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Author Archives: Duarte Amaro

Originally from Portugal, Duarte is currently in his third year reading Philosophy, Politics and Economics at St Peter's College. He was Managing Director at The Oxford Blue in Hilary Term 2022.

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Portugal’s snap election: socialists win a majority and the radical right grows

by Duarte Amaro February 16, 2022February 16, 2022
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Jordan Peterson at the Oxford Union

by Duarte Amaro December 6, 2021January 19, 2022
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COP26 and the many sides of Climate Change: An Editorial

by Duarte Amaro, Mia Clement and Michael Freeman September 6, 2021March 19, 2024
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Calling Europe: The Continent in 2021

by Jacob Grech, Duarte Amaro, Clara Stromsted, Dan Hubbard and Elliott Cocker June 12, 2021July 18, 2021
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Madrid’s Divisive Regional Elections Reinvigorate the Spanish Centre-Right

by Duarte Amaro May 15, 2021May 15, 2021
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Biden’s First Hundred Days

by Duarte Amaro, Dan Hubbard, Jacob Grech and Guy Ward-Jackson April 25, 2021July 18, 2021
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An Overview of Islamist Violence in Northern Mozambique

by Duarte Amaro March 30, 2021April 1, 2021
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Far-right results overshadow incumbent’s win in Portugal presidential run

by Duarte Amaro February 6, 2021July 18, 2021
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Italian PM Conte resigns as coalition government crumbles

by Duarte Amaro January 29, 2021July 18, 2021

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Duarte Amaro Mar 20, 2026 5 min read
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“the Grove, with its top-of-the-line sound and lighting, traditional architectural backdrop, and grander scale, is certainly a theatre worth watching out for” Janik Peeters tours…

The Sabotage of Modernity

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“Thunderstorm with glimmering lightnings over ocean” by Lachlan Ross, https://www.pexels.com/photo/thunderstorm-with-glimmering-lightnings-over-ocean-6510369/ In recent times, we seem to be intoxicated by the heady spirits of progress and…

Outside OX1 Week 8: Chile, Nepal and Mandelson

Duarte Amaro Mar 16, 2026 16 min read
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Welcome back to this term’s final issue of Outside OX1! Hilary has flown by and Trinity with its blossoming flowers and sunnier days awaits. What…

Locking Horns: Past Conflicts Threaten to Re-emerge in the Horn of Africa

Duarte Amaro Mar 16, 2026 14 min read
A man walks past a wrecked tank in Tigray Region, 2021.

Six years after Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed won the Nobel Peace Prize for bringing an end to a lengthy military standoff with Eritrea, and…

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