International Relations Today

IR magazine showcasing student perspectives on current affairs.

Menu Skip to content
  • Home
  • Staff
  • Get Involved
  • Regions
    • Europe
    • Asia-Pacific
    • North America
    • Latin America
    • MENA
    • South Asia
    • Africa
    • Sub-Saharan Africa
    • Eurasia
  • IR Today Perspectives
  • IR Theory

Category: Election Centre

10 Nov 201610 Nov 2016 International Relations Today

KCL Reactions to #Trump

25 Feb 2016 International Relations Today

Who will win the ultimate dogfight? An editorial analysis of the race for the White House

15 Sep 2015 International Relations Today

6 Reasons why the American Presidential Election is a Circus

4 May 201521 Jun 2015 International Relations Today

It’s a General Election, not high-school.

13 Apr 201521 Jun 2015 International Relations Today

Why the Conservatives won’t win the General Election

7 Apr 201522 Jun 2015 International Relations Today

Netanyahu round four – Why and what now?

28 Feb 201521 Jun 2015 International Relations Today

8 elections to watch in 2015

24 Feb 201521 Jun 2015 International Relations Today

71 days 11 hours 58 minutes and 21 seconds

  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn

"The youth is the hope of our future." - Joze Rizal

For weeks on end, Americans tuning into electoral news have been inundated with polling predictions overwhelmingly favouring the Republicans. Following a tumultuous leadership contest and a short-lived Prime Ministership, Rishi Sunak has emerged as Britain’s newest leader. Cross-strait ties between Taiwan and China have reached a low point in recent years, with both governments making competing claims over the sovereignty as well as the history of the island. With a markedly democratic government in Taipei and an autocratic leadership in Beijing, the standoff is being seen as a fight for liberal democracy in the East. Civil unrest continues to dominate Haiti, with the population experiencing a worsening political vacuum and major humanitarian emergency. Brazil's former leader Luiz Inacio Lula de Silva was elected President of Brazil last month, following one of Latin America's most publicised general elections. Three decades on from the end of the Cold War, political analysts question the relevance of the ‘Non-Alignment Movement’—formed during the superpower competition between the US and the USSR—in the twenty-first century. Italian PM Giorgia Meloni and her right-wing party are set to implement drastic policy changes, heightening fears that they are turning back the clock on one of the EU’s foremost members. ⁣ Previously strained ties between Lebanon and Israel have been made worse by an ongoing maritime dispute, leaving 850 square kilometres worth of sea space at stake. Both governments covet the area for its opportunities in gas exploration, leaving them unwilling to compromise. 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘙𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘛𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺 is currently looking for new contributors to our journal. If you have a keen interest in politics, global affairs or journalistic writing, we would love for you to submit an article.
Website Powered by WordPress.com.
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy
  • Follow Following
    • International Relations Today
      • Join 149 other followers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • International Relations Today
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar