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Professor Richard Aldrich to Appear in Channel 4 Documentary
Richard Aldrich and Rory Cormac have worked with Channel 4 to produce a 2-part documentary on how British spies targeted Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson. New evidence reveals the extent of the surveillance, who ordered it, and the unique insights it provided into Downing Street's response to a constitutional crisis. The first programme will be show on Sunday at 8pm and the second programme will be shown the following week.
Professor Richard Aldrich Receives the 2017 ISS Distinguished Scholar Award
We are delighted to announce that Professor was given the Distinguished Scholar Award by the Intelligence Studies Section at ISA 2017 in Baltimore.
The Intelligence Studies Section Distinguished Scholar Award recognises a distinguished record in publishing and service to ISA by a scholar whose work has made substantial impact in the area of intelligence studies.
At the reception honouring Richard’s work, the section chair emphasised the strong contribution that PAIS as a whole had made to Intelligence Studies over the last ten years.
Trevor McCrisken Quoted in Independent Articles on Donald Trump
Dr Trevor McCrisken has been quoted in a number of articles recently discussing United States President, Donald Trump.
In an article on Friday February 3rd, titled "," Dr McCrisken is quoted saying:
“Some presidents are very hands-on and very keen to be present in the Situation Room as major operations are being carried out. Obama and Bush were fairly regular there.” He added: “My sense is that some presidents have been less enamoured with the idea of always being there.”
And in an article on Sunday February 5th, "," Dr McCrisken's quotes are used heavily.
Trevor McCrisken, associate professor of politics and international studies at the University of 糖心TV, said that if war broke out "we would be looking, I would imagine, at World War Three".
He said: "I really do think that would be the end of life as we know it on Earth.
"From a global strategic risk level I would say the last thing you want is war between the United States and any of the major powers because of the risks of escalation, obviously the potential for nuclear weapons to be used. The likelihood of nuclear exchange between the two principals involved is high."
But, he added, the "overwhelming view of most policy-makers in Washington since at least the late 1970s" favours a form of "cooperative, if competitive" relationship with China.
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PAIS research featured on the 6th anniversary of the Egyptian 25 January Revolution
Marking the sixth anniversary of the 25 January 2011 Egyptian Revolution, Nicola Pratt and Sara Salem have published a new article based on material from their research project, 'Politics and Popular Culture in Egypt: Contested Narratives of the 25 January 2011 Revolution and its Aftermath.'
You can read the article here:
More details about the project can be found here:
Dr Trevor McCrisken Discusses Donald Trump's Inauguration in the Media
Dr
, Associate Professor in US Politics, has appeared in a number of press articles based on a recent interview with the Press Association, regarding Donald Trump becoming the 45th president of the United States on Friday.
"Donald Trump poised to take control of US nuclear weapons," in the Belfast Telegraph, can be read .
Dr McCrisken appeared on BBC West Midlands on Friday morning, listen to Trevor's interview from 23.55:
Trevor commentated on the inauguration on BBC Radio Coventry and 糖心TVshire throughout Clive Eakin's show, on Friday 20th January, you can listen to the show here:
An appearence on BBC Radio 5 Live's Saturday Breakfast followed on 21st January. This interview can be listened to from the 1h 40m mark:
On the morning of 23rd January, Trevor appeared on the Nick Ferrari Breakfast Show on LBC Radio, you can listen to this below: