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?
Since the 1920s, the West has been built on the consensus that immigration must be limited so that migrants can be properly assimilated into society without taking away jobs from citizens. Whilst multiculturalism and mass-migration has marked the post-Second World War world, we are seeing … Continue readingPOPULATION PERIL: THE COMING CRISIS OF THIS CENTURY
It is one of the most shuddering and tedious of social niceties – small talk. That persistent cycle of banality that encompasses “talk” often on weather, congestion and superficial interest in one’s personal life when really, many are simply waiting for that delicious caffeine fix. … Continue readingBARISTA TALK – WIDENING OUR PERSPECTIVE OF THE WORLD
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 Hamah Hosen – Over a year since the mass influx of Rohingyas fleeing to Bangladesh, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has decided to conduct a preliminary investigation into Myanmar’s actions against the Rohingyas. While this can be seen as a step to opening up … Continue readingUNLOCKING THE DOOR TO ADDRESS THE ROHINGYA REFUGEE CRISIS
With the upcoming referendum on 30 September that will ask Macedonians of The Republic of Macedonia: “do you support EU and NATO membership by accepting the agreement between Macedonia and Greece,” begs the question of legitimacy and indeed political competency. This referendum has been articulated … Continue readingI AM MACEDONIAN: THE PROLONGING OF ONE NATION’S INJUSTICES
Varying degrees of animosity have characterised the relationship between Taiwan and China. However, Taiwan (officially the Republic of China) has in recent decades become confronted with a particularly outwardly aggressive push toward unification. However, it too is pushing against the tide that China is riding. … Continue readingROUGH SEAS AHEAD: TAIWAN STRAIT CRISIS
The British Raj – Jewel of the Empire, was given independence on August 15th 1947. This included the divisive partition of the subcontinent into the Hindu-majority India and the Muslim-majority West Pakistan and East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). 71-years on from this split, the ramifications are … Continue readingINDIA & PAKISTAN – PARTITION AND ITS PROLONGED EFFECT
With the announcement of Colombia’s withdrawal from the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), there are now five other countries who are considering following Colombia by officially leaving the supra-national organisation. UNASUR was formed in 2008 and entered into force in 2011. This process was … Continue readingA UNITED VISION FOR SOUTH AMERICA – WILL THE UNASUR SURVIVE?