Beyond Ukraine: Three security challenges that must set Biden’s agenda

While the dark shadow of Russia looms over Ukraine, US President Joe Biden must also keep in mind a wider range of internal, external and existential challenges at home and abroad.

Five lessons from 2021 we should take into 2022

While many people greeted the New Year with a sense of relief, lessons will have to be learned from the travails of 2021 to ensure western democracies and societies are resilient enough to meet the challenges to come.

Arvanitakis on American politics: A week in politics the Democrats must learn from

A slew of recent election results bodes trouble for President Biden and a Democratic party struggling to connect with the American people, despite the calamity of the Trump regime.

Arvanitakis on American politics: Biden’s score card

Twelve months after Donald Trump’s tumultuous election defeat, how can we assess the achievements of the Biden Administration and the challenges which still lie ahead? Here are four areas worth reflecting on.

Arvanitakis on American politics: Texas has not got what it wished for with its abortion laws

A controversial new law restricting the right to abortion in Texas has opened a legal minefield which may have unexpected consequences for activists on both sides of the debate.

Arvanitakis and Winchester on education: Reflecting on graduate attributes

There are five attributes which need to be embraced by students and understood by employers which meet the tertiary sector’s twin objectives of economic progress and citizenship.

Arvanitakis on the war on drugs: why have we failed?

Australia has struggled to control the supply and consumption of cocaine, meth and other hard drugs, but without creative solutions the criminal gangs and terrorist organisations which traffic them will continue to thrive.

Arvanitakis on American Politics: What can we learn from Afghanistan?

Afghanistan presents all of us with moral, strategic and policy challenges on an international, national, and personal level. Let us hope that world leaders learn from it.

Arvanitakis on Education: Covid, technology and the importance of face-to-face teaching

Many students have been forced to study online during the COVID crisis, but the social interaction of face-to-face group teaching will never be replaced by solitary distance learning.

Arvanitakis on American politics: What’s happening on the border?

US President Joe Biden must walk a fine line on immigration policy. If it is seeing as being too harsh, there will be a revolt amongst its own ranks, but if it appears too lax, the Republicans are ready to pounce.

Arvanitakis on American politics: The debates on free speech

Freedom of speech is a foundation of modern democracy, but arguments over its boundaries and effects continue to rage, not least in the United States where concerns over Donald Trump’s false claims of electoral fraud and the influence of social media platforms continue to reverberate.

Full STEAM ahead

Efforts to break down the barriers between the ‘arts and social sciences’ and the ‘hard sciences’ and to encourage creativity can only improve student outcomes.