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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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Peter Pan Prison: The Infantilisation of Autistic Adults

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A Closer Look: India’s “Hidden Crisis”

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Oxford SU Postgraduate Storytelling Series Discusses the International Student Experience

Duarte Amaro Feb 27, 2026 6 min read
Oxford SU Postgraduate Storytelling Series Discusses the International Student Experience

On Wednesday 25 February, the Oxford University Students’ Union organised a session of its Postgraduate Storytelling Series, titled ‘Journeys of Hope: The International Student Experience…

New Years’ Resolution

Duarte Amaro Feb 26, 2026 1 min read
New Years’ Resolution

As the clock struck midnight, the world felt a change. For the ten thousandth year, the ball creaked downwards. Hoping for change and color, all…

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