Captagon Cowboys: Syria’s Rise as a Narco-State

(Photo: CCL) By James Loughton - Regular Contributor Assad Still Standing  More than a decade of civil war has left Syria in ruins; despite the Syrian Government retaking swathes of formerly rebel and ISIL-controlled territories, any resemblance of a structured state is long gone. The devastating earthquakes that hit Northern Syria and Turkey on 6th … Continue reading Captagon Cowboys: Syria’s Rise as a Narco-State

Battling the Populist Tide: The Struggle for a New Political Direction in the UK

(Photo: CCL)By Finn Sadler - Editor-in-Chief Throughout their tenures as leaders of their respective parties, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Leader of the Opposition Keir Starmer have shared a primary goal: to distance themselves from their parties' populist pasts. After the Labour Party suffered its most significant electoral defeat since 1935 and after the Conservative … Continue reading Battling the Populist Tide: The Struggle for a New Political Direction in the UK