Deep Dives

Aug
25

🏳️‍🌈 Take Pride in Knowing More

Hi all, As Pride month comes to an end, many have asked where it all began. This piece explores the history of Pride - from the Stonewall riots, the first pride marches, and pride and politics. Also included are some stark statistics highlighting the importance
8 min read
Aug
25

🇨🇳 China and the Uyghurs

Who are the Uyghurs and why should you care about them? Last year, then US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo described China’s treatment of the mostly Muslim ethnic majority as “truly the stain of the century.” On the last full day of Trump’s
7 min read
Aug
25

📜 Ireland: Division Over Unity

What do Arlene Foster and Leo Varadkar have in common? Not much, but both agree a border poll on Northern Ireland would be incredibly divisive. That being said, conversations around a referendum are quietly gaining momentum - between Brexit, the pandemic and the anticipated census
14 min read
Aug
25

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland: The Debate Around Independence

The Scottish National Party was always expected to win the most seats in this election, and Nicola Sturgeon returning as First Minister comes as no surprise. The final results show the SNP won 64 seats - an increase of one seat from the 2016 election,
11 min read
Aug
25

👑 Prince Philip - His Life and Lineage

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prince Philip’s death was announced by Buckingham Palace at noon today. The 99-year-old Duke of Edinburgh “passed away peacefully this morning at Windsor Castle”. Much is known about Prince Philip’s role as the Queen’s “strength and stay,” but he also lived
7 min read
Aug
25

🇧🇾 Belarus: Europe's Last Dictatorship

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A Ryanair flight manipulated into landing in Minsk last weekend, and the arrest of an activist and his partner on board, brought Belarus firmly back in the headlines. The act of "aviation piracy" shone a light on President Lukashenko's authoritarian
8 min read
Aug
25

🇷🇺 Alexey Navalny: Politics, Protests and Putin

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Next week marks six months since the poisoning of Putin’s most prominent opposition figure, Alexey Navalny. Since his arrival back to Russia, Navalny has been in jail - sparking widespread condemnation, and protests across the country’s 11 time zones. I’ve mentioned
10 min read