Overseas Correspondents

It is two weeks before Australia Day: a man on a bus yells “go back to your own country!” He is told to leave the bus, which is heading back from …

It is undeniable that the intermittent terror attacks that have plagued Europe last summer have had a lasting impact on Europe’s political dynamics, namely that it has established a tense and …

Iwas lucky enough to travel to Singapore for a week to attend a leadership conference with Common Purpose and 33Sixty. Over 80 students attended, coming from New Zealand, Australia, India, …

Amidst the circus that was the US election, many other pressing issues have been marginalized. In particular, last month’s violent protests throughout universities in South Africa have been ignored in favour of …

Anti-AfD (Alternative for Germany/Alternative für Deutschland) flyers litter the Humboldt University buildings dispersed around Berlin. They try to dispel the narrative of the party as an “alternative” by claiming it is …

It is finally December and most of us can agree on one thing: 2016 has been a pretty awful year. However, if you thought that the curse of political populism could finally …

So it actually happened. Once again, the pollsters were wrong. Right before the results started coming in, Donald Trump’s odds were seven to one to become the President. After a few hours, …

Australia The reaction to Trump’s victory has been mixed within Australian politics. Just under half of the population believe that the country should distance itself from the USA, so it …

Texas Texas’ polls saw a ten-point margin afforded to President-Elect Trump this past Tuesday, when he won 53% of the conservative state’s votes, compared to Clinton’s 43%. Although Texas’ Republican-leaning …

The last few weeks in Hong Kong have been riddled with political turmoil following the election. This came to a head on the 6th November when protesters marched from Wan …