2016
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First Person: 'Do we need a new runway at Heathrow? We need two. And that's just for starters'
- Dr Simon Bennett discusses the need for more runways at UK airports
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Has Indonesia been weighed, measured and found wanting?
- Politics and International Relations PhD student Puguh Sadadi writes about Indonesia for The Malaysian Insider
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Cameron’s ‘sink estate’ strategy comes at a human cost
- Professor Loretta Lees discusses Cameron's plans to demolish council estates
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Europe wades into debate over Poland’s constitutional crisis
- Dr Simona Guerra discusses Polish prime minister Beata Szydło's summoning to the European Parliament to defend her government
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Is Trident safe from cyber attack?
- Dr Andrew Futter discusses challenges presented to UK nuclear weapons
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We need to get beyond ‘struggles, strikes and strife’
- David Coats discusses trade unions and how they have changed over time
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Here’s why the UK should make it illegal to pay for sex
- Dr Heather Brunskell-Evans discusses how the introduction of a Sex Buyer Law would fundamentally change the nation’s approach to the 'oldest profession'
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No, Russia isn’t weaponising refugees
- In an article for Spiked-Online, Dr Tara McCormack suggests the EU's problems have nothing to do with Putin
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Life at work: why being a member of the EU matters
- Researchers from the Schools of Law and Management discuss employment rights for workers in the UK as a member of the EU
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Opinion: In The South Africa-Nigeria Rivalry, South Africa Is Winning
- James Hamill discusses political tensions between South Africa and Nigeria
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Why Trump is such a divisive political figure
- Dr Simon Bennett discusses the recent protest against Donald Trump in Chicago and Trump's response
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ICC’s Bemba ruling is a landmark, but falls short of a big leap
- Dr Yassin Brunger discusses the recent landmark Bemba conviction
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Obama goes to Havana
- Tara McCormack discusses how relations between Cuba and the US are improving
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Explainer: how the EU proposes to change its asylum laws
- Professor Bernard Ryan discusses possible policies to reform the EU's migration framework
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Beyond hashtags: how a new wave of digital activists is changing society
- Dr Athina Karatzogianni discusses how smartphones and the internet have changed the way political events, protests and movements are organised
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Why hard left is a threat to Labour Party
- Dr Simon Bennett discusses how Ed Miliband’s £3 membership gimmick opened the door to a new generation of extremists
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The Polish Catholic Church has become intertwined with Euroscepticism and the promotion of conservative 'national values'
- Simona Guerra explores the government’s relationship with the Polish Church and its role in fuelling religious Euroscepticism and supporting draconian abortion laws
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Rock in a hard place: what the EU referendum means for Gibraltar
- Chris Grocott discusses how leaving the EU would be disastrous for the local economy of Gibraltar
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Brexit briefing: impact on Common Travel Area and the Irish
- Professor Bernard Ryan discusses the implications of UK withdrawal for immigration policy and nationality law: Irish aspects
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Why we shouldn’t dismiss Bilderberg conspiracies so lightly
- Professor Martin Parker discusses private meetings and conspiracy theories
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Brexit and Borders: Schengen, Frontex and the UK
- Professor Bernard Ryan discusses the relationship of the UK to the framework of immigration control at EU borders
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The case for ‘remain’ in the EU referendum – my view as the director of a €1.5 million European funded research project in History
- Professor Clare Anderson discusses some of the positive benefits of EU membership and how it is vital in securing our influence across Europe and all over the world
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As international law goes, the EU is a model of accountability and democracy
- Professor Katja Ziegler discusses how the EU needs to continue to provide a model of international cooperation in the future - and for that it needs to be developed, not trashed
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To remain – why this is important for UK medical sciences
- Professor Andrew Tobin discusses some of the benefits to UK medical sciences by being part of the European Union
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Slumming it: how tourism is putting the world’s poorest places on the map
- Dr Fabian Frenzel discusses how slum tourism is growing around the world
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Gibraltar voted to remain in the EU, so where next for the Rock?
