By Aman Abdullah Shahid - Few features of modern international politics are as enduring - or as controversial - as the United States’ repeated involvement in the internal political affairs of other nations. From covert operations conducted in the shadows of the Cold War to overt military interventions justified under the banners of
By Burt Thorne - On 5 December 2025, Donald Trump was handed the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize during the draw for the 2026 World Cup. Amid the glitz of the Kennedy Center in Washington, a venue Trump himself chairs, the moment carried a distinctly political charge. FIFA president Gianni Infantino presented
By Aman Abdullah Shahid - Language is a unique human instrument. A means of sentient and emotional expression. Language is how we regulate ourselves, how we order ourselves. It is what distinguishes us. It is a cognitive and social system that allows humans to encode thoughts, communicate abstract ideas, and transmit
Last week, Rachel Reeves, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced the 2025 Budget. Both Reeves and Keir Starmer had promised the public they would not raise headline tax rates, and at first glance, the government appears to have stuck to that promise. However, beneath the surface, many people will still
By Charlotte Smith - The US elected its first-ever Muslim and South Asian Mayor, Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic Socialist, to New York City on November 4th. Utilising social media to promote his campaign, Mamdani successfully attracted a large number of Gen Z and working-class voters, which enabled him to
By Abigail Forster Sudan has been a region long plagued with civil wars and violent conflicts. The current civil war in Sudan broke out in April 2023 following a coup in October 2021 led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, head of the armed forces and the country’s de
By Wali Khan - The government is planning to amend the Crime and Policing Bill to introduce stricter measures against protestors who demonstrate outside the homes of MPs, peers, councillors, or any person who has stood for public office, “with the intention to influence them in their role or an aspect
By Wali Khan - On 26 September 2025, Nathan Gill, a former Member of the European Parliament (MEP) and Reform UK’s leader for Wales, pleaded guilty to eight counts of bribery after admitting to accepting payments in exchange for making pro-Russia statements while serving as an MEP. This story
By Wali Khan - Polish team, Legia Warsaw’s fans have been banned from entering Villa Park to watch their team take on Aston Villa in the Europa Conference League. Officials cited safety concerns following extensive reports of violence and disturbances caused by the team's supporters. The British Prime
By Aman Abdullah Shahid - If dynastic rivalry prevented true parliamentary democracy in Pakistan, and feudalism entrenched oligarchic politics, it was the military that ultimately cemented itself as Pakistan’s most powerful and enduring institution. Since 1958, the army has staged three successful coups, multiple ‘soft’ interventions, and has maintained influence
By Aman Abdullah Shahid - If Pakistan’s first decade established the dominance of unelected institutions, the decades that followed revealed another tragedy: those who claimed to represent the people often served only themselves. While the military and bureaucracy provided the architecture of control, it was Pakistan’s civilian elites - feudal
By Aman Abdullah Shahid - When Pakistan emerged as an independent nation in 1947, it was meant to embody the principles of self-determination, constitutionalism, and democracy. Yet from its earliest days, these ideals were compromised by the very structures and interests meant to uphold them. Within a decade of independence,