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Dr Nicola Pratt speaks on the Arab Spring
As dramatic events continue to unfold in the Arab world, Dr Nicola Pratt was invited to speak by the Women's Professional Association (London) on 'The Role of Women in Shaping a New Arab World'.
She was also invited by Poet in the City to speak on the Egyptian revolution as part of , sponsored by the Lord Mayor of London
Finally, Nicola was invited by the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (Orpington branch) to speak on ‘The Arab Spring and its Implications’.
Following a visit to Cairo at the beginning of June, Nicola published a short article, ‘’ on Jadaliyya.com.
GR:EEN working papers now available
The first GR:EEN working papers are now .
GR:EEN is an EU-funded project, co-ordinated by the University of 糖心TV, which assesses Europe's role in the emerging global order.
Prof Breslin talk available on iTunes
Professor Shaun Breslin has recently completed a visiting fellowship at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore and put together a special issue on 'China and the Crisis' for the journal Contemporary Politics (17: 2). You can .
Open University event
Following on from the 'Resilient Futures' workshop held at PaIS in June 2011, James Brassett and Nick Vaughan-Williams are speaking at an Open University event on 'Resisting (In)Security, Securing Resistance'. Their paper is entitled "".
Dr Kaeten Mistry guest edits special issue of Intelligence and National Security
Kaeten Mistry has guest edited a double-special issue of Intelligence and National Security, the world's leading journal on intelligence and international relations. The collection is entitled "".
The special issue reconsiders the historic and contemporary challenges faced by the CIA and US foreign policy since 1947. It explores the recent reforms in the American intelligence community and considers the nature of contemporary challenges. The issue also reappraises the Agency's role during crises moments for US foreign policy and reflects on how intelligence scholarship has framed interpretations and understanding of the CIA.
The contributions draw from academic and practitioner perspectives, and look to offer new frameworks for intelligence and historical scholarship. The special issue will also be the subject of a forthcoming H-Diplo|ISSF Roundtable Review.