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Mandatory Conscription and the Future of Myanmar at Stake

Mandatory Conscription and the Future of Myanmar at Stake

By Anonymous On February 10th 2024, the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services (Tatmadaw) and junta leader Min Aung Hlaing announced the implementation of mandatory military conscription in Myanmar. Since the Tatmadaw took power in 2021, it has suffered massive losses in the control of its territory at the hands of ethnic

South Korea’s Ministry of Gender Equality is on Track to Disband

South Korea’s Ministry of Gender Equality is on Track to Disband

By Ellie Sprinthall, BA International Relations and Korean On February 20th, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol accepted the resignation of the Ministry of Gender Equality’s Minister Kim Hyun-sook and announced that he would leave the position unfulfilled. This move is viewed by many as a step to disbanding

US election 2024: Joe Biden is why Donald Trump may return as President

US election 2024: Joe Biden is why Donald Trump may return as President

By Spenser Walsh, Exchange Student from Tufts University, USA The list of scandalous things Donald Trump has done is too numerous to list. From bragging about committing sexual assault to denying his 2020 loss, he remains an incredibly divisive figure. Yet, he is also an incredibly consistent figure. Trump will

Students Set to be Poorer After Maintenance Loan Announcement

Students Set to be Poorer After Maintenance Loan Announcement

By Archie Thomas, BA Politics and International Relations Maintenance Loans for students in England will rise by 2.5% next academic year in line with projected inflation. Currently, inflation stands at 4% meaning students’ purchasing power and living standards will continue to fall. This follows increases of 2.3% and

‘APPALLING MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE’: Compensation Delays Following the Post Office Horizon Scandal

By Jacob Delos Santos, MA Global Media and Digital Communications “… the Post Office scandal has left a wake of devastation, with hundreds of victims subjected to criminal records, community service, and, in certain cases, jail time.” In January, victims of what has been described as the “biggest miscarriage of justice

Missing Convicts Wreak Havoc on Indian Supreme Court Reputation

By Aditya Mishra, BA/BSc Social Science, Arts and Humanities with Foundation Year Trigger warning: Mentions of sexual assault and rape “It is reported that the Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who himself has a criminal history, had personally played a role in the release of two of those convicts.

Niger Coup: Tentative Hope

By Joe Dredge-Fenwick, MA Anthropology of Food and Intensive Japanese ‘The sense of colonial rejection does seem palpable. Whether or not the so-called “overdue revolutions” do bring needed radical change is yet to be seen. For now we can only hold tentative hope for the realisation of socio-political parity.’ Niger’