Global Politics
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Blackshirts and Subfuscs
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Infiltrated by far-right agitators spurred by illusive conspiracies, the protests were a curious sight to behold in the city of dreaming spires.
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En Passant: Chinese-American ‘Pawns’ Are Speaking Up and Shifting Right
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Last month’s Affirmative Action decision marks the extent of divergence between Chinese and other Asian American voters.
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Clearing the Air: Erbil-Baghdad Reconciliation in Northern Iraq’s Air Pollution Fight
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Air pollution is a transboundary challenge. It cares little for geographical or political frontiers and can spread its pall far beyond any initial point of origin.
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Prigozhin’s Ancestors: The Wagner Coup and Historical Comparisons
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is the Kornilov Affair an accurate or useful comparison? Might there be more apt historical analogies to understand the fate of Putin’s regime? And most importantly of all, why has Putin has invoked this period and what role do historical allusions play in upholding the Putin autocracy?
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Is Democracy Worth Fighting For? Republican Party Foreign Policy in the Age of Donald Trump
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The Russian invasion of Ukraine is shaping up to be a key issue as Republican presidential candidates cultivate campaign platforms for what will undoubtedly be a fiercely fought process for the nomination over the coming months.
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China’s Two Trade-Offs in Xi’an
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It is no doubt that China won a resounding victory in Xi’an, but her triumph was not without ills, especially when considered in the broader diplomatic context.
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The Weaponization of Water: Water Politics in the Middle East
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This article examines the phenomenon of water weaponization- using water to gain leverage over an adversary, with a focus on the Middle East. It will then argue that water weaponization’s current manifestation in the Middle East is a crime against humanity.
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Call For Original Artwork for Issue 10, ‘Everything is Fine!’
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The OPR is looking for some original artwork for the cover page of our 10th issue, ‘Everything is Fine!’
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“Growing the Labour Force Doesn’t Just Require Increasing the Retirement Age”: Prof. Jane Gingrich on Pension Reforms and the Politics of Education
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The Oxford Political Review sat down with Gingrich earlier this year to discuss the global landscape of education policies today, the sharp political divisions in society around the welfare state, and some of the broader changes and crises in our political economy.
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‘Japa’ Syndrome: Legitimacy Crisis, Emigration and Public Discontent in Nigeria
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Given the nationalisation of ‘Japa’ syndrome in Nigeria, this article aims to understand public discontent in Nigeria as a symptom of the legitimacy crisis facing the Nigerian state.