The Archive - Global Psych
The Illusion of Neutrality: How Trump’s ‘Anti-Woke’ AI Order Replaces One Bias With Another
Explore how Trump's 2025 executive order on "woke AI" replaces one bias with another by banning DEI concepts in federal AI models—threatening objectivity, inclusivity, and free discourse.
What We Ignore While We Wait for the Client List
This essay challenges the cultural obsession with Jeffrey Epstein’s “client list,” arguing that justice was delayed not by a lack of evidence, but by society’s failure to believe survivors. A powerful critique of media, legal systems, and the myths we use to avoid uncomfortable truths.
Beyond Keirisma: The Communication Challenges of a Controlled Leader
Keir Starmer’s calm, controlled communication style wins respect—but not always hearts. Explore the psychology behind his public image and trust challenge.
Keir’s Pragmatist Paradox: Values and Viability in High-Stakes Politics
Can values survive political pragmatism? Analyse Keir Starmer’s shift from idealism to strategy and the psychological tension in leading for viability.
Keir: Power, Control, and Distrust: the Core Traits of a Modern Prime Minister
Uncover the psychological traits behind Keir Starmer’s leadership—high control, power motivation, and distrust—and how they shape his political approach.
Keir: How Legal Training Shapes Political Cognition
How Keir Starmer's legal background shapes his leadership, decision-making, and political strategy. A deep dive into forensic thinking in modern politics.
Keir Starmer: A Psychological Profile of Leadership
Explore Keir Starmer’s psychological profile—his leadership style, decision-making, and traits—through expert analysis and political behaviour insights.
Power Without Accountability: The Trump Profile
This article aims to provide a psychological and criminological analysis of Trump using publicly available sources, exploring his behavioral patterns, legal history, and the broader implications for public trust in leadership.
Human–AI Complementarity and Cognitive Bias
This essay delves into how human cognitive biases influence interactions with AI, evaluates whether AI exacerbates or mitigates these biases, and proposes mechanisms for leveraging human–AI complementarity positively.
Mental Health and Digital Technology Among Youth
This essay explores these interactions, examining psychological implications, exploring causative mechanisms, and proposing interventions based on the HDR's findings.
The Psychology of Agency in the Age of AI
This essay draws on insights from the 2025 Human Development Report (HDR) by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to explore how AI influences human perceptions of agency, why this matters psychologically, and how these perceptions differ across various groups.
Moral Erosion in Politics: The Ethical Consequences of Scaling Up Governance
Explore how scaling political decisions from small communities to millions contributes to moral erosion, diluting accountability, dehumanizing policies, and fragmenting ethical consensus.
The Psychology of Compromise: How Modern Politics Drives Moral Slippage
Explore how psychological phenomena, like cognitive dissonance, moral disengagement, and groupthink fuel ethical erosion in modern politics, turning compromise into moral slippage.
Navigating Sovereignty and Sustainability: The UK-EU Fisheries Access Agreement Post-Brexit
Explore the UK-EU Fisheries Access Agreement signed in May 2025, examining its political, legal, and economic implications post-Brexit. A deep dive into sovereignty, sustainability, and long-term cooperation.
From Ship Money to Schedule F: Echoes of the English Civil War in Trump’s 2025 Presidency
Explore how Donald Trump's 2025 presidency echoes the political and constitutional crises that led to the English Civil War comparing executive overreach, fiscal disputes, and cultural flashpoints across centuries.
Memory Weaponized: A Critical Analysis of Vladimir Putin’s 2025 Victory Day Speech
A critical analysis of Vladimir Putin’s 2025 Victory Day speech, exposing how historical memory is manipulated to justify war, suppress dissent, and promote authoritarian nationalism in Russia.
Has the UK Just Legitimised Trump’s Trade War?
The UK has become the first country to sign a deal under Trump's new tariffs. This analysis asks whether the U.S.-UK historic trade agreement, hailed as a landmark economic deal that saves thousands of jobs for British car makers and the steel industry, actually legitimises Trump's trade war.
Amendment NC21: What It Is, Its Real-World Effects on Trans People, and How to Stop It
Learn what UK Amendment NC21 means, how it threatens trans rights, and why it must be stopped. A guide on its real-world impact, legal risks, and how to take action before the 7 May 2025 vote.
Nigel Farage: The Dark Psychology of a Populist Persona
A critical psychological profile of Nigel Farage exposes the dark traits behind his populist persona. Explore how charisma, manipulation, and divisive rhetoric shape his political strategy and why voters should think twice before following blindly.
Power, Persona, and Perception: Analyzing President Donald Trump's 100-Day Interview in His Second Term
Our in-depth analysis of Donald Trump's 100-day interview, explores policy, psychology, rhetoric, and cognitive traits shaping his second-term presidency.