On Tuesday, March 4th, leaders of Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Social Democratic Party (SPD) announced plans to reform the country’s debt break to allow for increased defence spending and set up a special fund to finance infrastructure investments (Alkousaa and Marsh, 2025). Accordingly, Friedrich Merz, who led the…
The recent Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Ethiopia and Somaliland has sparked regional controversy, threatening Somalia’s sovereignty and reshaping the geopolitical landscape of the Horn of Africa. Ethiopia’s decision to lease 20 km of Somaliland’s coastline in exchange for potential recognition of Somaliland’s independence, has provoked strong opposition from Somalia and heightened regional tensions. The agreement raises concerns about territorial…
Cartels and Mexico’s Energy Industry Fuel theft in Mexico, known as huachicol, dominated primarily by powerful cartels such as the Sinaloa Cartel and the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), along…
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…
The rippling effect of the European Transit System shutdown for Ukraine, Russia and the security of Europe's future With the European Transit System’s (ETS) last shutdown, we witness a symbolic…
US President Donald Trump has declared tariffs on Canada, among a number of countries around the world, but what impact has it had on Canada's political landscape? Canada’s Liberal Party…
Assessing the shift in U.S.-Russia relations and the potential for a fourth reset. In 2009, during the U.S.-Russia conference in Geneva, then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton presented a symbolic “reset…
Introduction On 25th February, PM Keir Starmer announced a massive slash in the overseas aid budget, in order to fund an increase in defence spending - up to 2.6% of…
Introduction Marx’s theory posits that a cultural elite decides what is a cultural and political norm. To make the enlargement process, vital to security and strategy, competitive, there needs to…
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…
Political Instability, Security Threats, and the Struggle for Universal Suffrage Introduction Somalia stands at a critical juncture in its political development, grappling with the challenges of transitioning from a clan-based…
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)…
1. What’s Wrong, America? This review considers two recent works on U.S. political economy – Goliath by Matt Stoller and The New Class War by Michael Lind – as examples…
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…