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Cranleigh School Blogs / Politics Department Blog / Global politics

Tag: Global politics

A potential genocide is looming in Ethiopia

December 1, 2020December 1, 2020 | Global Politics | Robin - UVI

Driven by tensions that stem from the Tigray region’s holding of illegitimate elections in the eyes of the Ethiopian government,…
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The unravelling of global democracy

November 10, 2020November 10, 2020 | Global Politics | Robin - UVI

There exists ‘no vaccine for cruelty,’ writes Ben Jones of The Economist, bringing to the forefront of the discussion the…
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Iraqi PM Mustafa Al-Kadhimi looking to sell off Iraq’s key assets to Saudi Arabia and the US

July 13, 2020July 13, 2020 | Global Politics | Abbas - UVI

Ever since the oil price trade war between Saudi Arabia and Russia began in March 2020, Iraq’s financial situation has…
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The region where the storm is only brewing

May 19, 2020May 19, 2020 | Global Politics | Robin G - LVI

Overshadowed by their northern neighbours economically, politically and socially, Latin America sees the spotlight far less than they would like,…
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the economic outlook following the pandemic is looking very bleak

May 4, 2020May 4, 2020 | Global Politics | Jake C - UVI

Amid this time of crisis, much talk of the winners and losers of this situation is simply speculation. However, there…
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Europe will emerge even weaker from this crisis

April 28, 2020April 28, 2020 | Global Politics | Freddie R - UVI

Just three months ago no one could have ever anticipated the scenes across the world that now fill every page…
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The rise of china is inevitable

April 28, 2020April 28, 2020 | Global Politics | Abbas - UVI

Covid-19. A virus of such magnitude never witnessed in contemporary society before. Originating in a small wet-market in the Wuhan…
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china and the uk may be the winners in the aftermath of this pandemic

April 27, 2020April 27, 2020 | Global Politics | Josh P - UVI

It seems strange to be asking this question in the midst of “a war against an invisible enemy”, as Emanuel Macron…
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a new world order is coming

April 27, 2020April 27, 2020 | Global Politics | Ben F - UVI

During this pandemic, concerns of the aftermath of the ‘new’ world may seem insignificant but the question has raised a…
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The shape of things to come part 2: an internal crisis for China

February 25, 2020February 25, 2020 | Global Politics | von Hayek

The Coronavirus epidemic may yet have contagious effects which trigger a more underlying threat to the status quo in China.…
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