Student Features

Sexual Violence and War

Rosie Walters • Dec 8 2023 • Student Features

Sexual violence in conflict is a continuation or escalation of gendered violence towards women and men in peacetime – much of which takes place inside the home.

Human Rights and Sovereignty

Stephen McGlinchey • Dec 8 2023 • Student Features

The global system incorporates human rights in ways that go beyond merely aspirational, gradually challenging the once absolute monopoly on sovereignty held by states.

From War Crimes to the International Criminal Court

Knut Traisbach • Dec 7 2023 • Student Features

The International Criminal Court, based in The Hague, Netherlands, is the only permanent international court adjudicating on the criminal responsibility of individuals.

The US-China Trade War

Günter Walzenbach • Dec 6 2023 • Student Features

During the course of Trump’s trade war, both sides suffered significant losses in their bilateral export volumes with higher prices hurting consumers.

Russia’s Internet Research Agency and Cyberwarfare

Clare Stevens and Andreas Haggman • Dec 5 2023 • Student Features

The Internet Research Agency was a key agent in a Russian disinformation campaign that targeted American voters in the 2016 presidential election.

The United Nations Environment Programme in Nairobi, Kenya

Sahil Mathur and Amitav Acharya • Dec 5 2023 • Student Features

Today, rather than Southern countries vying to host global organisations as Nairobi did, we are witnessing a strengthening and growth of ‘Southern’ international organisations.

Marxism, Poststructuralism and Warfare

Stephen McGlinchey, Rosie Walters and Dana Gold • Dec 5 2023 • Student Features

Marxists believe that war is a tool utilised by capitalists to ensure their power persists, whilst poststructuralists underline the ‘us’ and ‘them’ hypocrisy in warfare debates.

Donald Trump and Climate Denial

Raul Pacheco-Vega • Dec 4 2023 • Student Features

Trump manifested an environmental sceptic’s view, meaning that he did not seem to believe that climate change was worth his attention, or his state’s actions.

Global Health Beyond Covid-19

Mukesh Kapila • Dec 4 2023 • Student Features

The gaps and divisions created by the Covid-19 pandemic have profoundly affected international relations because everything about its origins, spread and aftermath has been contentious.

Gun Violence in the United States

Natalie Jester • Dec 2 2023 • Student Features

Why is it common to perceive tanks crossing borders as a greater problem than large-scale loss of life due to guns in the United States, especially amongst schoolchildren and Black civilians?