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Is China on its way to global supremacy, but at what cost for developing countries?

Is China on its way to global supremacy, but at what cost for developing countries?

“The ambition is immense” – one economist explains in their analysis of ‘What is China’s Belt and Road initiative?’ (BRI). The strategy which was launched in 2013 by President Xi Jinping, involves supplying trillions of dollars as part of an infrastructure project to reroute global trade. For instance, gas pipelines

ONLINE EXCLUSIVE - Brazilian Elections: Far-Right on the Rise

ONLINE EXCLUSIVE - Brazilian Elections: Far-Right on the Rise

The world’s fourth largest democracy and seventh largest economy is electing a new president. Jair Bolsonaro (also known as “Trump of the tropics”) and Fernando Haddad (from the centre-left Worker’s Party) will stage a fierce contest in what is expected to be a turbulent second round in Brazil’

Unity is Strength: The Students’ Union Needs to Regain Our Trust

Unity is Strength: The Students’ Union Needs to Regain Our Trust

Before I wrote this article, I asked my friends and colleagues how well their Students’ Union represents them. Their answers ranged from a sceptical “sort of” to several firm not-at-alls. After a closer look at the recent Summer of Discontent, I agree with the growing not-at-all faction in the student

Kavanaugh’s Appointment Makes it Clear - We Need to Overhaul the Judicial System if Survivors are to Get Any Justice

Kavanaugh’s Appointment Makes it Clear - We Need to Overhaul the Judicial System if Survivors are to Get Any Justice

Trigger/Content Warning: this article discusses sexual violence and the justice system. The past few weeks have felt like a toxic haze for me where I have been unable to escape the bombardment of news stories, personal accounts and constant thoughts about sexual violence. There are a couple of reasons

The Cave: No company, no confusion, just creation

The Cave: No company, no confusion, just creation

By Milhouse Storey, BA Arabic and History Since the dawn of humanity, great artists, thinkers and even prophets have undertaken periods of isolation, retreating to the Cave for contemplation and creation. The concept has not completely been abandoned, with writers or musicians of today purportedly disappearing into some luxury log

The Oxfam sex scandal shows that charity workers are people just like us

The Oxfam sex scandal shows that charity workers are people just like us

Anonymous When I joined Oxfam in 2016, I was certain that the several hundred people working at Oxfam’s HQ would all be walking saints – people who had made it their life’s work to selflessly serve others. So it came as somewhat of a shock when half-way through my

Working Class students deserve financial support

Working Class students deserve financial support

By Zain Hussain, MSc Internatonal Politics Those of us who were at SOAS on the 2st February 2018 may remember Valerie Amos being heckled at by students. This was done in response to an email sent to the student body by Deborah Johnson, addressing concerns that many working class students