Spanish Presidency of the EU
July 1st, 2023, marks the fifth time Spain has assumed the presidency of the Council of the European Union since joining the EU in 1986. The presidency is responsible for the functioning of the Council, which...
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The Titan Sub Sinking: Uncovering a Underwater Grave
The loss of the Titan sub two weeks ago has sent shockwaves across the world, signifying a significant loss in the maritime landscape. The incident has triggered widespread concern and calls for a comprehensive investigation into...
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The Race to Power the World
If the story of the international struggle for mastery was a tale of coal and iron in the 19th century, and oil in the 20th, too many strategists are prepared to declare the 21st the era...
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Putin’s Nightmare: Russian Revolution in our Time
Putin’s audacious incursion into Ukraine last year left many stunned and expecting the nation to buckle within weeks. Few expected Ukraine to withstand Russia for so long. No one expected Russia to befall an invasion itself....
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The Second Space Race: Risks of War
“We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard.” Those were the words of John F Kennedy in 1962 at...
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One Navy For All of the Middle East?
In a surprising turn of events, regional heavyweights and traditional enemies Saudi Arabia and Iran, alongside other Gulf states, have agreed to form a joint naval alliance. Although the exact details have yet to be formally announced, analysts...
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Boys’ Schools Are Letting Down a Generation of Girls
This article was written by an Etonian pupil. “An article written by a teenage boy about rape culture?” I hear you cry. “And he goes to a boys-only, private, boarding school?” I can only apologize in...
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The Quest for Diversity is Far From Complete
For as long as human thought has been recorded, equality – a principle found in most cultures – has demanded respect for all people; Aristotle, in the Nichomachean Ethics, instructs to “treat like cases as like”....
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Democracy in Crisis: What is to be done?
“Government of the people, by the people, for the people.” These were the words uttered by Abraham Lincoln during the Gettysburg address, when he assured that the soldiers who gave their lives for the causes of...
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The Awoken Dragon: The West is Right to Fear China
Ever since the 1978 ‘Open Door’ policies, adopted by former CCP Chairman Deng Xiaopeng, opened China to foreign direct investment from the global market, it is undeniable that an unprecedented level of economic growth, peaking at...
