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Articles All topics Add your voice Contact our research co-head to pitch your own policy article today: ananya.sreekumar@warwick.ac.uk Discover topics Topic Foreign Affairs Topic Healthcare Topic Education Topic Technology Topic Environment Topic Finance Topic Justice Topic Arts & Culture Topic Featured Topic Trending Channon Heenan Jan 26 FOREIGN AFFAIRS Navigating the Indian Ocean: The Maldives’ Diplomatic Pivot from New Delhi to Beijing By Channon Heenan The waters of the Indian ocean have long been a stage for political manoeuvring, and today it is no different. The... Reuben Bye Jan 26 FOREIGN AFFAIRS 2024 The Year of Elections: Change and Uncertainty By Reuben Bye 2024 is the biggest year for voting, ever - and it will be a year of uncertainty. 76 countries with a combined population... Krishna Bellamkonda Nov 9, 2023 FOREIGN AFFAIRS US Policy Shift: Elevating the US-India Relationship Beyond Convenience By Krishna Bellamkonda In June this year, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarked on a four-day state visit to the United States.... Channon Heenan Oct 5, 2023 FOREIGN AFFAIRS Kazakhstan: A waning Russia and a rising China? By Channon Heenan On 19th May 2023, President Xi Jinping held the first in-person China-Central Asia summit in Xi’an, China. The summit... Reuben Bye Oct 3, 2023 FOREIGN AFFAIRS The Assassination Allegations that Undermined Indo-Western Partnership By Reuben Bye On September 18, Justin Trudeau, Canada’s Prime Minister, announced that he had seen evidence suggesting that the Indian... Ananya Sreekumar Mar 17, 2023 EDITORIAL Editorial: The chronicles of German extremism By Ananya Sreekumar On 7th December 2022, German Special Forces, in tandem with regional Police forces, conducted raids across the... Gokul Krishnakumar Mar 17, 2023 EDITORIAL Editorial: The Peruvian Puzzle By Gokul Krishnakumar In early December 2022, Peru woke to a direct address from its leftist President, Pedro Castillo, who proclaimed a... Warwick Think Tank Mar 13, 2023 FOREIGN AFFAIRS Zombie laws: Sec 66 A of the IT Act Section 66(A) of the IT Act, 2000 says, "Any individual who sends any grossly offensive message through a computer source or any... Ananya Sreekumar Feb 21, 2023 FOREIGN AFFAIRS Not built to withstand: Could Turkey have prevented the scale of disaster? In the early hours of Monday, 6th February, two earthquakes of magnitude(s) 7.8 and 7.5 took the lives of over 44,000 people (as of... Caitlin Hoyland Nov 29, 2022 JUSTICE & HUMAN RIGHTS “Women, Life, Freedom”: The hundred-year oppression of the Kurdish people On the 13th September, 22 year old Mahsa Amini was arrested by Iran’s Morality police for supposedly wearing her headscarf... Evie Taylor Nov 22, 2022 ENVIRONMENT COP27: Real progress or performative action? Widely lauded as the most significant opportunity for global collaboration to tackle the climate crisis, the COP Climate Summit is an... Gokul Krishnakumar Nov 3, 2022 FOREIGN AFFAIRS The Embers of War: Insecurity in the Russosphere September 2022 witnessed outbreaks of violent conflict between the armed forces of multiple nations within the Russian sphere of... Caitlin Hoyland Nov 1, 2022 HEALTHCARE What can we learn from Cuba’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic? Have you heard about the five covid-19 vaccines developed in Cuba? Have you heard that Cuba has one of the highest vaccination rates in... Caitlin Hoyland Oct 26, 2022 POLITICS & POLICY The Third Home Secretary This Year: Will This One Have Some Morals? Don’t be fooled by the shambles of a Tory government, they all want to take our Human Rights. On 19th October, former PM, Liz Truss... Will Kingston-Cox Oct 18, 2022 JUSTICE & HUMAN RIGHTS Leicester Riots: An Isolated Incident? Whilst almost all media outlets were preoccupied with the national mourning of Queen Elizabeth II and her state funeral, worrying... Eve Dunkley Feb 22, 2022 ECONOMICS & FINANCE Can We Really Smoke the Kremlin Out? The Tough Reality of Economic Sanctions Tensions between Russia and Ukraine are at their highest since 2014 with as many as 190,000 Russian troops currently deployed at the... Channon Heenan Jan 26 4 min FOREIGN AFFAIRS Navigating the Indian Ocean: The Maldives’ Diplomatic Pivot from New Delhi to Beijing By Channon Heenan The waters of the Indian ocean have long been a stage for political manoeuvring, and today it is no different. The... Foreign affairs New articles added every term Warwick Think Tank 5 minutes ago HEALTHCARE Cancer: why health inequalities in cancer are making the world’s biggest killer that much more dangerous Isabella Lopez-Scott There are many areas in healthcare in which spotting inequalities is obvious, for example, those who can afford... Isabella Lopez-Scott Feb 25 HEALTHCARE COVID-19 and its Implications on our Mental Health By Isabella Lopez-Scott The COVID-19 pandemic had many implications for the economy, education, and healthcare. However, one factor that... Nimrit Jodha Oct 31, 2023 HEALTHCARE Public vs Private: Does the Quality of Healthcare vary between the Public and Private Sectors? By Nimrit Jodha Over the past decade, there has been an increased emphasis on healthcare becoming a profit-maximising industry. However,... Drishti Patel Mar 17, 2023 EDITORIAL Editorial: Can we ever be too hyperaware of our well-being? By Drishti Patel As a society, due to the advances in medical research and technology, it is inevitable that we are able to better... Caitlin Hoyland Nov 1, 2022 HEALTHCARE What can we learn from