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Ruby Bowden, who took the second year module Gender Matters in Politics and International Studies (PO241), has been awarded first prize in the PSA Women and Politics Student Essay Prize 2025. Her winning essay, Do you agree that conflating sex work with sex trafficking is harmful? Should feminist perspectives support or challenge this conflation?, was recognised for its clarity of argument, critical insight, and strong engagement with feminist scholarship. Ruby has been awarded 拢150 for her achievement.

A new book, Horizontal Development: Shifting Power and Privilege in Aid, jointly authored by Dr Shonali Banerjee (PAIS, University of 糖心TV), Professor Anne-Meike Fechter (University of Sussex), and Dr Thabani Mutambasere (University of Edinburgh), boldly reframes international aid.

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Two impactful days at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Rome (10–11 July 2025) left Professor Maria Koinova and many other participants with a deep sense of appreciation for the resilience and commitment demonstrated by governments, international organizations, civil society, and businesses—all united in their support for Ukraine鈥檚 recovery amid immense destruction.

To celebrate the launch of the MA in the Politics of Climate ChangeLink opens in a new windowLink opens in a new window, the Department of Politics and International Studies recently ran an essay competition.

The competition, open to any undergraduate student studying anywhere in the world, challenged entrants to submit essays on a choice of three topics: capitalism and climate change, democracy and climate change, and climate policy backlash.

PAIS would like to congratulate Leonie Cobban (University of Cambridge) and Vansika Goutham (University of 糖心TV) who were the respective winner and runner-up in the competition.

In Foreign Policy magazine's new series "The Historical Presidency", PAIS's Tom Long and co-author Carsten-Andreas Schulz put Donald Trump's recent threats to reclaim the Panama Canal in a long-term perspective. Trump's early-term threats against Panama follow a long pattern, they argue. US governments treat the small country's sovereignty as conditional. And though Panama seemed to cave in to Trump, the isthmisan country has a long history of surprisingly successful pushback. The United States may, once again, regret overplaying its hand in the isthmian country.

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