The UK government is no longer pursuing agreement with the EU on foreign policy, development and defence because it thinks the stakes are low and … Read more
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Police reform: what the US can learn from the Global South
Following the killing of George Floyd in May, ‘Defund the Police’ has become a rallying cry for many protestors in the #BlackLivesMatter movement. Sabine Kurtenbach and Nadine Ansorg look … Read more
Foreign policy decision-making in operational overlap: the UK’s policing assistance in Afghanistan through the EU and NATO
Traditionally seen as an interlocutor between Europe and the US in transatlantic security relations, the UK’s engagement with the training of the Afghan National Police … Read more
The Barriers and Weaknesses of Kofi Annan’s Mediation Efforts in Syria
Tara Cranna – one of our MA students @UniKentPolitics wrote this fantastic essay in my module on “Mediation and Negotiation”. Nadine Ansorg Check it out: … Read more
Panel discussion with the current and former Ambassadors of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the #UK on ‘London Calling!
GCRF COMPASS Cambridge organised a panel discussion on ‘London Calling! Representing the Heart of Eurasia in London’ with the current Ambassador and former Ambassadors of … Read more
Beware ‘confident’ predictions when it comes to Covid-19
What will be the longer-term effects of the Covid-19 crisis? The English statesman Sir George Savile,1st Marquess of Halifax, once said that the best qualification … Read more
Turkish Cypriot diaspora views needed for pioneering research into ending Cyprus Problem
The Cyprus Problem has existed for decades. While we each have our own take on its origins, the search to find a solution that is … Read more
Public Consultation Toolkit developed by POLIR academics
Professor Neophytos Loizides, Dr Edward Morgan-Jones and Professor Feargal Cochrane of the School of Politics and International Relations at the University of Kent alongside CARC … Read more
Low-income voters, the 2019 General Election and the future of British politics
This report looks at the effect of low-income voters on the 2019 UK General Election, and how their motivations and concerns affected their choices. Professor … Read more
Dr Philip Cunliffe appears on BBC radio 4’s Moral Maze
Dr Philip Cunliffe was recently a guest on BBC Radio 4’s ‘The Moral Maze’ to discuss how we deal with 21st century China Listen to … Read more