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Flying Jets in Modern Directions

Kerosene is part of an indispensable group of molecules imported to fuel British air travel. Given that much of the world’s economy depends on it, it would be no surprise to find that open conflict in the Gulf—the world’s largest concentration of transiting hydrocarbons—has challenged supply to Trumpian levels of deprivation. The United Kingdom’s Department …

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Contesting the Grey Zone

It is with a heavy heart that the United Kingdom must now reckon with sustained confrontation from modern revisionist powers—some far larger than itself, some far more underhanded. The ‘grey zone’ of warfare has been stretched in scope and in potential for tenacity; tensions rise unreconciled by any commensurate appetite for escalation, while technological advance …

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Brussels Sprouts, Bilateral Shoots

Editor’s Note: This piece is brought to you by John McCabe, a Master’s graduate from St Andrews with a background in International Relations. Be sure to follow his work here. The shifting tides of 2025 herald fresh, rejuvenating efforts in alliance-building for, and between, the traditional European powers. The catalysts are many, but this year’s …

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Democratic Dividends: Brexit’s First Triumph

Editor’s Note: This piece is brought to you by John McCabe. He is a recent Master’s graduate from the University of St Andrews in International Relations having written his dissertation “British Engagement in the Indo-Pacific: Substantial or Superficial”. Be sure to follow his work here. In 2016, 52% of the United Kingdom’s population voted to …