While France has been engaged in the Sahel for nearly eight years through the Serval and then Barkhane operations, new political upheavals have come in … Read more
United Nations peace operations and International Relations theory
United Nations peace operations have undergone multiple transformations over the more than seventy years of their existence. Multidimensional peace operations have organised elections, helped deliver … Read more
Donald Trump can still win the US election says Dr Rubrick Biegon
Dr Rubrick Biegon has spoken with KMTV on how he believes the US election is still all to play for, despite Donald Trump being behind in … Read more
The end of liberalism – Dr Adrian Pabst writes for Institute of Art and Ideas
In 1984, the American political philosopher Michael Sandel anticipated the effects of liberal individualism when he wrote that ‘in our public life we are more entangled but less … Read more
French interventionism in the Sahel – Dr Yvan Guichaoua writes in International Affairs
What has been the impact of recent French military intervention in the Sahel? Yvan Guichaoua writes in the latest edition of International Affairs. The article … Read more
Political Bites: Dr Iain MacKenzie explores ‘What is the Point of Resistance Today?’
In this sixth episode of Political Bites, Dr Iain MacKenzie, Reader in Politics at the University of Kent, discusses ‘What is the Point of Resistance … Read more
Yvan Guichaoua cited in Associated Press article about French troops in Mali
Beyond security, “the French want, I think, to stay influential in their former colonies and have this leadership in this sort of global division of … Read more
Professor Elena Korosteleva speaks to BBC Radio WM regarding democracy protests in Belarus
Elena Korosteleva has been speaking to Paul Franks at BBC Radio WM about the ongoing situation in Belarus following the election earlier this month. Professor … Read more
Sahel experiencing a resurgence of terrorist activity says Dr Yvan Guichaoua
The interview given last week to Le Point by Brussels School of International Studies academic and Sahel specialist Dr Yvan Guichaoua is reviewed by RFI. … Read more
Professor Matthew Goodwin on the future of populist politics
Populism is here to stay, according to Matthew Goodwin, Professor of Politics at the University of Kent and co-author of National Populism: The Revolt Against Liberal … Read more