Politics & Economics

Aine Clarke analyses the concept of nuclear deterrence, throwing light on changes afoot in the Ministry of Defense.

Marium Rafiq delves into Kashmir’s tumultuous political past and looks at what the future may hold.

Kevin Shaabi breaks down the convoluted issues pertaining to European energy and its reliance on Russian gas.

Vardaan Aggarwal takes issue with traditional queer politics in the US, discussing the exclusion of People of Colour and trans individuals from mainstream queer narratives.

Tenzin Yangki discusses how intolerance has become the ‘new normal’ in the ‘nation’ of India, and how student activists are seeking to fracture this intolerance.

Nani Fazlur Rahman discusses the relationship between Intellectual Property Rights and the Right to Health, arguing big pharma favours the former often at the expense of the latter.

Yasmine Leghnider takes a look at the dark world of sex tourism in Morocco, and the cultural tensions preventing action.

A discussion on Prevent, drug policy, protest and democratising the police with PCC candidate, Ben Twomey.

Sam Parr discusses the causes of LGBT mental health issues in the context of austerity.

Katherine Sorab explains why the Internet’s focus on body image can be damaging for mental health.

Anthony Taylor reviews the global vision of Inventing the Future: Postcapitalism and a World Without Work.

The overthrow of the French slave regime in Haiti from 1791-1804 is one of the most significant and overlooked events of modern history, writes Connor Woodman.

Islam Abdelgadir reports from the Movement For Justice demonstration at Yarl’s Wood detention centre late last year, situating it within the context of the exclusionary narratives that pervade the British asylum system.

Sohrab Najle-rahim discusses why Malaysian social movements’ calls for an end to corruption, the protection of indigenous communities, and the need for greater climate consciousness are all part of the same struggle.

William Gildea examines the philosophical basis of property rights, exploring the implications thereof upon our personal and collective sense of morality in the West.

Former Editor-in-Chief of the Warwick Globalist Dalia Gebrial takes a hard look at the structure of power in her homeland in the wake of Egypt’s two massive uprisings.

Hannaire Mekaouar examines the reasons for the increase in french female recruits to Daesh, citing French cultural insensitivity to religious freedoms of expression, as well as gendered propoganda and social media campaigning as catalysts.

Michael Haddad examines the connections between a form of environmental mismanagement – waste disposal – and an anti-government struggle launched this year in Lebanon.

Maria Scherbov shares her experience of volunteering to help refugees in Vienna in September

Alex Clark looks back at the relative failures and successes of the UN’s Millennium Development Goals, and forward to the new Sustainable Development Goals agreed upon this year.

Themes co-Editor Pim Pearce examines how the tribespeople of the Maasai in East Africa are reconciling destructive global tourism with their traditional customs.

Lizzy Yarwood, Themes co-Editor, explores the unreported destruction of the cultural city of Kashgar by the Chinese authorities in a bid for modernisation.

Minnie Kweon explores the commercialisation of pharmaceutical research and the power of the ‘norm’ in medical diagnosis.