Giacomo Bortolazzi is a final year student in the bachelor’s degree in Comparative, European and International Legal Studies at the University of Trento. He is passionate about international law and security, particularly in relation with economics and technology. David Cameron, the Prime Minister of the UK from 11 May, 2010 to 13 July, 2016, spoke before the House of Commons in November 2015 to address the topic of the National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015, a document structuring the UK government’s approach to national security for the following years thro ..read more

Lorenzo Izzi is a final-year student studying Politics. He is passionate about European Politics and the role of the European Union in the International world, as well as international security and conflict. He is particularly interested in Europe’s relationship with Russia and China in key regions such as Eastern Europe or the Indo-Pacific. Here is why Europe’s lack of growth, mixed with Chinese internal subsidies, is bad news for Europe’s security ambitions and climate actions. A reform of the single market could provide a solution. Almost every project requires a budget, and it is almost im ..read more

Thomas Chow is a postgraduate student studying in the MA International Political Economy programme. He grew up in Hong Kong, and his research interests include Asia-Pacific affairs, international trade, and macroeconomic policies. As one of the most energy-rich regions in the world, Central Asia perhaps receives much less attention than it deserves. Yet, it remains an important player in the global energy market, characterised by the energy interconnectedness within the region and across the neighbouring countries. Central Asia’s past with the Soviet Union created the energy infrastructure tod ..read more

Isabella Papay is a third-year history and international relations student at King’s College London. She is interested in international law and investigative journalism that provides insight into changing political affairs in North America and worldwide. On December 18, 2022, a record-breaking 1.5 billion viewers around the world watched the FIFA World Cup final between Argentina and France, concluding with Lionel Messi raising the most coveted trophy in football after an enthralling penalty shootout. The Men’s FIFA World Cup has remained the most-watched sporting event international ..read more

Brandon is a third-year International Relations student at King’s College London. He is from the United States with a Chilean background, and has a strong interest in Latin American issues and, in particular, US foreign policy in the region. He is especially eager to draw attention to an underlooked, yet increasingly important, region in international politics.    Nearly two months on from his historic victory in the 2023 general election, Argentinian President Javier Milei doesn’t seem to have lost his controversial, anti-establishment rhetoric or momentum. In a recent intervi ..read more

Sam Spound is a third-year history & political economy student at King’s College London. He is interested in Western political thought, great-power politics, and Roman history. Sam currently holds an offer for the MPhil in political thought and intellectual history at the University of Cambridge. 1: A U.S. Carrier Strike Group operates in formation in the South China (Feb 2010). Strategic Ambiguity – the policy of deliberate uncertainty – has been a lynchpin of  America’s posture in the Taiwan Strait since the Nixon administration moved to warm  relations with the People’s Repub ..read more

Tiphaine Court is a third-year International Relations student at KCL. She loves the multidimensional aspect of her studies, and she has a particular interest in military strategy and the geopolitics of East Asia. She is the Social Media Officer of IR Today, and as such she is looking forward to shedding light on the world’s most thrilling affairs.  In the context of heightened trade tensions between the EU and China, the critical issue of semiconductor supply has undoubtedly been raised during the 24th bilateral Summit that took place in Beijing on December 7, 2023. With China leading th ..read more

Lorenzo Izzi is a final-year student studying Politics. He is passionate about European Politics and the role of the European Union in the International world, as well as international security and conflict. He is particularly interested in Europe’s relationship with Russia and China in key regions such as Eastern Europe or the Indo-Pacific. From October 7, the day in which Hamas conducted an attack on the Israeli soil in which it killed more than 1200 people, most of whom are civilian and children, the Middle East has witnessed a massive escalation of violence. The most notable is surely ..read more

Isabella Papay is a third-year history and international relations student at King’s College London. She is interested in international law and investigative journalism that provides insight into changing political affairs in North America and worldwide. Confiscated firearms destroyed in the border city of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Photo Credit: Jesus Alcazar, AFP. As the Biden administration focuses on curtailing the recent surge of migrants from Mexico, their southern neighbour, along with a host of Caribbean nations, have urged the United States to take stronger measures against the illicit f ..read more

Deanna Lim is in her final year of her International Relations BA at King’s, where she is focusing on conflict, security and strategy in the MENA and East Asia regions. She also studies IR Theory from non-Western philosophical perspectives due to her interest in theory and in broadening her worldview beyond conventional Western lines. Her area of interest in IR lies mainly in foreign policy and security, with a particular focus on Southeast Asia, as she is from Singapore! Image Credit: LatestLY 2023 was truly a year of geopolitical catastrophes. Today, we still lie in the wake of its countles ..read more