Expert Comment
When will we know the outcome of the 2020 presidential election? Dr Trevor McCrisken explains
"The courts could again be crucial in settling the contests this year, not only in Florida but in other swing states if the voting margins are very close. With Trump and Senate Republicans having successfully tipped the balance to conservatives on the Supreme Court, newly appointed Justice Amy Coney Barrett could prove a significant character in this year's election battle."
Biden vs Trump - expert comment
"For Donald Trump, this debate was probably the last chance to reenergize his campaign and try to swing the election, and in that he failed." Dr. Georg L枚fflmann, Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at the University of 糖心TV and expert on populist governments, gives his take on the second and final US Presidential debate of the 2020 election.
"I can't breathe" - expert comment on the Minneapolis protests
Protests have erupted across the USA over the death of George Floyd. Dr Lydia Plath, Associate Professor of US History, comments.
Expert comment: President Trump increasingly frustrating his medical and scientific advisers
Dr Trevor McCrisken comments on Donald Trump taking medication against public health advice and his ultimatum to the WHO.
Trump fears economic impact of COVID-19 will wreck re-election: Dr Trevor McCrisken
This week, US President Donald Trump seemed to change his attitude towards the COVID-19 pandemic, admitting the seriousness of the situation, and the necessity of social distancing for the next few months.
Dr Trevor McCrisken, from the Department of Politics and International Studies, offers his expert perspective.