Available Classes
How to Settle a Political Dispute - Try a Duel
<p>Duelling with swords or pistols continued into the late 19th century as method of settling personal and political “injuries’ in the UK, USA, France and the Australian colonies. Duelling was
...
Available Classes
The Balfour Declaration - The Most Contentious Document in History?
<p>Each day we read of further war in the Middle East. How did it come to this? To answer this we need to go back to the end of the 19th century, the beginnings of Zionism and the document that
...Available Classes
Art Works as Propaganda
<p>Over the centuries, political commentators have weaponised art to denounce government corruption and incompetence. Goya used his controversial artworks to criticise the Spanish Inquisition. Holbein
...Available Classes
Nordstream Pipeline Sabotage and the War in Ukraine
<p>Under German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other European leaders, Europe increased its reliance on Russian gas to power homes and industry to 30% of requirements. Then Russia invaded Ukraine and
...
Available Classes
Geopolitical Instability in the Caucasus
<p>The ongoing conflicts in the Caucasus do not only involve Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia but also envelope Russia and Türkiye and potentially Iran. The area is characterised by geopolitical
...Available Classes
Chappaquiddick 1969 - Power and Privilege
<p>The "Camelot legend" surrounding the Kennedy family over three generations has glossed over the criminal and immoral behaviours of several Kennedy men. An inflated sense of entitlement dominates
...Available Classes
American Coronation
<p>On 20 January 2025, the 47th president of the United States will be sworn in. The cavalcade and hoopla resembles a coronation more than a simple investiture. Since the nation’s first president,
...Available Classes
Politics in China
<p>Xi Jinping has led China for just over a decade. In that time he has fundamentally altered politics in the country, pursued a different economic agenda to his predecessors, and adopted a more
...