Master of Public Policy student Mohit Kukadia explores how the global rollback of transgender rights – driven by populist moral panic – reflects a deeper failure of public policy to protect marginalised communities and uphold historical truth.

Tinashe Nyamudeza, Master of Public Policy student and Oxford-Oak Zimbabwe scholar, explores how Zimbabwe’s swift tariff response to US tariffs reflects a reactive approach to foreign policy – and what it suggests about the country’s leadership of the Southern African Development Community.

Master of Public Policy students Donovan Dixon and Madison Jennings explore how America’s Reconstruction and Jim Crow eras offer enduring lessons about the mechanisms of authoritarianism – arguing that institutional erosion, state-sanctioned fear and legal exclusion remain central tools in American governance today.

Melita Leousi, a DPhil in Public Policy (2015) student at the Blavatnik School of Government and Nuffield College, University of Oxford, writes following the passing of Joe Nye.

Eric Ehigie Master of Public Policy student and George Moore scholar, explores the recent rollback of sustainability regulation in the European Union and what it reveals about the EU’s shifting priorities.