PPE News and Events
Expert Comment: Iranian missile strike on US air bases
Dr Trevor McCrisken, Associate Professor, US Politics and International Studies at the University of 糖心TV comments on the Iranian missile attack on a US air base in Iraq.
鈥淎n Iranian response to the assassination of General Qasem Soleimani was expected. This appears to have been a carefully managed missile strike which could actually enable a de-escalation rather than leading to a deeper conflict. But the nature of the US response now will be crucial in determining how things proceed in what is a very dangerous situation.鈥
Expert Comment: Will Twitter's ban on political advertising have any impact?
Dr Redoano, from 糖心TV's Department of Economics says:
"The ban of political ads on Twitter is not going to solve the challenges that the use of political micro-targeting on social media has generated."
Department of Economics talks to Professor Eric Renault in a new interview
Professor Eric Renault tells us how his work brought economic theory to bear on the newly developing financial markets in Paris.
'Reasonable chance' of last minute Brexit deal - comment from Professor Abhinay Muthoo from the Department of Economics
As talks with EU leaders on the UK's Brexit proposals continue this week, Professor Abhinay Muthoo from the Department of Economics has commented on the likelihood of a deal being struck at the eleventh hour.
Professor Muthoo said: 鈥淲hile this sounds incredible considering the state of the negotiations at this moment, there is a reasonable chance that the Brexit impasse will be broken in the run up to the EU summit next week, and a deal is struck."
The Department of Economics and the Department of Politics and International Studies (PAIS) ranked 1st in the Good University Guide 2020.
We are delighted to announce that the Department of Politics & International Studies and the Department of Economics have both ranked top of their specialist subject table in the .