The Russian Invasion of Ukraine has seen Europe return to a state of war after more than half a century of peace. But at the core of the issue is the Russian state’s search for security, and this goes back much further than 2014. How has Russia’s perception of security changed, and what will it take to bring peace back to Europe?
Nov 14: US Democrats keep control of the Senate in the midterms after clinching 50 seats, UN Decolonization Committee adopted a Palestinian resolution requesting an advisory opinion on Israel’s actions in Palestine, ASEAN agrees “in principle” to admit Timor-Leste into the bloc.
Despite my vehement objection to this provocative question, asking whether terrorism is art may peel back the layers for us and illuminate the deeply troubling phenomenon. By understanding it as a media phenomenon, we may find a way to stamp it out.
Nov 7: The Ethiopian government and Tigrayan leaders agree on a formal cessation of hostilities, Arab League meeting takes place in Algeria, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wins election.
Roe is gone, Wade is here to stay. But beyond the petty discord, the mutually reinforcing nature of misogyny threatens the disputatious compos mentis. Has accommodationism transgressed upon its limits? In this article, the IAS Gazette’s Khai discovers the whole spectrum of potential discourses amongst the abortion environment.
Oct 31: Halloween crowd surge in Seoul kills at least 153 people, Brazilian leftist presidential candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva leads over far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) government orders expulsion of Rwandan Ambassador Vincent Karega.
Ever since the Second World War, aid has become a means for the international community to uplift underdeveloped and developing countries out of poverty and humanitarian crises. Does international aid, however, actually fulfil what it’s meant to fulfil? The answer isn’t straightforward. In the case of the Global South, current poverty data and recent debates about its effectiveness may suggest this might not be the case. Shue-er from the IAS Gazette examines the role of aid and how it may need a structural revamp to further development in the Global South.
Oct 24: British Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns after 45 days in office, China President Xi Jinping secures third term as leader of the CCP and unveils new Politburo Standing Committee, Former US President Donald Trump ordered to testify under oath surround last year’s US Capitol riots.
Oct 17: President Xi Jinping at the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China reiterated his ambitions to reunite Taiwan and will use military force if needed, British Prime Minister Liz Truss appoints new Chancellor of the Exchequer, US announces new US$725 million military aid package for Ukraine.
The birth of a new world order seems to be well underway, leaving the multilateral rules-based international order that ensured a level of predictability, peace and prosperity to crumble away. But what does this new world order with new world leaders bring?
The IAS Gazette is a news site run by undergraduates from the Singapore Institute of Management’s International Affairs Society (IAS). Founded in 2018, it traces its roots to The Capital, a now defunct bimonthly magazine previously under the IAS.
