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The Line, a futuristic smart city planned in Saudi Arabia’s Tabuk Province (9). By Hamza Yousif In Riyadh, Formula E races zip past centuries-old fortresses, while in Jeddah, art installations celebrate a national “renaissance.” On social media, Saudi youth post tributes to a kingdom in transformation, proud of reforms that were unthinkable just a decade […]

By Idunn Engstad In 2019, UEFA found Rangers FC guilty of ‘racist behaviour’, specifically sectarian chants, during a 6-0 home win against Gibraltar’s St Joseph’s in the Europa League qualifiers. Ordered to close a section of 3000 seats for their next game, chairman Dave King stated Rangers has ‘players and supporters from many religions, cultures […]

By Benjamin Ruz Vega The Metal Gear saga is widely regarded as creator Hideo Kojima’s magnum opus. Across 11 videogames, the player is immersed in a highly complex story that spans several decades from the Cold War to the Information Era, and deals with detailed political scenarios filled with conspiracies and secrets. The inclusion of […]

Written by Gianella Pena Barbery Monuments serve as anchors of collective memory, shaping national consciousness through their persistent presence in the cultural landscape. St. Paul’s Cathedral, one of Britain’s most recognisable architectural landmarks, is more than an aesthetic marvel; it is a monument entwined with British nationalism and identity.(1) Through its artistic greatness, historical significance, […]

By Imane Ait-Kaci The Algerian war of independence reshaped gender roles and women’s identities into a battleground where competing visions of nationhood and modernity clashed.  Algerian women were key participants in the National Liberation Front (FLN) during the revolution where they strategically manipulated colonial expectations by smuggling weapons and intelligence under haïks (veils). The tactical […]

By Jinchen Li Northern China, Summer 1900 – Dusk settles over a drought-stricken village. In the temple courtyard, dozens of young men bow and kowtow in unison, foreheads thumping the dusty earth. Incense smoke curls in the air as they chant incantations to ancient war gods. With a sudden cry, they leap up, eyes glazed in […]

By Kian Donovan Hong Kong is, according to many of its residents, a city in decline. (1) In the aftermath of the 2019 Pro-Democracy Protests, Hong Kong has lost much of its autonomy and economic status, lending itself to mass-migration and feelings of existential death among Hong Kongers. (2)  Similarly, Hong Kong’s iconic neon street signs […]

By Mingchen Zhao The conflict between the Han Chinese and Uyghurs is the most serious ethnic conflict in China. Since the 2009 Urumqi riots, hatred of Han towards the Uyghurs has intensified. Meanwhile, the Han have maintained peace with the other major ethnic minorities: the Tibetans, Hui, Manchus and Mongols. In history, there were bloody conflicts between […]

By Angelika Etherington-Smith Kazakhstan occupies a complex and often uneasy position in modern geopolitics, shaped above all by its deep, colonial entanglement with Russia. Growing up there, one is acutely aware not of a balanced position between global powers, but of Russia’s overwhelming cultural, political, and linguistic influence—a legacy of both Tsarist and Soviet imperialism […]