Conflict, security and peace
Leigh Turner, author of 'Lessons in Diplomacy’ and former British ambassador who led posts in Ukraine, Turkey and Austria, talks about the lessons we all can learn from diplomacy.…Read more
Leigh Turner, author of 'Lessons in Diplomacy' and former British Ambassador to Ukraine, debunks a few of Putin’s claims in turn. …Read more
Simon Winlow, Steve Hall and James Treadwell, authors of 'The Rise of the Right', discuss the recent UK riots and reflect on the demanding political task of building a genuinely inclusive society and economy.…Read more
A win for Trump will have a huge impact and could act as a final nail in the coffin of liberal internationalism. Looking at the US’s friends and rivals, the ‘Global South’ and the Middle East, Cox explores the global impact of a Trump victory.…Read more
Raph Schlembach, author of 'Spycops', outlines the progress of the long-running Spycops Undercover Policing Inquiry, which is looking at the covert operations commissioned by the police and the secret service over decades. …Read more
Jacob C. Miller, author of 'Spectacle and Trumpism' discusses the advantage candidates like Trump gain as politics become more about entertainment and less about facts. …Read more
Charles Devellennes, author of the 'The Macron Régime', gives his take on whether the recent French legislative elections mark the end of Macronism, despite the failure of the Rassemblement National to take control. French politics.…Read more
Rik Peeters, Gabriela Lotta and Fernando Nieto Morales consider the role of street-level bureaucrats in contexts where state institutions are deficient. Do they inevitably maintain inequity in service delivery, or can they be valuable champions for vulnerable citizens?…Read more
Rebecca Megson-Smith and David C. Lane examine the impact beyond the academy of Beyond Bars, an open access book about the ripple effect that mass incarceration has on society.…Read more
Scott Timcke considers the impact of AI systems on democratic politics, as our lives become managed experiences optimised for efficient data extraction, and our social relations mediated by computer engineering.…Read more