Israel’s Deal With Bahrain Is A Shotgun Wedding, And Ayatollah Khamenei Is Holding The Shotgun
Alex Miller analyses what the normalisation of relation between Bahrain and Israel means for the Middle East.
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The UK’s Asylum Interview – Ineffective and Inhumane
The Home Office’s Treatment of asylum seekers shows a blatant disregard for psychological research on trauma, leaving those who are in desperate need of help in even more vulnerable positions, Freya Rennison reports.
Should we be boycotting ‘Mulan’ over its cooperation in the persecution of Uyghur Muslims?
Recent controversy has broken out over the live action adaptation of the 1998 film ‘Mulan’, due to be released on Disney Plus December 4th 2020, and its filming in the Xinjiang province where the Uyghur…
Global Snapshots: 31st of August – 6th of September
Africa Confirmed cases in Africa have passed the threshold of 1.25 million, meaning that the continent now accounts for around 5% of the global case total. South Africa maintains its position as having the highest…
Global Snapshots: Coronavirus Weekly Updates
Starting on the 16th of August, The Oxford Blue’s Global Affairs team will be bringing you bite-sized weekly worldwide updates on the virus. This week’s update summarises significant regional headlines from Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe,…
Samuel Wazizi’s death: Freedom of speech remains a Western ideal
My friend recently summarised the case of journalist Samuel Wazizi’s murder in simple terms: “Imagine if Donald Trump arrested Trevor Noah and had him executed without trial. People would go insane”. We shouldn’t have to…
The Benefits of Brexit
Four years after the referendum, we may confidently state that Boris, Nigel and Jacob have been proven right; Brexit has been a glorious success, as it has brought prosperity and good governance to the people….
Remembering George Floyd’s death: lessons to take away from the police bodycam video
On the 25th of May 2020, 46-year-old Black American George Floyd, a Minneapolis resident, was killed while in police custody by Officer Derek Chauvin. He had been handcuffed, volunteered to lie face down against the…
Mainland Southeast Asia’s COVID-19 “success”: policy, culture or mere luck?
Two weeks ago, Thailand emerged in the endless global coronavirus news cycle with good news; the Southeast Asian country reported no new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, the 16th of July. In fact, for a country…
We should boycott TikTok. Here’s why.
Becky Whant explores how TikTok relates to international politics, arguing that greater action needs to be taken by consumers.