Cuba’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic? Have you heard about the five covid-19 vaccines developed in Cuba? Have you heard that Cuba has one of the highest vaccination rates in... Nimrit Jodha Oct 20, 2022 HEALTHCARE The BAME community: the inequalities in healthcare brought to light by COVID-19 As COVID-19 progressed, data revealed just how prevalent the inequalities in accessing healthcare were for black, Asian and minority... Warwick Think Tank Feb 15, 2022 HEALTHCARE Solving the UK's Dementia Crisis This article was written by contributor Harry Ward The dementia crisis is one close to my heart. As an Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK)... Warwick Think Tank Dec 2, 2021 POLITICS & POLICY Unleashing Britain’s Potential? Two years of Johnsonism Under Review This article has been written by contributor James Baldwin Two years have passed since the resounding election victory of Boris Johnson... Warwick Think Tank Nov 23, 2021 HEALTHCARE Covid Plan B – What, Why and If? This article has been written by contributor Harry Ward Around this time last year England crashed into its second Covid-19 lockdown. At... Shravan Gopal Mar 16, 2021 FOREIGN AFFAIRS The UK Government’s Moral Disaster in Yemen The UK has contributed to the world’s worst humanitarian crisis: the Yemen conflict. Persistent bombing has destroyed the lives of... Catriona Heyworth Jan 26, 2021 FOREIGN AFFAIRS "Maybe We’ll Get the Vaccine in 2025" - Snapshots of Vaccine Inequality Around the World The defining problem of 2021 will be disseminating Covid-19 vaccines to the most vulnerable around the world. Whilst some countries are... Rohini Anand Jan 19, 2021 HEALTHCARE The Devastating Effects of Covid-19 on Heart and Cancer Patient Care The Covid-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented effect on the world; there is no human being who has not been affected. Though the... Shravan Gopal Jan 19, 2021 FOREIGN AFFAIRS Amazon Pharmacy: a cure to America’s broken healthcare market? Last month, Amazon announced a new venture, Amazon Pharmacy into the US healthcare market, sending the stocks of leading competitors down... Anna Steer Dec 1, 2020 HEALTHCARE COVID-19 Misinformation & ‘Anti-Vaxxers’: How Do We Immunise Against the ‘Infodemic’? The news of success in both Pfizer, Moderna and Oxford’s Covid-19 drug trials has been welcomed by people across the globe, with... Catriona Heyworth Nov 3, 2020 HEALTHCARE Healthcare in the USA: Where Do the Candidates Stand? Healthcare in the United States is one of the many topics that Republicans and Democrats diverge on greatly, and it highlights the... Shravan Gopal Oct 27, 2020 FOREIGN AFFAIRS COVID-19: The West and Vaccine Nationalism With over 40 million cases and 1 million deaths worldwide, COVID-19 is the biggest global challenge in most of our lifetimes. And yet,... Warwick Think Tank 5 minutes ago 4 min HEALTHCARE Cancer: why health inequalities in cancer are making the world’s biggest killer that much more dangerous Isabella Lopez-Scott There are many areas in healthcare in which spotting inequalities is obvious, for example, those who can afford... New articles added every term Healthcare Zaira Imran Feb 19 4 min EDUCATION AI: a support or danger to learning? By Zaira Imran Since the pandemic, the innovation of AI technology and its integration into several industries and sectors has been... Education Zaira Imran Feb 19 EDUCATION AI: a support or danger to learning? By Zaira Imran Since the pandemic, the innovation of AI technology and its integration into several industries and sectors has been... Oriane Nagberi Feb 19 EDUCATION Is La Laicité in schools the separation of religion from the state or the separation of Islam from French society? By Oriane Nagberi La Laicité is an educational policy that exists in France as a secular policy, intercepting every part of French public... Daniel Norman Nov 6, 2023 EDUCATION Schools Under Strain: SEND Children Face Crumbling Support Systems By Daniel Norman There are now more Special Education Needs and Disabilities — SEND — children in the British school system than ever.... Mehru Nisa Shahid Oct 15, 2023 EDUCATION Not in Isolation: Exploring the Intersection between Climate Change and Education By Mehru Nisa Shahid Climate change is often given significant attention in conversations and tends to be treated as an isolated issue,... Warwick Think Tank Dec 14, 2022 EDITORIAL Editorial: The Challenge of Integrating Critical Race Theory in American Schools and its Implication Critical Race Theory (CRT) has become a new socially-constructed monstrosity for Republican lawmakers and people unwilling to recognise... Jhanvi Mehta Oct 11, 2022 EDUCATION What lessons the English education system should learn from Finland England’s exam system has only been effective at upholding the notion of privilege through constricted tests and exams, resulting in an... Will Booker Oct 26, 2021 EDUCATION One Britain, One Nation? : The British Government’s Effort To Write Its Own History On June 21 of this year, the UK Department of Education tweeted its support for the ‘One Britain, One Nation’ movement, proposing to make... Anna Steer Feb 9, 2021 EDUCATION Policing the Curriculum: Government meddling in the UK Education System On the 20th October 2020, Equalities minister Kemi Badenoch announced that the UK Government stood uniquely against the teaching of... Rohini Anand Feb 2, 2021 FOREIGN AFFAIRS The Gendered Effect of School Closures in Developing Countries: The Covid-19 Pandemic In an effort to reduce the transmission of Covid-19, governments around the