Looking ahead to Türkiye’s presidential elections in May, how might his response to the earthquake impact his chances of re-election? Not much.
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NHS recruiting doctors from WHO “red list” countries
Eleanor Burkey explores how the NHS is recruiting doctors from the WHO’s “red list” of developing countries.
Remembrance Day in France
Hannah Fraser attends a Remembrance Sunday service in France and reflects of the different traditions of ritualized commemoration of the two world wars.
Iran and political prisoners: Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s release
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori were released five months ago after a gruelling imprisonment in Evin prison, Tehran at a break in the political deadlock between Iran and Britain.
Breakdowns and Bicycles: Why I Chose to Do a Year Abroad
Breakdowns & Bicycles: Why I Chose to Do a Year Abroad Dealing with the difficulties posed by a year abroad can sometime be a hard task to surmount. Ellie Klein cover her main reasons for studying abroad and how keeping those in mind can help. One cold Wednesday night back in October, I couldn’t find […]
A coffee with… Giselle Garcia
Deputy Editor, Anne Chafer, talks to Giselle Garcia about the international experience in academia.
Review: Monos
Sam Bowerman is spellbound by Alejandro Landes’ visually powerful war film.
Black History Month – Tackling Racism in Football
After England’s most recent international was marred by yet more racist chanting, Print Screen Editor Jonathan Chern reflects on the cause and the complacent combat of football, sport and society’s entrenched issue.
Racism, Revolution and Resistance: France’s current political turmoil
The cleansing wave of ‘Pasokification’ (the process whereby traditional European social democratic and conservative/Christian democratic parties lose their support base) crashed in France in the 2017 election, leaving three populists on the shore with their heads above the water. Macron, the election winner and self-declared ‘Jupiterian’ sun-king, was a populist only in loose terms. He […]
Endless Sex Scandals in Norwegian Politics: Can the People in Power be Trusted?
The #metoo campaign’s effect on the Norwegian politics has shown no mercy. Several politicians are being replaced after serious cases regarding sexual harassment. Here is a brief of the most severe cases. 1. The Political Deputy Leader and the Young Women… The #metoo campaign had been around for quite some time before it started presenting […]