Asia: The Dragon is Winning, The Elephant is Capitulating
There are complex relationships, and then there is one that India has with China- not in the binary of agreements and disagreements but
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Almas Yamin’s Journey
Before I began my degree in International Relations in 2015, I was studying Nutrition at Westminster’s Science and Technology Campus on Cavendish. I
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Extreme Beauty and Extreme Poverty: The Two Faces of Delhi?
Reflections on the trip to Delhi, India through the eyes of a student who had never visited a country outside the European continent
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Engaging with Contemporary Issues in Turkey
The trip to Turkey initially promised both a great academic and social experience. Upon arriving at Istanbul’s Ataturk airport in the evening we
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Spoken Word to Speak Out for Women
Muna Hassan is a third year International Relations and Development Studies student. She recited some of her poems on International Women’s Day at
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Poetry For the Soul
I have always believed I was a terrible writer while at school, English was never my strongest subject. I’m also not a native
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Shackles
The Oxford dictionary defines a “Shackle” as a pair of fetters connected together by a chain, used to fasten a prisoner’s wrists or
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Impact of Colonialism in Contemporary Development Trajectories
The earthquake that took place in Haiti in 2010 killing over 250,000 people (Ramachandran et al, 2013) opened the debate on how the
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Vietnam Reflection
Communism, eastern politics, socialism working with market liberalism, Asian culture, eastern education, respectful and inspirational students, a landscape beyond imagination; and so much
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‘Blood Leaves its Trail’ – Afterthoughts by Khalil Sabawoon
Blood leaves its trail; a documentary that presents the struggle and hardships of the Kashmiris in dealing with the Indian state’s cruelty and
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