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  • Politics

Vacuum diplomacy: soundbites, security, and the price of complacency 

As we appear to edge a little closer to the end of the war in Ukraine, Europe seems to be woefully unprepared for the continent’s new security architecture. This new era of conflict is likely to impact every economy in Europe. Intern Will Johnstone explores how we got here, and what must now be done

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  • Business
  • Communications

Why Gen Z doesn’t trust your comms

Trust is hard to come by in this modern age of tech. Here, intern Luca Messenger-Jones explores the importance of building trust through careful communications, and why businesses are having to worker harder to get Gen Z on their side.

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  • Politics

Winning without war: The intersection of soft power and sport

As nations engage in exercises of hard power, consultant, Will Norton, looks at how nations can use another form of power to achieve their aims and build strength without ever firing a bullet.

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Nigel Farage of the Reform Party standing in front of British flags celebrating
  • Politics

Local heroes, national zeros

It’s been less than a year since Labour’s landslide victory in the UK General Election, but the party’s electoral joy hasn’t lasted long

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Rachel Reeves standing in front of a shiny black door with her budget folder under one arm
  • Politics

Unbalanced: The Spring Statement, tariffs and the political perils of the Chancellor’s fiscal rules

When putting together a Budget, your numbers need to stack up in a financial sense but they also need to add up politically, writes Callum McCaig

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  • Business
  • Politics

What comes after: The importance of long-term thinking

In a society that is enamoured by attention-grabbing algorithms and quick fixes, short-termism seems endemic. Associate consultant Georgie Fulljames looks to some inspiration for the way forward.

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