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Category: Global Affairs

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Catalan – The Politics of  Language

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Outside OX1 Week 5 – London ceasefire march, Gay Games 2023 and a successful Sag-Aftra strike

by Ben Nolan, Emily Guerrero, Becky Collett, Emi Tanimoto, Lottie Tellyn and Eleanor Luxton November 12, 2023November 19, 2023
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Summits for Peace: From Paris to Riyadh

by Anas Dayeh November 11, 2023November 12, 2023
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The Word on Wall Street – KKR’s European Expansion

by Alice Grant November 8, 2023November 8, 2023
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Outside OX1 Week 4 – Rising casualties in Gaza, China mourns, the UK government goes to court

by Ben Nolan, Anas Dayeh, Emily Guerrero, Emi Tanimoto, Becky Collett, Lottie Tellyn and Eleanor Luxton November 5, 2023November 5, 2023
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It’s the Economy, Stupid – Sloppy Statistics and the Best of the Big Banks

by David Yang, Oliver Edwardes, Alice Grant and Krishh Chaturvedi November 1, 2023November 1, 2023
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Ben Shapiro on Israel-Palestine Conflict at the Oxford Union 

by Flora Prideaux October 30, 2023October 31, 2023
Posted inGlobal Affairs

Outside OX1 Week 3 – Hurricane Otis, Mass shooting in Maine and a UN debate on Gaza

by Ben Nolan, Anas Dayeh, Becky Collett, Oliver Edwardes, Hajar Zainuddin, Eleanor Luxton, Anya Trofimova, Emily Guerrero, Emi Tanimoto and Lottie Tellyn October 29, 2023January 23, 2024
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Outside OX1 Week 2 – Gaza aid negotiations and an Indian Space mission

by Ben Nolan, Anya Trofimova, Emily Guerrero, Anas Dayeh, Emi Tanimoto, Becky Collett, Oliver Edwardes, Krishh Chaturvedi and Temitope Ajileye October 22, 2023November 12, 2023

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