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'Sir,' is the termly journal of Oxford International Relations Society. Under the theme of multipolarity, articles address the impact of the falling price of oil, survey sectarian division in the Middle East, and discuss Hong Kong’s ‘Umbrella Revolution’.

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Alfie Shaw
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EDITORS’ FOREWORD

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AN OPEN OR CLO SED SHOP?THE UN IN A MULTIPOLAR WORLD

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AN OPEN OR CLO SED SHOP?

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WESTERN NARRATIVES AND PROPAGATION OF CONFLICT

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WESTERN NARRATIVES AND PROPAGATION OF CONFLICT

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LUBRICATING THE GLOBAL ECONOMYTHE IMPACT OF COLLAPSING OIL PRICES

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THE ENEMY OF MY ENEMYA SURVEY OF SECTARIAN DIVISIONS IN THE MIDDLE EAST

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A GULF APART?REGIONAL CO-OPERATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST

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Interview)with)CRCC)Asia)Alumnus)Krishan)NeelendraKrishan)recently)graduated)from)the)University)of)Oxford)with)a)degree)in)Law.)He)did)a)1)month)internship)in)Beijing)in)2014

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THE ELUSIVE QUEST FOR DIGNITYINTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE FOR PALESTINIANS

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THE PAWN OF EAST ASIAHOW IS TIBET’S CRISIS A SYMPTOM OF OUR MULTIPOLAR WORLD?

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BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACEPAPUA NEW GUINEA’S TRICKY BALANCE

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THE CURIOUS CASE OF THHONG KONG’S CONFUSED IDENTITY IS ITS BIGGEST ENEMY

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THE CURIOUS CASE OF TH E UMBRELLA REVOLUTION

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LAND OF THE RISING SUN?JAPAN’S SEARCH FOR MEANING

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PHOTOS

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