With the release of the defence season of the podcast, this week’s commentary piece is going to be a review of Professor O’Brien’s latest book The Strategists: How War Made Them and How They Made War. The book focuses on the five key leaders during World War II: Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin, Mussolini, and Hitler. The …
Editor’s Note: This piece is brought to you by Nabila Arab. Click on her profile at the bottom of this piece to read more of her work with us or follow her on LinkedIn, here. For decades, the UK held a reputation as a place of safety. But for many refugees and asylum seekers today, …
I’m excited to announce that next week, season two of the BIGA podcast will begin and the theme for the season will be: Security, Strategy, and Defence. With Peter Jones helping to round out our season on diplomacy, it seems a fitting leap to discuss all things security. I’ve written previously about strategy, in particular …
Editor’s Note: Nabila returns with a fascinating new commentary. Nabila has a Master’s in Migration Studies as well as being a board member on the UNDP Youth Panel and the Hub Coordinator for the Beirut branch of the Al Sharq Forum. Make sure to follow her work, here. As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly embedded in …
Author’s Note: This piece is looking at the recent Netflix show Adolescence as a starting point for conversation about gender in the UK. As such, there will be spoilers about the show and I would recommend you watch it before reading this piece. ‘overall, male emotional repression is good, actually’. This was one of the …
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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 …
Author’s Note: Welcome back to my weekly commentary. I do apologise for not posting anything last week! A mix of interviews, illness, and travels made it a bit much but hopefully this week’s piece makes up for it! It is hardly a profound insight to say that Trump has been stirring the pot when it …
Editor’s Note: This piece is brought to you by Nabila Arab, who has a Master’s in Migration Studies as well as being a board member on the UNDP Youth Panel and the Hub Coordinator for the Beirut branch of the Al Sharq Forum. Make sure to follow her work, here. In recent decades, the UK …
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US ‘destroying’ world order, EU leaders in emergency meeting, China vows it will ‘fight to the end’ with US in trade war – or any other war. These are just a handful of the headlines from this week. While the news benefits from stirring up anxiety – fear sells after all – it does seem …
Editor’s Note: This piece is brought to you by Vincenz Bill, a Master’s graduate from the University of St Andrews, research analyst with Project Khthon, and most recently a trainee with the EU in Brussels. Be sure to follow his work, here. On the 27th of February, the public received the final results of the …