Professor Amelia Hadfield looks at the implications of President Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on steel imported from Canada, Mexico and the EU.
Mental stability and being, like, really smart: President Trump’s first year in office
Dr Michael Goodrum assesses the American President’s first year in office.
President Trump and Haiti in the American geopolitical imagination
Dr Michael Goodrum looks at how the history of Haiti still haunts America today.
Terrorism: the definition dilemma?
Dr Elaine Brown argues that attacks by right wing extremists should be labelled as acts of terror.
Rise and fall – China and the US
Peter Vujakovic, Professor of Geography, explores President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the 2015 Paris Climate agreement and the rise of China. President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the […]
“Integration, not multiculturalism”: UKIP, Nations, & Nationalism
Dr Mitch Goodrum, Senior Lecturer in Modern History, explores modern political views on integration and multiculturalism and how they mirror views from the early 20th century.
Obama’s legacy to the world
Dr Mark Ledwidge, Senior Lecturer in American Studies, reflects on the legacy of Obama’s foreign policy and looks ahead to what we might expect from the leadership of Donald Trump.
Seasonal satire or self-censorship?
Peter Vujakovic, Professor of Geography in the School of Human and Life Sciences, explores the use of caricatures in media publications during the festive season. T’is the season to be jolly! This […]
#DumpKelloggs: Breitbart, the alt-right, and Special K(KK)
Dr Michael Goodrum, Senior Lecturer in the School of Humanities, discusses Kellogg’s decision to pull its advertising from Breitbart and its history of decision-making based on values. The cereal giant Kellogg’s has pulled […]