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Author Archives: Ollie Banks

Ollie (any pronouns) is a student writer based in Oxford and London. He has been Editor for Global Affairs and Interviews for "The Oxford Blue", and ran one of The Blue's most successful events. In 2020 he co-ran a COVID-19 think-tank, "How The World Recovers". He helps produce an arts editorial for Chimera, a cryptoasset investment startup. He is now the incoming President for "The BSHR", an interdisciplinary humanities journal. His work has been featured in numerous publications, including "The Oxford Student", "The Cherwell", and "Oxford Strategy Review", and he hopes to move into international affairs analysis in the future.

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Andrew Rosenthal talks Politics, the Press, and being a New York Times Editor

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John Mangia: Bringing “The Queen’s Gambit” to life

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Edozié Izegbu is making digital art real

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Meet the Interviews Team

by Ollie Banks April 8, 2021July 18, 2021
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Rats and recessions: the birth of an inter-crisis industry

by Ollie Banks January 29, 2021January 29, 2021
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by Ollie Banks January 3, 2021July 18, 2021

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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

Ollie Banks 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

Ollie Banks 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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