{"id":3105,"date":"2021-05-01T15:08:36","date_gmt":"2021-05-01T15:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/polir-news\/?p=3105"},"modified":"2021-05-04T08:20:55","modified_gmt":"2021-05-04T08:20:55","slug":"april-news-roundup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/polir-news\/2021\/05\/01\/april-news-roundup\/","title":{"rendered":"April News RoundUp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">April -the sun shone, the snow fell, we could get a haircut again or freeze in a pub garden, President Biden celebrated his first 100 days in office, Arlene Foster and Jon Snow named their last, safe to say, it has been a busy one! Here is a summary of what has been happening in the School of Politics and International Relations\u2026<\/p>\n<h2>Jess Phillips MP joined us!<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"entry-title\">Jess Phillips, Shadow Minister for Domestic Violence and Safeguarding, inspired at the Politics Society event. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/polir-news\/2021\/04\/10\/jess-phillips-shadow-minister-for-domestic-violence-and-safeguarding-inspires-at-politics-society-event\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Our students were finalists!<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Ben Treacy was among a team of four Kent students competing as \u2018Kentish Cyber\u2019 in the finals of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyber912uk.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UK Cyber 9\/12 Strategy Challenge<\/a>. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/politics-international-relations\/news\/3150\/polir-student-ben-treacy-takes-part-in-uk-cyber-9-12-strategy-challenge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Find out more<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>The Global Europe Centre launched an interview series&#8230;<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>PhD student <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/brussels\/people\/2958\/baumann-mario\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mario Baumann<\/a> gives his view on the current state of affairs in EU-Russia relations after Borrell\u2019s visit to Moscow and amidst tensions over the Navalny case. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/politics-international-relations\/news\/3075\/gec-interview-on-the-state-of-eu-russia-relations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/politics-international-relations\/people\/2271\/whitman-richard-g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Professor Richard Whitman<\/a>, Deputy Director of GEC, discussed how Brexit impacts the UK\u2019s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/politics-international-relations\/news\/3071\/gec-interview-on-brexit-and-the-uks-handling-of-the-pandemic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>We were on a podcast!<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li id=\"page-title\" class=\"article__title\">Professor Whitman discussed the Integrated Review on Chatham House Podcast &#8216;Undercurrents&#8217;. <a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/politics-international-relations\/news\/3036\/professor-whitman-discussed-the-integrated-review-on-chatham-house-podcast-undercurrents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Listen here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>We provided expert commentary&#8230;<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/politics-international-relations\/people\/2271\/whitman-richard-g\">Professor Richard Whitman<\/a> joined BBC Radio Kent to discuss the row over Boris Johnson\u2019s flat refurbishment costs. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/politics-international-relations\/news\/3127\/professor-whitman-comments-on-the-significance-of-boris-johnsons-redecoration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Listen here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Arlene Foster announced that she will step down as leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) on 28 May and as First Minister at the end of June. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/politics-international-relations\/news\/3135\/comment-arlene-foster-resigns-whats-next\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Professor Feargal Cochrane&#8217;s comments<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/politics-international-relations\/news\/3135\/comment-arlene-foster-resigns-whats-next\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/politics-international-relations\/people\/2595\/voller-yaniv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr Yaniv Voller<\/a> commented in an Aljazeera piece about US President Joe Biden pledging to change course in the Israel-Palestinian conflict.<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/politics-international-relations\/news\/3100\/why-joe-biden-will-not-change-palestinian-lives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the article<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Professor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/politics-international-relations\/people\/2270\/pabst-adrian\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adrian Pabst<\/a> gave his expert comments in the Express on how Scottish independence would affect UK global reputation. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/politics-international-relations\/news\/3096\/how-would-scottish-independence-effect-uk-global-reputation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/politics-international-relations\/people\/2271\/whitman-richard-g\">Professor Richard Whitman<\/a> co-authored a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chathamhouse.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chatham House<\/a> research paper evaluating the opportunities and risks for the future collaborative strategies of France, Germany and the UK in their E3 format. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/politics-international-relations\/news\/3133\/professor-richard-whitman-co-authors-new-chatham-house-e3-strategic-agenda-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What we&#8217;re looking forward to..<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/office-vice-chancellor\/chancellor\">Gavin Esler<\/a> will be reflecting on the results of the Scottish Parliament election results and the implications for Britain. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/politics-international-relations\/news\/3085\/the-scottish-parliament-election-results-how-britain-ends\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Find out more and register<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The University\u2019s Conflict Analysis Research Centre (CARC) is holding a virtual launch for the newly updated \u2018Northern Ireland: The Fragile Peace\u2019. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/politics-international-relations\/news\/3107\/online-launch-for-northern-ireland-the-fragile-peace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Find out more and register<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>We looked further ahead to 2024&#8230;<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/politics-international-relations\/people\/2596\/wroe-andrew\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr Andrew Wroe<\/a> commented in Newsweek on Mike Pence\u2019s upcoming memoir, the first two parts of which are due for release in 2023, perfectly timed for a presidential run in 2024.<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/polir-news\/2021\/04\/15\/mike-pence-memoir-setting-the-agenda-for-a-presidency-campaign-in-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> See more<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/politics-international-relations\/news\">Keep up to date with the latest news from the School of Politics and International Relations<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April -the sun shone, the snow fell, we could get a haircut again or freeze in a pub garden, President Biden celebrated his first 100 &hellip; <a 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