Interview – Ruth Blakeley
Ruth Blakeley explains her research exposing the UK’s involvement in the torture of terror suspects, and discusses drones, human rights research and international law.
Review – Inside the Foreign Office
This three-part documentary shows UK politicians and civil servants in action, explores what diplomats do, and the impact of Brexit with some amusing yet worrying footage.
Review – Unwinnable: Britain’s War in Afghanistan 2001-14
Theo Farrell’s recent book provides some new insights into Britain’s war in Afghanistan though there is ambiguity over the point at which the war was unwinnable and why.
The Redemption of British-American Special Intelligence Relationship
American intelligence is credible compared with its equivalent in undemocratic societies, but in the interest of objectivity still needs to be challenged.
Interview – Danny Dorling
Prof. Danny Dorling talks about economic inequality and its impacts, more equal economic models, Britain’s economic divides and the role of geography in global challenges.
Social Media Europe and the Rise of Comedy in Global Diplomacy
As the EU seeks to rebuild its public image in terms that millennials understand, it cannot laugh away the hierarchical power relations that pushed it to this point.
The UK Modern Slavery Act: Transparency through Disclosure in Global Governance
It is to be expected that strengthening the Modern Slavery Act will take place in fits and starts, mostly when worker exploitation is in the spotlight.
The Day after Tomorrow: The EU and the Iran Nuclear Deal
The EU should lead a multi-dimensional diplomacy to rebuild trust and secure the participation of the original signatories on the basis of a more comprehensive agreement.
Interview – Matthew Kearns
Matthew Kearns discusses his PhD research on the relationship between military masculinities and recruitment practices in the British Armed Forces and visualizing war.
The Cultural ‘Therapeutics’ of Sovereignty in the Context of Forced Migration
State therapeutic apparatuses are based on a false premise that immigrants are incapable of acquiring the behaviours, language and cultural values of the host country.
