We spoke to Margrethe Vestager, World Leaders Fellow, about her move out of high public office, following a distinguished career in domestic and European politics. 

After a visit to the Education World Forum, Helen Orjuela Tacha, a Master of Public Policy Student, shares her reflections, along with insights from a conversation with Isabel Segovia, Secretary of Education of Bogotá in Colombia.

Master of Public Policy student Mamiko Shimizu explores how the outcome of Japan’s latest upper house election signals a political turning point, and asks what this might mean for the future of democratic governance in one of the world’s largest economies.

Thiago Sussekind, Master of Public Policy student, examines recent US tariff threats against Brazil, exploring their political motivations, legal weaknesses and the wider implications for democracy and international trade.

Ovith Thiyagalingam, MPP alumnus from 2023 specialising in border security, innovation, and human rights, reflects on how the impunity of powerful states for mass atrocities exposes deep flaws in international criminal law. He explores what reforms are needed to ensure no state is above justice in a multipolar world.