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Author Archives: Daniel Burns

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Outside OX1 Week 7: Wagner, Colombia, Los Angeles

by Daniel Burns, Ed Routh, Sol White and Isolde Sellin June 14, 2025June 14, 2025
Drawing of Radcliffe Camera in Bubble - Outside OX1 cover image
Posted inGlobal Affairs

Outside OX1 Week 6: Poland, Iran, Gaza

by Daniel Burns, Isolde Sellin and Elana Roberts June 7, 2025June 13, 2025
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Outside OX1 Week 5: Chagos, Myanmar and Venezuela

by Daniel Burns, Isolde Sellin and Devika Manish Kumar May 31, 2025May 31, 2025
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Posted inGlobal Affairs

Outside OX1 Week 4: Israel, Trump and Africa

by Daniel Burns, Tom Barrett and Elana Roberts May 25, 2025May 26, 2025
Drawing of Radcliffe Camera in Bubble - Outside OX1 cover image
Posted inGlobal Affairs

Outside OX1 Week 3: Kurdistan, Fishing and Merz

by Daniel Burns, Elana Roberts and Isolde Sellin May 17, 2025May 17, 2025
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Outside OX1 Week 2 – South Korea, Mali, Kashmir and Gaza

by Daniel Burns, Tom Barrett, Devika Manish Kumar and Elana Roberts May 10, 2025May 10, 2025
Drawing of Radcliffe Camera in Bubble - Outside OX1 cover image
Posted inGlobal Affairs

Outside OX1 Week 1: Canada, Kashmir, Conflict and Crackdowns

by Daniel Burns, Elana Roberts, Tom Barrett, Isolde Sellin and Devika Manish Kumar May 3, 2025June 13, 2025

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