A forever changing nature of war has led to many criticisms against the West for their involvement in extrajudicial killing (the targeted murder of individuals without regard for formal legal processes.)This creates many implications that have bled into international human rights law. Josh Bate considers the West’s use of drones that have formed a new era of state violence.
What’s in a name?: Biden Labels Armenian Killings a ‘Genocide’
Following US President Biden’s remarks about Armenian Killings being a “genocide”, Tasha Johnson dissects Turkey’s protracted history of Kurdish erasure and what the term “genocide” entails.
US Inauguration 2021: Politics and fashion on display
In light of President’s Day yesterday, Carmen Ghazi takes a look back at the most notable fashion moments of last month’s presidential inauguration.
What Joe Biden’s presidency might mean for the future of UK-US relations
Nobody can deny the fact that 2020 was a year filled with challenges and political uncertainty – whether it was the possibility of a potential No Deal Brexit or the diplomatic insecurity of Trump’s presidency. […]
Setting a President: How will the Biden administration affect science?
Tharushi Wijesiri looks at what the next four years could mean for science.
Biden begins to dismantle Trump’s legacy
Despite having only been in office for a few days, Biden has already taken great pains to differentiate his administration from his predecessor’s. The new President signed 17 executive orders throughout his first day in […]
Top 4 TV and culture icons of 2020
Giulio Bajona shares four iconic characters and moments from this ‘unprecedented’ year, in a cultural countdown of 2020
Biden wins the White House, but Trump refuses to go
Biden won a coalition of support spanning from Democratic Socialists like Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, all the way through to the wife of John McCain, the Republican who ran against Barrack Obama in 2008.
What can Labour learn from Joe Biden’s victory?
Despite the white noise and hot air emanating from an increasingly desperate Donald Trump, Joe Biden has been elected the next President of the United States. Whilst pre-election polls perhaps underestimated Trump’s ability to grow […]
Donald Trump: A Threat to American Democracy
Biden’s lead in the polls has left Democrats highly hopeful of the future, yet victory may be further away than they think. Amidst President Trump’s attempts to discredit mail-in voting and refusal to commit to […]
Is Time Finally Up On Trump’s Chaotic Presidency?
Released back into the world after his covid sojourn in hospital, Donald Trump wasted no time getting back on the campaign trail. Speaking at a packed rally in Pennsylvania, the president attempted to shake off […]
The Democrats Gearing To Take Trump On
November 3rd, 2020 seems like a lifetime away but several prominent Democrats are already eyeing up the next U.S. election and getting themselves ready to run against Republican President Trump. One big-name Democrat has already […]