On the 3rd of November, Oxford published its first issue of The Globalist. Under the leadership of Editor-in-Chief Jemima Peppel, former head of the Oxford University Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Society, the Oxonian Globalist is Global21’s 12th and most recent chapter.

A launch party will mark the first issue’s release, during which Sir Peter Stothard, a former editor of The Times, one of Britain’s biggest newspapers, will speak about the responsibilities of journalism and media in development, followed by a discussion and wine and snacks.

Peppel acknowledges the challenges of founding an international affairs magazine at Oxford. Given that there are already so many well-established and scintillating publications, “fighting for your ‘market share’ is hard work and will be hard work in the future”, she says. Still, Peppel has managed to assemble a team of responsible editors and writers dedicated to sparking discussion about international affairs. As a member of the Global21 network, the The Oxonian Globalist hopes to project its writing to an international audience.

The Oxonian staff is already planning the second issue, the theme of which will be “Grassroots – Rethinking Development”, which Peppel defines as “a bottom-up approach to development that involves empowering local, ‘grassroots’ individuals and organizations to support themselves and support each other”. The Oxonian’s writers will be contributing case studies from different developing countries around the world in which they worked and travelled this summer. Distribution of the second issue is scheduled for late January. By March, the second generation of staff will take over the running of the Oxonian.

The Oxonian Globalist joins the London Globalist as the United Kingdom’s second chapter. The University of Oxford is the oldest English-speaking university, and it is widely considered one of the world’s best. Oxford has more than 20,000 students.