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Author Archives: Nick Marshall

Posted inGlobal Affairs

Across the Aisle: Oxford’s Political Parties Discuss UK-US Relations

by Nick Marshall, Will Lawson, Joseph Thomas and Christopher Collins January 27, 2025January 27, 2025
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Posted inGlobal Affairs

Outside OX1 Week 1 – Ceasefires, Conferences, and New Far-Right Leaders

by Nick Marshall, Katarina Harrison-Gaze, Isabel Martinez de Rituerto and Isolde Sellin January 24, 2025February 4, 2025
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Posted inGlobal Affairs

What Bad Bunny Teaches Us About Puerto Rican Politics

by Nick Marshall January 21, 2025January 22, 2025
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Posted inGlobal Affairs

Outside OX1 Week 7: A ceasefire in Lebanon, a surprise far-right victory in Romania, an arrest warrant for Netanyahu and backpackers dying in Laos

by Katarina Harrison-Gaze, Eric Balonwu, Jessica Patanaariyangkul and Nick Marshall November 30, 2024December 28, 2024
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Posted inGlobal Affairs

Outside OX1 Week 6: Conflict in Ukraine, Tension in Baku, an election in Sri Lanka and protests erupt in New Zealand

by Laura van Heijnsbergen, Eric Balonwu, Katarina Harrison-Gaze and Nick Marshall November 21, 2024December 29, 2024
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Posted inGlobal Affairs

Outside OX1 Week 5 – Tuition fee increases, the Archbishop of Canterbury resigns and Mauritian prime minister suffers landslide defeat

by Laura van Heijnsbergen, Katarina Harrison-Gaze and Nick Marshall November 15, 2024December 29, 2024
Posted inOxford News

How did Oxford celebrate Diwali?

by Nick Marshall November 9, 2024November 9, 2024
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Outside OX1 Week 4 -Trump’s comeback, Israel bans UN agency, Germany’s government in crisis, floods hits Spain and Glaswegian comedian dies

by Eric Balonwu, Jack Stone, Katarina Harrison-Gaze, Laura van Heijnsbergen and Nick Marshall November 7, 2024December 29, 2024
Posted inOutside OX1

Outside OX1 Week 3 – An update on the US presidential campaign, a new UK Budget, the Commonwealth summit and a alleged assassination attempt on the Bolivian President

by Eric Balonwu, Laura van Heijnsbergen, Katarina Harrison-Gaze and Nick Marshall November 1, 2024May 29, 2025
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Outside OX1 Week 2 – Sinwar’s death, a close election in Moldova, King Charles heckled in Australia, and UK government releases more prisoners early

by Jack Stone, Eric Balonwu, Katarina Harrison-Gaze and Nick Marshall October 24, 2024December 29, 2024

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