By Meghna Prasannan Ponganam – *Please note: This is a sensitive issue. If you are not comfortable, please do not read on. Despite the introduction of tougher laws, violent crimes against women have been steadily rising in India. A recent Thomson Reuter Foundation Poll even … Continue readingGROWING VIOLENCE IN INDIA
By Anonymous – Just like any relationship, China’s relationship with Australia has always been a curious one. The push and pull dynamics of their economic and security relationship has stumped many International Relations scholars (including my tutors) and it comes to the grand question of: … Continue readingTHE RISE OF CHINA: WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE CHINESE?
By Anonymous – Brett Kavanaugh has now been confirmed by the United States Senate as the 102nd associate justice of the Supreme Court, taking the seat of the retired Anthony Kennedy. This is the second appointment of the Trump Administration, following Neil Gorsuch in April … Continue readingMYSTIQUE AND INTEGRITY UNDERMINED: THE CONFIRMATION OF US SUPREME COURT JUSTICES
By Michelle Lim and Harrini Ratnanesan – If we were to define it strictly, Model United Nations, or MUN as it is affectionately called, is geopolitical roleplay – a simulation of the various bodies and organs of the UN. More often than not however, MUN … Continue readingBELIEVE IN DIPLOMACY – MODEL UN & THE NEW GENERATION OF LEADERS
By Santino Raftellis – “I’m living a dream, I never want to wake up from” Cristiano Ronaldo Pre-Game ‘With kick-off about to take place in fifteen minutes, there is a palpable sense of excitement building amongst the supporters in the ground. We welcome you to … Continue readingFROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE: 2018 FIFA WORLD CUP AND ITS IMPACT ON THE ‘WORLD GAME’
By Alex Readman – O Egyptians, In January 25, 2011, when you wanted to change the world, you did. When you want something, you always do it. President Sisi January 11th 2014 (prior to his presidency) Promising religious plurality, government accountability, liberal economic reform and … Continue readingHIGH HOPES: THE SISI PRESIDENCY AND REFORM IN EGYPT
By Georgia May – “The safety of the people shall be the highest law” – Marcus Tillius Cicero Another year, another school. Another week, another grieving community. Another day, another political shun of those who desperately beseech the truth: that the United States has a … Continue readingANOTHER DAY – ANOTHER DEATH
By Harrini Ratnanesan – Eurovision… Is it X-Factor on steroids? Just a mass gathering of Europeans in whacky costumes? Or is it some kind of weird religious-like festival where your friends worship SBS coverage with a cultish fervour? The last thing many would consider Eurovision … Continue readingGLAMOUR, MUSIC & POWER: THE POLITICS OF EUROVISION