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Ragnar Weilandt Writes on Trump for openDemocracy
In an , PAIS PhD researcher argues that US president Trump is poised to repeat some of the Bush administration’s most fatal errors.
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:
Dr Steven Kettell Launches New Report at The Shard

On January 17, Dr held an event at the Shard to launch a report entitled: 'A Secularist Response to the Commission on Religion and Belief in British Public LIfe'. The report emphasises an alternative, inclusive and positive secularist framework based on shared values to put an end to unjustified religious privilege and to ensure that the rights and freedoms of all citizens are afforded equal weight and protection.
Details of the report, which is supported by the British Humanist Association and the National Secular Society, can be found here: