On 13th September 2020, 22-year-old Mahsa Amini was arrested by Iran’s morality police for allegedly violating the Islamic Republic’s...
Maddie Small
Dec 1, 2022
From Prisoner to Brazil’s President-Elect: the Comeback of Lula
“They tried to bury me alive, and I’m here”. That’s what Brazil’s president-elect, Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva, said in a triumphant...
Paree Desai
Dec 1, 2022
FIFA: a legacy of corruption
On November 23, 2010, France’s President at the time, Nicolas Sarkozy, hosted a quaint lunch for four at the Élysée Palace. His guests...
Stella Imo
Nov 30, 2022
Protests in China – a “white paper revolution”?
"White sheets of papers, no faces. There is so much to say that cannot be said. Because big brother is watching and censoring you." This...
Raya Mahmood
Nov 30, 2022
Kamala Harris: the Recondite VP
The opinions expressed in this article reflect the opinions of its author(s). They do not represent the views of UCL’s Diplomacy Society...
Anoushka Jha
Nov 30, 2022
Synthetic Biology as a Global Weapon in the United States
What is in a ‘revolution’? The revolutions of the eighteenth century in Europe targeted the overthrowing of an ancient feudal system, in...
Lucien Enev
Nov 29, 2022
Germany: You Have Lost Your Leadership Legitimacy
For the French mainstream media and political elite, the slogan the “Franco-German couple” is a mantra reflecting the belief that...
Omar Khan
Nov 17, 2022
Sun, Sea and; Spies: the Sino-Australian Pacific rivalry
Calling this year’s Pacific Islands Forum tense would be a huge understatement. The summit in Suva was a chance for Australia and New...
Anoushka Jha
Oct 30, 2022
Barriers to Influence - Challenges for the United States - Africa Strategy
‘[Africa has] suffered enough of the burden of history [and] does not want to be the breeding ground of a new Cold War’ This quote is by...
Anoushka Jha
Aug 16, 2022
The ‘Ideal’ Indian Foreign Policy Against the Myanmar Military Coup by Anouska Jha
After suffering decades of military rule and economic/ethnic discrimination, the February 2021 military coup in Myanmar only solidified...
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