world have ordered their schools to close. These closures... Anna Steer Dec 1, 2020 HEALTHCARE COVID-19 Misinformation & ‘Anti-Vaxxers’: How Do We Immunise Against the ‘Infodemic’? The news of success in both Pfizer, Moderna and Oxford’s Covid-19 drug trials has been welcomed by people across the globe, with... Anna Steer Nov 10, 2020 EDUCATION Universities and Student Mental Health: Should the Government Intervene? With the return of university students to campuses across the country, the topic of students’ mental health has once again made headline... Anna Steer Oct 20, 2020 EDUCATION Black Working-Class Students post-Covid-19: How Do We Deal with a Crisis? In late August, Britain was rocked by the most sensational education scandal in recent memory, with the A-Level and GCSE exam results... New articles added every term Pawel Plonka Feb 3 5 min TECHNOLOGY Cyber Up! Japanese and Polish Cyber Capabilities After the Russian Invasion of Ukraine By Pawel Plonka Thirty years ago, world militaries would not have imagined the significance of the digital in modern-day warfare.... Technology Pawel Plonka Feb 3 TECHNOLOGY Cyber Up! Japanese and Polish Cyber Capabilities After the Russian Invasion of Ukraine By Pawel Plonka Thirty years ago, world militaries would not have imagined the significance of the digital in modern-day warfare.... Tauseef Parkar Oct 17, 2023 ARTS & CULTURE Art VS Algorithms: The Battle for Pay Parity and Human Creativity in the Arts By Tauseef Parkar After a 146-day standoff, the writers' strike finally came to an end. On September 24, the Writers Guild of America... Akaesha Kohli Mar 17, 2023 TECHNOLOGY Artificial Intelligence: Reason to Fear or Embrace? According to Grand View Research, the global AI market size is predicted to reach $1,811.8 billion by 2030, up from $136.6 billion in... Warwick Think Tank Mar 13, 2023 FOREIGN AFFAIRS Zombie laws: Sec 66 A of the IT Act Section 66(A) of the IT Act, 2000 says, "Any individual who sends any grossly offensive message through a computer source or any... Akaesha Kohli Feb 28, 2023 TECHNOLOGY Trust-less Tech for Digital Trust Everyone has heard of NFTs and cryptocurrencies, but what's interesting is the technology it is built on. Blockchain is one of those... Akaesha Kohli Nov 17, 2022 TECHNOLOGY Reinvention of Technology Amidst a Crisis Tech companies have, in the recent past, come out to show support for tackling the dooming climate crisis. For example, shortly before... Caitlin Hoyland Nov 1, 2022 HEALTHCARE What can we learn from Cuba’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic? Have you heard about the five covid-19 vaccines developed in Cuba? Have you heard that Cuba has one of the highest vaccination rates in... Lucy Young Nov 16, 2021 JUSTICE & HUMAN RIGHTS The Police, Crime, Sentencing And Courts Bill Is Looking To Restrict Your Rights The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill was first announced in March 2021, and yet has already reached the Committee stage of the... Armandas Kondroška Oct 12, 2021 TECHNOLOGY El Salvador’s Bitcoin Gamble. On September 7, El Salvador became the first country in the world to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender. From now on, citizens can buy... Lucy Young Dec 22, 2020 FOREIGN AFFAIRS Technological Sovereignty in the Age of Brexit, Foreign Policy and Unicorns by Lucy Young (Research Analyst, Technology) Technological sovereignty, in the national sense, is where states rely upon nationally owned... Shravan Gopal Dec 15, 2020 FOREIGN AFFAIRS Digital Taxes - An Unavoidable Measure? In an age of digitalisation, technology multinationals aren’t paying fair taxes. In fact, companies such as Apple and Amazon consistently... Taras Trunov Nov 17, 2020 FOREIGN AFFAIRS Size Does Matter: The Implications of North Korea’s Newest Missile For those with a casual or professional interest in North Korea, the “Party Foundation Day”, celebrated on October 10th every year, is a... New articles added every term Stathis Poulantzas Feb 19 5 min ENVIRONMENT The Verdict of Dubai: Reflecting on COP28's Outcomes for Global Climate Action By Stathis Poulantzas This article attempts to critically assess the 2023 COP28 Summit in Dubai, over a month after its conclusion, by... Environment Stathis Poulantzas Feb 19 ENVIRONMENT The Verdict of Dubai: Reflecting on COP28's Outcomes for Global Climate Action By Stathis Poulantzas This article attempts to critically assess the 2023 COP28 Summit in Dubai, over a month after its conclusion, by... Ethan Wilson Nov 23, 2023 ENVIRONMENT 'White Gold': The Geopolitics of Lithium in Africa By Ethan Wilson Villa Lithium is poised to be an essential component of the green transition. Often referred to as ‘white gold’, lithium... Stathis Poulantzas Nov 17, 2023 ENVIRONMENT War's Environmental Footprint: the Israel-Hamas Conflict and Pathways to Sustainability By Stathis Poulantzas On 7 October this year, Israel suffered from a surprise assault by Gaza, resulting in around 1,200 deaths and the... Ethan Wilson Oct 19, 2023 ENVIRONMENT The Inflation Reduction Act: Balancing Economy and Environment By Ethan Wilson The 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is an ambitious and divisive law conceived to push the USA towards its climate... Mehru Nisa Shahid Oct 15, 2023 EDUCATION Not in Isolation: Exploring the Intersection between Climate Change and Education By Mehru Nisa Shahid Climate change is often given significant attention in conversations and tends to be treated as an isolated issue,... Stathis Poulantzas Oct 10, 2023 ENVIRONMENT Navigating