The Debrief The Debrief 17 – What the Thai King’s Visit to China Signals for the West 16 Dec 2025 King Maha Vajiralongkorn of Thailand was invited by President Xi Jinping of China, to a state visit to mark 50 years since both countries established diplomatic ties for the first…
Writing Competition March 2025 Runner-Up 26 Apr 2025 Debrief on the Uyghur: Media Coverage vs. Current Realitiesby Archisha Gupta A 2008 protest in San Francisco calling for freedom for the Uyghurs and Tibet. (Image Credit: John Martinez Pavliga,…
The Brief The Brief: Issue Forty-Seven 21 Oct 202426 Oct 2024 South America Brazil lifts ban on Twitterby Daniel Cramphorn Image Credit: Wikipedia Inc. (Wikimedia Commons) In August, Brazil became the first democracy to ban the social networking site Twitter, also…
The Brief the brief: issue forty-two 27 Nov 202327 Nov 2023 Africa Uniting the East: Somalia joins the East African Communityby Neo Allert Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons (Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.) African regional integration seems to be making its comeback with the…
The Brief the brief: issue forty- one 13 Nov 202316 Nov 2023 Africa Remembering forgotten conflicts: the third civil war in Sudan by Neo Allert Image credit: Željko Heimer (wikipedia) With so many wars and armed conflicts plaguing the world it is…
The Brief the brief: issue twenty-nine 15 Nov 2022 Africa Tshisekedi calls for mobilisation in the face of M23 threatby Herb Alexander image credit: Sangjinhwa (Wikimedia Commons) M23 rebels have made advances as the war in the Democratic Republic…
The International Extravaganza summer extravaganza: issue fourteen 3 Oct 20226 Oct 2022 Eastern South America Fishing licences causing tensionsby Kate Nuttall image credit: Aquintero82 (Wikimedia Commons) Following the rise of tensions between Guyana and Suriname regarding fishing licences, Keith George, Guyana's ambassador…
The International Extravaganza summer extravaganza: issue eight 23 Aug 2022 BALKANS Trouble brewing in the Balkans: Kosovo and Serbia set to meet for talks by Neo Allert image credit: Cradel (Wikimedia Commons) Once again the Balkans has turned into a…
The International Extravaganza summer extravaganza: issue six 8 Aug 2022 EAST ASIA Retaliation and uncertainty after Pelosi visit by Eleanor Austin image credit:KOKUYO (Wikimedia Commons) The China-US relations have revealed their tumultuous nature once more, following Nancy Pelosi’s unauthorised visit…
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