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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

Don’t Trust the Flixbus!

by Nina Naidu March 6, 2024March 6, 2024

Discovering Europe, Thanks to the EU

by Anas Dayeh May 28, 2023May 28, 2023

The World Beyond OX1 – Week 2

by Josie Wells, Hajar Munirah, Izzy Mills, Krishh Chaturvedi and Joe Bardsley May 8, 2023May 15, 2023

Switzerland bans Burqa and Niqab: sexist, feminist or racist?

by Johannes Moehrle March 15, 2021March 15, 2021

Local Guides: Matthew’s Basel

by Matthew Webb April 9, 2020April 9, 2020

An image of Lac Leman in Geneva."Geneva Lac Leman" by Markus Bernet is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.5.

Local Guide: Jiaqi’s Geneva

by Jiaqi Kang January 31, 2020July 29, 2024

The Hiding Tree

Dami Adedoyin-AdeniyiJun 15, 20254 min read

The Hiding Tree

“When I was younger there was a valley near my house. It was this secret thing; you wouldn’t know it was there, but it was.…

Why does tragedy make us laugh?

Aria ChakravortyJun 15, 20254 min read

Illustration of an actor on stage, holding a skull in his left hand and surrounded by laughter

“As she explained the tragic news, we both had the strangest feeling: we were trying not to smile. We were children in detention, lips pursed…

“All of the Madness Needs Rooting Out”: Dominic Cummings at the Sheldonian

Aria ChakravortyJun 15, 20254 min read

“All of the Madness Needs Rooting Out”: Dominic Cummings at the Sheldonian

Aria Chakravorty outlines the subject of Dominic Cummings’ recent talk at the Sheldonian Theatre. Image by Aria Chakravorty, used with permission.

Outside OX1 Week 7: Wagner, Colombia, Los Angeles

Daniel BurnsJun 14, 202512 min read

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The Global Affairs team explore the biggest news from this week, including Wagner pulling out of Mali, the assassination attempt against a Colombian presidential candidate,…