Through Ruin: Evaluating Greece’s Response and Oversight amidst devastation in Thessaly By Stathis Poulantzas Positioned in Central Greece, Thessaly, encompassing approximately 14,000 square kilometres, is an agricultural... Evie Taylor Mar 17, 2023 EDITORIAL Editorial: Gen-Z is turning Climate Anxiety into Climate Action By Evie Taylor The start of the 2020s provided an opportunity for newly invigorated efforts to combat the climate crisis. The 2015 Paris... Ananya Sreekumar Feb 21, 2023 FOREIGN AFFAIRS Not built to withstand: Could Turkey have prevented the scale of disaster? In the early hours of Monday, 6th February, two earthquakes of magnitude(s) 7.8 and 7.5 took the lives of over 44,000 people (as of... Evie Taylor Jan 10, 2023 ENVIRONMENT Investigating the Silencing of Climate Activists As climate inaction from political leaders around the world persists, the onus has fallen upon climate-conscious members of the general... Warwick Think Tank Dec 14, 2022 EDITORIAL Editorial: Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Fast Fashion Fuels the Climate Crisis in the Global South It is no secret that the fast fashion industry is rooted in the exploitation of the Global South, in order to satisfy the material greed... Evie Taylor Nov 22, 2022 ENVIRONMENT COP27: Real progress or performative action? Widely lauded as the most significant opportunity for global collaboration to tackle the climate crisis, the COP Climate Summit is an... Akaesha Kohli Nov 17, 2022 TECHNOLOGY Reinvention of Technology Amidst a Crisis Tech companies have, in the recent past, come out to show support for tackling the dooming climate crisis. For example, shortly before... Finlay Healy Nov 15, 2022 ECONOMICS & FINANCE Private Finance holding us to Ransom: rapid decarbonisation is impeded by a policy of appeasement Economics tells a lot of stories to make it seem inevitable the things it tells us to do. When it comes to climate action, the orthodox... Evie Taylor Oct 25, 2022 POLITICS & POLICY Truss: Leadership Without Long-term Vision is Destined to Fail Liz Truss took just 45 days to prove that a leader without long-term answers is a leader unfit for office. Whilst her disastrous... Jhanvi Mehta Oct 19, 2021 ENVIRONMENT US Climate Backsliding: Self-Sabotage For Its Role As Global Green Leader? Joe Biden’s climate agenda will be put to the test as a critical UN climate change conference draws near. The US is lagging behind in its... Shravan Gopal Feb 23, 2021 FOREIGN AFFAIRS Is the Pandemic Making the Oil Industry Greener? The oil industry had a crisis year in 2020. Royal Dutch Shell posted a loss of $21.7bn last year and the US giant Exxon Mobil suffered a... New articles added every term Syed Hussain Feb 27 5 min ECONOMICS & FINANCE The Dragon's Global Chessboard: Navigating the Complexities of China's Economic Strategies and Effects on Global Economy By Syed Hussain In the intricate mosaic of global economic relations, China's strategic decisions and internal economic challenges have... Business Syed Hussain Feb 27 ECONOMICS & FINANCE The Dragon's Global Chessboard: Navigating the Complexities of China's Economic Strategies and Effects on Global Economy By Syed Hussain In the intricate mosaic of global economic relations, China's strategic decisions and internal economic challenges have... Syed Hussain Nov 10, 2023 ECONOMICS & FINANCE The Price of Imperialism : Israel, Oil, and the looming Global Recession By Syed Hussain The Israel-Palestine war has profound and wide-ranging implications for the global economy that extend far beyond its... Kavisha Manoj Mar 17, 2023 EDITORIAL Editorial: Holes in Doughnut Economics? By Kavisha Manoj Despite the deep entrenchment of neoclassical economics, the past 2 decades have seen a variety of alternative economic... Warwick Think Tank Jan 31, 2023 ECONOMICS & FINANCE Re-Envisioning the Command Economy The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 marked the end of the Cold War and lifted previous restrictions for capitalist nations, allowing... Kavisha Manoj Jan 17, 2023 ECONOMICS & FINANCE Investment Zones the answer to the Levelling up agenda? Political history of Investment Zones Similar to the Enterprise Zones promoted by Thatcher and Osborne, the Investment Zones announced by... Warwick Think Tank Dec 14, 2022 EDITORIAL Editorial: Japan: playground for technocrats? Once thought to be the next superpower economy, Japan is an extremely interesting case of a country that utilised its war economy to its... Finlay Healy Nov 15, 2022 ECONOMICS & FINANCE Private Finance holding us to Ransom: rapid decarbonisation is impeded by a policy of appeasement Economics tells a lot of stories to make it seem inevitable the things it tells us to do. When it comes to climate action, the orthodox... Vriddhi Khattar Oct 28, 2022 ARTS & CULTURE Blackness and Banking: Closing the Racial Wealth gap A 2020 article by CNBC offered that the racial wealth gap in the United States would be solved through education on financial... Kavisha Manoj Oct 24, 2022 POLITICS & POLICY Trussonomics: a lesson in credibility After just 44 days of economic and political upheaval, Liz Truss announced her resignation as the PM of the country. By the end of the... Finlay Healy Oct 13, 2022 ECONOMICS & FINANCE Index-Linked Gilts: Bad Policy that bear the mark of their time Index-Linked Gilts are in part a standard U.K. Government bond. An investor loans money to the government on the promise that the funds... Jhanvi Mehta Mar 10, 2022 ECONOMICS & FINANCE Turkey's Economic Meltdown: 'Erdoganomics' and Spiralling Inflation Turkey