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Author Archives: Sol White

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 inOutside OX1

Outside OX1 Week 5: Gaza, Kazakhstan and Colombia

by Sol White, Saba Ahmadzadeh Noughani, Finlay Jones and Gabriela Austin November 19, 2025November 19, 2025
Image taken by Sol White, used with permission.
Posted inOpinion

Record-Breaking Interfaith Dinner Serves a Feast of Unity

by Sol White November 17, 2025November 15, 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
Posted inGlobal Affairs

Mayor Mamdani: A New Hope

by Sol White November 7, 2025November 7, 2025
Image Credit by Evie Fairclough-Kay
Posted inOutside OX1

Outside OX1 Week 3: Jamaica, Cameroon and Poland

by Sol White, Saba Ahmadzadeh Noughani and Thomas Yates November 3, 2025November 3, 2025
Image Credit by Evie Fairclough-Kay
Posted inGlobal Affairs

Outside OX1 Week 2: Ireland, Bolivia and China

by Sol White, Lola Dunton-Milenkovic and Gabriela Austin October 27, 2025October 27, 2025
Image Credit by Evie Fairclough-Kay
Posted inGlobal Affairs

Outside OX1 Week 1: Uruguay, Iran and Cape Verde

by Sol White, Lola Dunton-Milenkovic, Saba Ahmadzadeh Noughani and Thomas Yates October 19, 2025October 27, 2025
The official portrait of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the President of Nigeria
Posted inGlobal Affairs

The State of African Politics

by Sol White June 30, 2025June 30, 2025
Drawing of Radcliffe Camera in Bubble - Outside OX1 cover image
Posted inGlobal Affairs

Outside OX1 Week 7: Wagner, Colombia, Los Angeles

by Daniel Burns, Ed Routh, Sol White and Isolde Sellin June 14, 2025June 14, 2025

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