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Oliver Buckingham is a writer for The Blue, and has his own blog at https://whirlwindofscrappaper.com/. He is a History and Politics student at Lady Margaret Hall, and writes about politics, foreign affairs and books. When he’s not doing that, he’s constructing a flux-capacitor and bathing in a tepid chrono-synclastic infundibulum. He serves pan-galactic gargle blasters at seven.

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The International Community Must Act to Protect Myanmar’s Democracy

by Oliver Buckingham March 8, 2021March 9, 2021
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Independence ‘means war’ – China dials up Taiwan rhetoric

by Oliver Buckingham February 3, 2021February 3, 2021
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Without concession, there can be no democracy

by Oliver Buckingham January 22, 2021July 18, 2021
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Argentina’s decision to legalise abortion underscores the Vatican’s loss of influence in Latin American lawmaking

by Oliver Buckingham January 3, 2021January 3, 2021
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by Oliver Buckingham November 5, 2020November 5, 2020

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