faces an economic meltdown as a result of Erdogan’s dismal macro-economic competency. The annual inflation rate has soared to a... Eve Dunkley Feb 22, 2022 ECONOMICS & FINANCE Can We Really Smoke the Kremlin Out? The Tough Reality of Economic Sanctions Tensions between Russia and Ukraine are at their highest since 2014 with as many as 190,000 Russian troops currently deployed at the... Warwick Think Tank Feb 1, 2022 ECONOMICS & FINANCE Plight of the Migrant Workers: Covid-19's Paralysis of Global Labour Flows This article has been written by contributor Sharanya Chakraborty The Covid 19 pandemic led to a halt in global migration flows by the... Warwick Think Tank Dec 2, 2021 POLITICS & POLICY Unleashing Britain’s Potential? Two years of Johnsonism Under Review This article has been written by contributor James Baldwin Two years have passed since the resounding election victory of Boris Johnson... Eve Dunkley Nov 25, 2021 ECONOMICS & FINANCE Billionaires Beware: Congressional Toils and Trials On Wednesday 27th October, Oregon Senator and chair of the Senate Finance Committee Ron Wyden unveiled his plans for a new tax that... Warwick Think Tank Nov 23, 2021 HEALTHCARE Covid Plan B – What, Why and If? This article has been written by contributor Harry Ward Around this time last year England crashed into its second Covid-19 lockdown. At... New articles added every term Mehul Chopra Jan 16 4 min JUSTICE & HUMAN RIGHTS Innocence under Siege: The Plight of Gaza’s Children By Mehul Chopra The Gaza Strip, a small, densely populated piece of land on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, is home to over 2... Justice Mehul Chopra Jan 16 JUSTICE & HUMAN RIGHTS Innocence under Siege: The Plight of Gaza’s Children By Mehul Chopra The Gaza Strip, a small, densely populated piece of land on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, is home to over 2... Saarah Rahman Nov 8, 2023 JUSTICE & HUMAN RIGHTS Refugees in Limbo:Confronting Discrimination and Institutional Racism in Europe's Immigration Crisis By Saarah Rahman Refugees flee their home country due to violence, crossing international borders for safety. However, they are met with... India Southcott Nov 7, 2023 JUSTICE & HUMAN RIGHTS Shortcomings in Addressing ‘Honour’ Based Violence in the UK By India Southcott On September 15, 2023, the UK government rejected calls to officially define ‘honour’ based violence (HBV), indicative... Mehul Chopra Oct 27, 2023 JUSTICE & HUMAN RIGHTS Zan, Zendegi, Azadi (Woman, Life, Freedom): Iran’s Resistance to Oppression and Tyranny By Mehul Chopra The Iranian revolution of 1979: a brief history Iran, known for its rich history and ancient civilization, has had its... Mehru Nisa Shahid Oct 15, 2023 EDUCATION Not in Isolation: Exploring the Intersection between Climate Change and Education By Mehru Nisa Shahid Climate change is often given significant attention in conversations and tends to be treated as an isolated issue,... Warwick Think Tank Mar 21, 2023 ARTS & CULTURE Do movies portray Marital Rape or Sexual Violence? Movies are considered as the visual representation of the world that we are living in. No one dislikes watching movies. But do we... Evie Taylor Mar 17, 2023 EDITORIAL Editorial: Gen-Z is turning Climate Anxiety into Climate Action By Evie Taylor The start of the 2020s provided an opportunity for newly invigorated efforts to combat the climate crisis. The 2015 Paris... Ananya Sreekumar Mar 17, 2023 EDITORIAL Editorial: The chronicles of German extremism By Ananya Sreekumar On 7th December 2022, German Special Forces, in tandem with regional Police forces, conducted raids across the... Gokul Krishnakumar Mar 17, 2023 EDITORIAL Editorial: The Peruvian Puzzle By Gokul Krishnakumar In early December 2022, Peru woke to a direct address from its leftist President, Pedro Castillo, who proclaimed a... Drishti Patel Mar 14, 2023 ARTS & CULTURE Fake Feminism: Culture of Shame that Looms Over Society Today With the fourth wave of feminism roaming around for over a decade now, it is interesting to see the changes and whether things have... Evie Taylor Jan 10, 2023 ENVIRONMENT Investigating the Silencing of Climate Activists As climate inaction from political leaders around the world persists, the onus has fallen upon climate-conscious members of the general... Warwick Think Tank Dec 14, 2022 EDITORIAL Editorial: Punishing Capital Punishment As of 2022, over 70% of the world’s countries have now abolished the death penalty, with Malaysia announcing plans to abolish it in June... Warwick Think Tank Dec 14, 2022 EDITORIAL Editorial: The Haitian Crisis As the unipolar world collapses amidst a flurry of sanctions volleyed at each other by ‘opposing’ blocs of an increasingly multipolar... Caitlin Hoyland Nov 29, 2022 JUSTICE & HUMAN RIGHTS “Women, Life, Freedom”: The hundred-year oppression of the Kurdish people On the 13th September, 22 year old Mahsa Amini was arrested by Iran’s Morality police for supposedly wearing her headscarf... Will Kingston-Cox Oct 18, 2022 JUSTICE & HUMAN RIGHTS Leicester Riots: An Isolated Incident? Whilst almost all media outlets were preoccupied with the national mourning of Queen Elizabeth II and her state funeral, worrying... Ishaan Vijai Oct 4, 2022 JUSTICE & HUMAN RIGHTS The Power of Speech and its Great Responsibility “The right to free speech is more important than the content of the speech” — Voltaire From all the present foundations of modern... New articles added every term

