Responsibility laundering: how democracies outsource border violence

Border externalisation—the outsourcing of migration control to states beyond a country’s borders—has quietly become a defining feature of modern border policy. Marketed as “partnerships” and “capacity building, ” it in fact creates a transnational system of delegated violence, where accountability evaporates and suffering becomes someone else’s problem. The EU–Libya arrangement reveals this with brutal clarity.… Continue reading Responsibility laundering: how democracies outsource border violence

Anti-progression as the first and absolute sign of progression?

Following new asylum reforms, England has witnessed an intense outbreak of anti-immigration protests since April 2025. Many of these demonstrations have resulted in harassing minorities and shouting racist slogans, which has instilled an atmosphere of fear and incertitude. These anti-progress movements have made people all across the UK despair and believe that, despite popular belief,… Continue reading Anti-progression as the first and absolute sign of progression?

The Rohingya Crisis From My Bedroom 

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Nausea was spilling like soup in my eyes around 1 am, as I turned in bed.  It was the Monday night I had just finished marking 2100 MCQs and 42 mini essays. Meanwhile, I got an urgent email from two of my students, saying they had 24 hours to apply for a Rohingya student scholarship… Continue reading The Rohingya Crisis From My Bedroom 

Eco-sumud: Olive Harvests as Resistance in Palestine

As I am writing this piece, Palestinian families, friends and neighbours are gathered in their ancestral olive groves. The small green or black fruits are ready for plucking during the annual mawsim al-zaytoun (“olive season”), which typically lasts from October to November. Once the freshly picked olives are packed into bags and pails, they are… Continue reading Eco-sumud: Olive Harvests as Resistance in Palestine

What would Ernest Hemingway make of the ‘Manosphere’?

“But man is not made for defeat” says the eponymous old man in 20th century American novelist Ernest Hemingway’s ‘The Old Man and the Sea’, “A man can be destroyed but not defeated.”  While this is one of the most famous quotes of an author revered around the world over 100 years after the publication of some of… Continue reading What would Ernest Hemingway make of the ‘Manosphere’?

Social Justice Culture and the New Left- How Pragmatism Beats Idealism Today

It’s been a long, long war. Like the majority of my generation, my memories of peacetime are sparse. I remember the day I made my Instagram account, in the afterglow of the Summer of 2012. The skeuomorphic camera, the photos of my guinea pigs uploaded for my zero followers, the quirky lettering at the top… Continue reading Social Justice Culture and the New Left- How Pragmatism Beats Idealism Today

Who Gets Laughed At: Speech, Power and the Limits of “Inclusion”

We live in the age of performative inclusion and the political destruction of DEI. Newsrooms, late-night shows and political figures discuss the impact and relevance of diversity, equity and disability rights as casually as a morning routine. And yet some of the most ordinary forms of difference: speech patterns; remain fair game for mockery. The… Continue reading Who Gets Laughed At: Speech, Power and the Limits of “Inclusion”

The Kremlin’s African Gold Rush: How Moscow Turns Gold Into Power

Russia has quietly built a sprawling billion-dollar network across Central and West Africa. Its secret weapon is a mix of mercenaries, resource deals, and shadowy trading companies that funnel money directly to Kremlin-linked paramilitaries and indirectly to Moscow itself. Wagner Group and now its successor Africa Corps operate at the heart of this system, blending… Continue reading The Kremlin’s African Gold Rush: How Moscow Turns Gold Into Power

Farage’s Warnings and Starmer’s Fears: Britain Waits for Vindication

In the way it is being played in England and across UK, contemporary politics has almost become something unreal to many people. The complaint of the skeptics and the wide disillusionment about the current premiership of Keir Starmer is that politics, politicians and promises means nothing to many. For some, it is a game, played… Continue reading Farage’s Warnings and Starmer’s Fears: Britain Waits for Vindication

Deadly Floods in Valencia – Can the same Happen in the UK?

In recent years, Spain’s Mediterranean coast – particularly Valencia – has faced devastating storms known as DANAs (Depresiones Aisladas en Niveles Altos – or in English, Isolated Depressions at High Levels). These weather events bring sudden, torrential rain, flash floods, and severe damage. As Europe (and the rest of the world) experiences more unpredictable climate patterns, we wondered: could something similar to a DANA happen in… Continue reading Deadly Floods in Valencia – Can the same Happen in the UK?