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Pakistan faces worst flooding in over a decade

Pakistan faces worst flooding in over a decade

Mahina Wasim, BA Politics One-third of Pakistan is underwater. As of June 2022, Pakistan has been enduring severe monsoon weather which saw area-weighted rainfall 67 percent above normal levels in that month alone. Up until August 27th , rainfall was 2.9 times the thirty year average for the region . Severe

Kabul : Hazara community suffers attacks on schools

By: Marie Vandermeulen, B.A. International Relations and Law “These attacks confirmed fears that the American troop withdrawal would leave Afghan women particularly vulnerable to the Taliban’s onslaught “ In recent years, the Dasht – e Barchi neighbourhood of Kabul has witnessed some of the region’s most destructive attacks. In

Mandatory Vaccine Pass Sparks Dissent in French Capital

Mandatory Vaccine Pass Sparks Dissent in French Capital

By Artemis Sianni-Wedderburn, BA (Hons) Politics and Arabic Thousands of police officers mobilised in Paris on Saturday, 12 February following the ‘vaccine pass’ coming into effect on 25 January 2022. This was after approval by Parliament and being judged as constitutional by the ‘Conseil Constituionnel.’ The vaccine pass replaces the

Focus: Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Focus: Russian Invasion of Ukraine

By Gunda Pavilonytė, BA Chinese On 24 February, Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered military forces to enter Eastern Ukraine. Residents began to seek shelter in underground stations after being woken by explosions in the early hours of the morning. Putin’s reasoning behind his actions are to ‘demilitarize and de-Nazify’

Focus: What is Happening in Mali?

Focus: What is Happening in Mali?

By Clayton Barrington-Russell, BA Arabic and International Relations After almost a decade, the French military presence in the West African state of Mali has drawn to a close. Despite President Emmanuel Macron denying a military ‘failure,’ many Malians feel that the European ‘counter-terrorist’ force has contributed to the destabilisation of

Iran-Qatar Talks Indicate Support of Nuclear Deal

Iran-Qatar Talks Indicate Support of Nuclear Deal

By Josh Mock, BA Arabic and Persian Qatar’s Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, indicated his country’s support for the Vienna-Iran nuclear deal talks during a visit by Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi to Doha on 21 February. The discussions between the two Gulf nations resulted in the signing

India Sends Aid to Distraught Afghanistan: A New Plan to Deal with the Taliban?

India Sends Aid to Distraught Afghanistan: A New Plan to Deal with the Taliban?

By Mohammad Ibrar, MA South Asian Area Studies On 22 February, India sent over 2,500 metric tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan via the land route through Pakistan. Carried in 50 Afghan trucks, the wheat will be handed over to the UN’s World Food Programme in Jalalabad. This aid