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report A Warwick Think Tank Policy reports Warwick Think Tank research reports explore the latest developments across the eight policy sectors we focus on. Every academic year W arwick Think Tank produces a set of new reports that uniquely explore a new topic. This process begins when we assemble dedicated teams of two students per sector to conduct research and develop their policy reports. Find out more about our policy reports below. Student-led Each policy sector receives in-depth coverage in its own unique policy report compiled by the Warwick Think Tank research teams. The teams compile research and write each report in the first and second academic terms and present the final report at special events to members of Warwick Think Tank at the end of each term. Unique focus No two reports are the same. The policy research reports cover unique and pressing issues on a global level. Warwick Think Tank research has published over 15 reports to date. These cover topics such as neocolonialism at the UN, resource insecurity in the Middle East, the difference in physician-patient dynamics when you pay for healthcare, and the future of supercomputing. Eight policy sectors Foreign Affairs Healthcare Education Technology Environment Economics Justice & Rights Arts & Culture Warwick Think Tank research reports explore the latest developments across the eight policy sectors we focus on. In-depth research Each report is carefully researched and edited over the course of each academic term. This ensures we produce and publish the best possible policy research reports. This detailed research is complimented by the authors own perspectives and policy recommendations. Unique illustrations enrich the research and help highlight the in-depth discussions produced by the research team. Power & Competition View report March 2022 Seven reports Read ​ March reports 2022 - Power and Competition in the 21st Century Inequality & Inaccesibility View report March 2022 View report December 2021 Seven reports Read ​ March reports 2021 - The Sustainable Development Goals Sustainable development View report March 2021 One report. Seven sections. Growing tensions View report March 2022 View report December 2020 One report. Seven sections.

Our Team The 2021-2022 Exec Team: Welcome Warwick Think Tank Leadership Executive Profiles Lily Jean President Lily is a second-year Politics and International Studies student from France. She is interested in international security and diplomacy, and particularly in Euro-American relations. In her spare time, she loves cooking and socialising, and has practiced dance for 15 years. Levi Chesham Lead Editor Levi is a third-year History and Politics student from the UK and Australia, currently living in Manchester. Levi’s major interests focus on the world of foreign and trade policy, especially with regard to the South China Sea and the Eurasian boundary. He also enjoys Rock and Roll, Blues and football. Charbeline Chaaya Head of Social Events Charbeline is a second-year PPL student of Lebanese origin who lives in London, UK. She is particularly interested in Middle Eastern politics and power politics. She has played the piano for over 10 years and her favourite thing to do is read a book outside when the weather is nice. Thomas De Monchy Vice President Thomas is a second-year PPE student from the Netherlands. He is interested in public policy and finding pragmatic solutions to the complex issues of today’s world. Apart from politics he likes baseball, reading, travelling and pretending to go to the gym. Vriddhi Khattar Head of Research Vriddhi is a second-year PPE student from Dubai. She has previously worked in sectors such as commercial law and investment banking and wants to pursue a career in financial journalism. Apart from when she is actively trying to get through her degree, she likes to paint, bake and write. Anandita Thakar Head of Marketing Anandita is a second-year Economics and Industrial Organisations student from Delhi, India. She is interested in the field of marketing and strategy, and loves playing tennis in her free time. Mehr Ahmad Secretary Varun Sinha Treasurer Head of Sponsorship Mehr is a third-year English and History student. Her family is from Pakistan but she was born and raised in the UK. Her interests include Middle Eastern cultural and political attitudes towards women. In her spare time, she likes to cook and learn new things through online courses. Currently, she is doing a course in IT coding. Becky Aguiar Head of Collaborative Events Becky is a second-year Economics student from Reading, UK, with a keen interest in Development economics and environmental policy. She is incredibly passionate about raising awareness of current issues through public outreach, and in her spare time loves running and socialising with friends. Will Allen Graphic Designer Will is a second-year PPL student from Oxford, UK. He is currently interested in US politics and the reemergence of antitrust laws in the US and around the globe. His favourite person in design is Gail Bichler, the creative director of the New York Times Magazine. In his spare time, he enjoys feeding his dog too much and running 5k’s. Varun is a second-year Economics student from Birmingham, UK. He is especially interested in microeconomics and learning about policy related to competition in markets, and in his spare time he enjoys playing cricket. Ammar Ourtashi Head of Academic Events Ammar is a second-year Law student from Sudan. Although aiming to pursue a legal career with commercial interests, his passion for law stems from a curiosity in political debate and understanding how