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Open Letter to the UK Government

Open Letter to the UK Government

By Jacob John Herbert, MA International Studies and Diplomacy Dear HM Government, I am writing ahead of COP26 which will be held in Glasgow from the 31st of October. This event has been much anticipated around the world, but anticipation does not always equate to action as we have seen

White Voices in Green Movements

White Voices in Green Movements

By Clarissa Mondeh, Anthropology and World Philosophies Environmental movements live in a continuous contradiction. Those most affected by climate change in the world are People of Colour (POCs). Yet, almost all of the green movements that have gained traction in recent years are predominantly white. This lack of representation intensifies

Texas’ Seven-Day Ice Age Shows the Disparate Politics of Climate Change

Texas’ Seven-Day Ice Age Shows the Disparate Politics of Climate Change

By Camila Consolmagno & Frederick Thelen, LLB & BA International Relations Recently, the state of Texas suffered through a historical event already being termed the ‘2021 Texas Power Crisis.’ This, however, fails to convey the scale of the crisis. Energy in Texas is managed on a state level as it

Beach-ness as usual? Rebuilding the Thai tourism industry on inequality

Beach-ness as usual? Rebuilding the Thai tourism industry on inequality

By Sophie Zwick, BA Politics and International Relations As vaccine rollouts begin in earnest all over the world, Thai authorities and hotel chains have called for quarantine exemptions for vaccinated travellers. However, the devastating consequences of the shuttered tourist industry have been most painfully felt among its most vulnerable workers

New university ‘free speech champion’ is not in the interests of the student body.

New university ‘free speech champion’ is not in the interests of the student body.

By Zaynab Mufti, BA International Relations and History We Brits are known for our pride in our values and freedoms. No matter the stake and no matter whose neck is stepped on, all is fair as long as our freedoms are upheld – right? It seems our government thinks so too.

Betrayed by the model minority myth

Betrayed by the model minority myth

By Aaron Chen, BA Law and Chinese The model minority myth is the stereotype that ESEA (East and Southeast Asian) diaspora are, amongst other attributes, the hardest working, most successfully assimilated and least threatening minority group. Yet given the rise of anti-ESEA hate crimes occurring all over the world, the

The fight for racial equality in Latin America

The fight for racial equality in Latin America

By Rehman Khokhar, BA Chinese and Korean A recent report by the BBC found that in the first half of 2020 more people were killed as a result of police violence in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro than in all of the United States put together. 75% of