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Author Archives: Elana Roberts

Drawing of Radcliffe Camera in Bubble - Outside OX1 cover image
Posted inGlobal Affairs, Outside OX1

Outside OX1 Week 6: Klimt, South East Asia and France

by Sol White, Lola Dunton-Milenkovic, Elana Roberts and Gabriela Austin November 25, 2025November 25, 2025
Image Credit by Evie Fairclough-Kay
Posted inGlobal Affairs

Outside OX1 Week 4: USA, Sudan and Iraq

by Sol White, Elana Roberts, Saba Ahmadzadeh Noughani and Gabriela Austin November 10, 2025November 12, 2025
Person holds up yellow sign on which is written 'CEASEFIRE NOW Amnesty International'.
Posted inGlobal Affairs

Has a permanent ceasefire in Gaza finally been reached?

by Elana Roberts November 4, 2025November 12, 2025
The Israel Attack on Tehran.
Posted inGlobal Affairs

Will the Israel/Iran war really stop at 12 days of conflict?

by Elana Roberts July 5, 2025July 5, 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
Drawing of Radcliffe Camera in Bubble - Outside OX1 cover image
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
Drawing of Radcliffe Camera in Bubble - Outside OX1 cover image
Posted inOutside OX1

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
Drawing of Radcliffe Camera in Bubble - Outside OX1 cover image
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Outside OX1 Week 7 – Spats, Serbia, Scams, and Samba

by Nick Marshall, Matthew Brown, Orla McMahon, Caroline Johnson and Elana Roberts March 7, 2025March 7, 2025

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