political goals clash with issues of public policy and societal needs. As well as his academic commitments, he makes plenty of time for travel, music, and social events. Mallika Wadhwani Social Media Manager Mallika is a second-year Politics and Sociology student from the UK. She aspires to work with the UN's Economic and Social Council, whilst independently assessing the impact of social policies on communities. Mallika also enjoys practicing Brazilian jiu-jitsu in her spare time and has previously competed at a world-class level. Welcome President's Since our inception in 2011, Warwick Think Tank has grown to become one of the largest student-led think tanks in Europe – we serve as a dynamic and politically neutral space, bringing together a community of passionate and diverse students to engage in the world of policy. We aim to offer a welcoming and collaborative platform, through which our members can explore innovative policy ideas within our seven key sectors – foreign affairs, healthcare, education, technology & innovation, energy & environment, the economy & finance, and justice & human rights – all of which culminate in the form of our termly reports. Throughout each term, we provide ongoing engagement in the form of discussions and panels, talks from leading experts, career and policy-writing workshops, and networking and social events. This year, we will be further expanding opportunities available to our members through exciting partnerships with international think tanks, both student-led and professional. Our blog, ‘Think Tank Tuesdays’, provides a further opportunity for members to research, write and submit their own articles on topics of personal interest. We will also be introducing our first weekly newsletter, analysing the impacts of and changes in policy around the world. Through building on the foundation of student enthusiasm throughout the years, we have successfully nurtured a community of forward-thinkers, writers and leaders, which we hope to exceed through YOUR participation! If you are interested in making a positive change in the wider community, then Warwick Think Tank is the place for you – we look forward to welcoming you! ​ Lily Jean Warwick Think Tank President, 2021-22 Read our articles Learn more Warwick Think Tank Blog Blog I nformation This year, we want to hear your voice: even if you have never attended a WTT event, we want to provide students with a virtual platform to echo their views in relation to policy, or various economic, political or social issues. Every Tuesday, we will be releasing a blog entry from a student as a spotlight to showcase their interests. As an advocate, or a voice to drive progress, this blog is a safe space to declare your views on a wide-scale. The aim of the entry is to discuss the issue with a key emphasis on how we can come to a resolution – the structure could be: Providing background on the issue / crisis Discussing the crux of the issue / crisis Solutions proposed by Think Tanks / other figures, followed by your own unique resolution. ​ ​ ​ Learn More About the Think Tank Policy focus Leadership team Events Join the Think Tank Sponsors Policy Sectors Foreign Affairs Healthcare Education Tech & Innovation Energy & Env Justice & HR Finance & Econ All Policy Blog Foreign Affairs Healthcare Education Tech & Innovation Social Media Instagram LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Locate us University of Warwick Coventry CV4 7AL United Kingdom Energy & Env Justice & HR Finance & Econ All Blogs

Events: Welcome Events Events Gallery 53088165_2325020527517627_27764431255922 53233379_2325020457517634_41489855323171 290412_264257086927325_4717738_o.jpg 53088165_2325020527517627_27764431255922 1/12 Learn More About the Think Tank Policy focus Leadership team Events Join the Think Tank Sponsors Policy Sectors Foreign Affairs Healthcare Education Tech & Innovation Energy & Env Justice & HR Finance & Econ All Policy Blog Foreign Affairs Healthcare Education Tech & Innovation Social Media Instagram LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Locate us University of Warwick Coventry CV4 7AL United Kingdom Energy & Env Justice & HR Finance & Econ All Blogs

International Student Think Tank Research reports Future-proofing EU policy in conflict minerals Read now Recommendations on EU policy regarding blockchain and AI Read now How does Chinese economic investment influence EU strategy with regards to Central and Eastern Europe? Read now Enhanced Energy Cooperation between the EU, Algeria and Morocco Read now The role of education for social mobility in Europe - Finding best practices Read now Constructing a Covid-19 and Pandemic Taskforce: A Healthcare Policy Recommendation Read now How differences in corporate taxation risk undermining the common market Read now Achieving Social Cohesion: Policy, Integration of Ethnolinguistic Minorities Read now Learn More About the Think Tank Policy focus Leadership team Events Join the Think Tank Sponsors Policy Sectors Foreign Affairs Healthcare Education Tech & Innovation Energy & Env Justice & HR Finance & Econ All Policy Blog Foreign Affairs Healthcare Education Tech & Innovation Social Media Instagram LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Locate us University of Warwick Coventry CV4 7AL United Kingdom Energy & Env Justice & HR Finance & Econ All Blogs

