SAS Forum’s Freedom of Speech and Media Regulation: Through the Lens of International Affairs Society’s Gazette 
Jackpot: The Capitalist World and Casual Gambling 
Weekly Recap: Feb 8 to Feb 14
Feb 15: US Senate revives Hong Kong Safe Harbor Act, Italy swears in a new Prime Minister, Iran threatens to pursue nuclear weapons
Unchecked Cyber Vigilantism: A Substitute for Missing Justice?
Policymakers around the world are faced with a new challenge that is cyber vigilantism. We investigate the issues it raises as well as the solutions that have been presented so far.
Weekly Recap: Feb 1 to Feb 7
Feb 8: Jeff Bezos to Step Down as Amazon CEO, Myanmar’s Military Topples Aung San Suu Kyi’s Government, Brazil’s Anti-corruption Efforts Dismantled
China’s Vaccine Diplomacy: Should Countries Be Wary?
China has mounted a global campaign to develop and share its vaccines in a venture termed as ‘vaccine diplomacy’. Should countries be wary of possible strings attached to participating in the venture, or do the benefits of an effective vaccine outweigh the costs?
Weekly Recap: Jan 25 to Feb 1
Feb 1: GameStop saga continues, Indian protesters storm Red Fort, EU reverses vaccine move after uproar
Biased Media and the Toll It Has on Society
From Fox News to CNN, BBC, or RT and down to the hundreds of others that follow, what is the difference? If all the stories they report are the same, why are there so many media outlets? Although there is some truth behind the stories they report, it is the angle in which it is covered that is different. All while discarding those important marginalized topics that they deliberately choose to throw away as it is of insignificance to them and their advertiser’s agendas. Every news outlet has its own political agenda to push. As they have their own political agenda, they also decide where they want you to look at and where they want you to turn your head away from.
Weekly Recap: Jan 18 to Jan 24
Jan 25: Biden becomes the 46th, Hong Kong went into lockdown, Thousands protest for the release of Navalny
Mind the Digital Gap
Owning the latest electronic gadgets or having unfettered internet access at home may seem to be common or ordinary to many of us. Yet, in today’s digital age, millions of people globally remain disconnected and have no access to electronic devices. The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted this divide – Why does this divide still exist? What can society do to bridge this digital gap? The IAS Gazette endeavours to answer these questions in this article.
Weekly Recap: Jan 11 to Jan 17
Jan 18: Trump becomes the first President to be impeached twice, Malaysia declares state of emergency, Museveni secures another term as Ugandan President.
Democracy of the Stateless: The Case of Rojava
What is a stateless democracy? This article explores the democratic experiment of Rojava to better understand what constitutes statelessness, and what a stateless democracy can do.
