Recent events in the Middle East have focused on the US’s response to the Yemeni Houthis turmoil in Syria and Israeli operations in Gaza. Meanwhile, Egypt remains the ever-present yet often overlooked powder keg ready to explode. Long-Term Structural Challenges The main structural challenge that Egypt faces is that…
An Escalating Crisis: The Surge of Internal Displacement Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) are those forced to flee their homes due to conflict, violence, or disaster, without crossing international borders (Knox, 2018). Globally, between the years 2009 and 2022, there is a pattern of steady increase in internal displacement. As Figure 1 illustrates, while internal displacement numbers fluctuated modestly between 2009…
Compared to mature Western markets, frontier markets in regions such as sub-Saharan Africa present higher returns on investment but greater levels of political risk. South Sudan exemplifies this because of…
The return of Trump-era climate policy signals a major shift in global sustainability governance. Rooted in nationalism and climate skepticism, it weakens international cooperation and stalls progress on the UN…
Resource Nationalism Although Venezuela has experienced a modest economic recovery in recent years, its productive structure remains critically impaired, with poverty rates approaching three times the regional average and stark…
While the US currently leads in advanced AI research, China’s strategic focus and state-driven investment have made it a formidable competitor. Artificial intelligence (AI) is the defining battleground of the…
This article makes the case that tariffs, which were once thought of as economic tools, are now being used more and more as strategic tool by superpowers, especially China and…
The Armenian National Assembly has passed a bill legally enshrining the pursuit of EU membership. Following the resolution on Article 49 by the European Parliament, a second reading has formalised…
Introduction Media has always been used as a tool to keep the public informed on political developments and also to spread information bias within the political sphere. Traditional partisan media—such…
Over the past five years, Ethiopia has experienced significant political turbulence, with state-perpetrated violence against civilians emerging as a critical concern. This period has been marked by armed conflicts, human…
Introduction The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has been a major part of the EU budget since its inception in the Treaty of Rome over 60 years ago. It remains a…
In recent years, Somaliland has been accelerating its claims for territorial sovereignty, and hopes to secure legal recognition with the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump for a second term…
On May 23, Belarusian air traffic control rerouted Ryanair Flight 4978 from its original destination of Vilnius, Lithuania, to Minsk, Belarus. The authorities in Minsk claimed that they had received…
The War in Afghanistan known to be the “forever war” or considered the longest war the US has ever fought is set to end on 31st August 2021 (Borger, 2021)…
As Merkel prepares to leave politics and with the European elections around the corner, there is a lot of uncertainty surrounding European politics. Far right parties have recently gained considerable…
Warwick’s International Relations Society and Warwick’s Jewish Israeli Society are excited to announce their speaker event taking place on the 22nd of February 2019 at 6pm in S0.21. Lian Najami…
Ezra Friedman discusses the significance of the fall of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action Warwick’s Pugwash Student Society, along with Warwick’s International Relations Society, are delighted to host their…