Introducing A think tank created by students for students. Since our inception in 2011, Warwick Think Tank has grown to become one of the largest student-led think tanks in Europe – we serve as a dynamic and politically neutral space, bringing together a community of passionate and diverse students to engage in the world of policy. Events Research Articles About: Welcome Eight policy sectors Foreign Affairs Healthcare Education Technology Environment Economics Justice & Rights Arts & Culture Warwick Think Tank has eight major areas of focus. We explore these eight individual policy sectors through student articles on Warwick Think Tank Blog, in termly policy reports and our weekly policy events - where we host guest speakers, businesses and more important players in the world of policy. Eleven years and we are just getting started. Founded in 2011 we were the first think tank created and run by students interested in unleashing policy and all it has to offer students. Since our founding we have built a community that is committed to understanding the challenges we face and how policy can fix but also exacerbate these issues. Follow us to learn more. Events. Research. More Warwick Think Tank has something for everyone. If you already love policy, or want to learn about policy for the first time - our society has something for you. Join us at an event or social. Explore The regular contributors team allows students to write weekly articles for our Tuesday and Thursday blogs, plus our blog isn't limited to regular contributors, anyone can pitch a blog to the Lead editor for approval. In addition to the blog Warwick Think Tank produces dedicated termly reports focusing on each sector, bring together the research in one document published by Warwick think tank. ​ ​ Events We hold weekly events that discuss, debate and uncover areas of policy that may not cross your mind. Whether it's a guest speaker from a presidential administration talking about whether we can achieve social justice in the 21st century, or a head of a business at the fore of ESG our events will showcase a world of policy. Join us on campus and explore policy. LIVE Hear amazing speakers live. Politicians (Candidates for US Senate, Presidential Advisors, Shadow Cabinet Members), business leaders at consultancy firms, leaders in ESG's and so many more live from campus. Chi Onwurah Victoria Bonney Chi Onwurah Chi Onwurah Chi Onwurah Keith Magee Events every Wednesday Learn about events > Student research Our research team, built from a diverse set of students with backgrounds across different degrees, enables us to produce our termly policy reports. Our reports all covering unique issues allow us to develop critical policy opinions that may shape the future. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 16 So far we have produced 16 policy research reports - with 14 being published in the 21-22 year - and the catalogue grows each year. Learn about research > Join us at our end of term 'policy unleashed' events where we reveal the research teams incredible work and take you behind the covers of each report to reveal its findings. Where we are Find us on campus. CV1 7ES The Student Team See the new team > President Vice President Leadership Secretary Treasurer & Head of Sponsorship Events Co-Heads of Events Careers Officer Marketing Head of Marketing Research Co-Heads of Research Deputy Editor Student articles Warwick Think Tank Blog Read now Instagram Follow us and stay updated. Instagram Policy See the think tanks seven policy focus. Learn more 2021-2022 Sponsors Warwick Think Tank Learn more Learn More About the Think Tank Policy focus Leadership team Events Join the Think Tank Sponsors Policy Sectors Foreign Affairs Healthcare Education Tech & Innovation Energy & Env Justice & HR Finance & Econ All Policy Blog Foreign Affairs Healthcare Education Tech & Innovation Social Media Instagram LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Locate us University of Warwick Coventry CV4 7AL United Kingdom Energy & Env Justice & HR Finance & Econ All Blogs

Infrastructure for the Future Arts and Culture Book Censorship in the US This report aims to shed light on attempted and successful efforts of book censorship in the US, and recommend realistic and sensible policies to combat these concerning developments. READ Economy and Finance De Rising from China: Effects on EU's Critical Mineral Supply Chains & Net Zero Targets The European Union (EU) has committed, under the Paris Agreement, to achieve net-zero emissions by the year 2050. READ Education South Korea's Educational Renaissance: A Policy Proposal Education undeniably stands as a cornerstone in the edifice of personal and societal development. READ Energy & Environment Desertification In Spain Over the past several decades it has become apparent that significant parts of Spain are at risk of desertification. READ Foreign Affairs Foreign Aid for the Future Contemporary proponents of democracy, peace and human rights face a foreboding global landscape. READ Healthcare Preparing For The Next Pandemic So far, Covid-19 has killed up to seven million people - and its economic and health effects are still being felt, especially in lower income countries. READ Justice and Human Rights An Urban Chaos: How increasing urbanisation Affects the future of Indian society This research report aims to address a range of prominent concerns that have arisen in India as a consequence of the increased urbanisation in the country. READ Technology Creating infrastructure to accommodate Decentralised finance in an era of economic insecurity in Sub-Saharan Africa This report aims to develop an understanding of contemporary decentralised financial infrastructure available in the world. READ

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