- Dr Chris Grocott discusses the future of Gibraltar following the EU referendum
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Brexit: what Europe must do to avoid losing more member states
- Dr Simona Guerra discusses attitudes towards the EU
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Post-Brexit Hate: Why is it happening and what can we do about it?
- Professor Neil Chakraborti and Dr Stevie-Jade Hardy from the Centre for Hate Studies discuss recent hate crimes following the EU referendum
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Four lessons from Chilcot and the Iraq War
- Dr Robert Dover highlights what the Chilcot report is likely to cover and its significance
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The double-edged sword: US nuclear command and control modernization
- Dr Andrew Futter discusses how the nuclear command and control apparatus is now undergoing a comprehensive upgrade
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Tony Blair is right: Prime Ministers must be allowed to take difficult decisions
- Dr Robert Dover discusses the aftermath of the Chilcot report
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The Chilcot Report: An Intelligence Studies Perspective
- Dr David Strachan-Morris outlines how the Iraq war was only one of the options available - and was taken before all other options were exhausted
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A legal war is no less lethal
- Dr Helen Dexter discusses the aftermath of the Chilcot report and the legality of the Iraq war
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'Theresa May, Prime Minister: Encore the Iron Lady?'
- Dr Rob Dover from the Department of Politics and International Relations discusses Theresa May's new position as PM and Conservative Party leader and how this is a smart choice for the country
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Is a female PM a step forward for feminism?
- Dr Jilly Boyce Kaye discusses Theresa May and if she will bring a different approach to politics
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"The UK very poorly understands Russia's motivations and positioning"
- Dr Rob Dover was interviewed by Realnoe Vremya about the absence of a manoeuvre on Al-Asaad, Theresa May and a possible 'replay' of the Referendum
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‘Turkish putchists didn't adhere to Machiavelli's core rule – ensure an enemy cannot come back’
- Dr Rob Dover discusses the role of Russia in the reveal of the coup in the Turkish Republic, the strangeness of the rebellion and Stalin's mistakes
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The World Youth Day is coming home
- Dr Simona Guerra discusses Polish attitudes and Pope Francis's views being 'at odds' with the government
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"We left the EU – shouldn’t we leave NATO too?"
- Dr Tara McCormack from the Department of Politics and International Relations writes article for Spiked Online
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Nuclear No First Use and President Obama’s Legacy
- Dr Andrew Futter and PhD student James Johnson discuss the Obama Administration’s nuclear legacy
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Evaluation of psychosocial intervention for children exposed to ethnic conflict in Kenya
- PhD Student Elijah Getanda outlines their project investigating what helps children affected in post-conflict areas
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The Effect of Syrian Civil War on Children’s Mental Health
- Seyda Eruyar describes her journey to study at Leicester and the opportunities provided by our University
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How to help refugee children get through the trauma of what’s happened to them
- Professor Panos Vostanis discusses refugees and how there needs to be collaboration between NGOs, the state and schools to make sure that nobody gets left behind
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What next for British border controls in Calais?
- Professor Bernard Ryan discusses the admission of migrants from the Calais region to Britain
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Digital sweatshops in disaster zones: who pays the real price for innovation?
- Dr Jonathan Corpus Ong writes article for The Guardian about how local aid workers are often ignored after being recruited to humanitarian technology and communications teams, despite the insight they provide
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"Does Boris want a war with Russia?"
- Dr Tara McCormack from the Department of History, Politics and International Relations writes article for Spiked Online
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Do MEPs want to keep ‘schlepping’ to Strasbourg?
- Dr Richard Whitaker discusses how travel time influences views on the location of the European Parliament
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"There is now radical uncertainty introduced into the international system as a result of Trump's election"
- Dr Rob Dover from the School of History, Politics and International Relations discusses Trump's presidency and what this could mean for international security and intelligence affairs
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Trump and the risks of narcissistic leadership
- Professor Mark Stein discusses how Donald Trump shows signs of being a narcissistic leader - and why people have good reason to be concerned