Interviews
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Defiance in Solidarity: An Interview with Pussy Riot
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Editor-in-Chief of the Oxford Political Review, Brian Wong, interviews Olya Kurachyova and Veronika Nikhulshina, two members of the Russian activist group Pussy Riot. Founded in August 2011, the collective is one of the leading protesting groups and political rock bands in Russia, particularly for their opposition to Russian President Vladimir Putin and their advocacy of…
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The Stalwart of the Liberal Democrats – A Conversation with Sir Vince Cable
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Oxford Political Review speaks with Sir Vince Cable, twice and current Leader of the Liberal Democrats, former Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, and Skills, and notable proponent of a People’s Vote in the ongoing Brexit negotiations. Sir Vince Cable is a man with many stories to tell, with an equal number of illustrious titles…
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On Truth-telling in Age of Truthlessness: An Interview with Alan Rusbridger
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Our Editor-in-Chief, Brian Wong, speaks to Alan Rusbridger, former Editor-in-Chief of The Guardian (1995-2015) and Principal of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford.
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A True Believer in Internationalist Liberalism: A Dialogue with Jeffrey Sachs
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In the age of Trumpian politics, nationalistic jingoism in the West, and intermittent escalation in the Xi-Trump wrestle for global power, Jeffrey Sachs stands out as amongst the most vocal public intellectuals on the subject of US-China relations and economic development. His latest work, A New Foreign Policy: Beyond American Exceptionalism (2018), offers a brief glimpse into…
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A Stake outside the Political: an interview with Sir Tim Hitchens
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In her seminal essay “Truth and Politics”, Hannah Arendt argued that politics naturally lends itself to the distortion of truth. She suggested that in order to combat the inveterate lies of the political world, we must adopt the perspective of one who is “outside the political realm”. If politicians are confined solely to Arendt’s political…
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Interview with Joseph Nye: A Scholar of Peace, An Expert on Power
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Brian: How does the internet, or more specifically, the rise of cultural phenomena across social media platforms (e.g. Instagram, Twitter, Facebook) reshape – if at all – our understanding of soft power? We’ve seen how big a role Twitter played during the Arab Spring, but would you say that, in light of the increasing prevalence…
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In Defiance of Authoritarianism, the Liberal Warrior: Leni Robredo
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You are one of the most prominent and outspoken defenders of liberal and egalitarian politics in the Philippines. Given how difficult this has been in light of the political context of the country, what motivated you in the first place to become an activist, and what continues to motivate her to persevere? One instance that…
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Political Pragmatism in Age of Ideologues: An Interview with Kevin Rudd
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Political Pragmatism in Age of Ideologues: An Interview with Kevin Rudd, ex-Australian Prime Minister and president of the Asia Society Policy Institute.
