Expert Comment
Classics and Ancient History Assistant Professor Michael Scott takes a closer look at 4th century BC Boiotia: What was Boiotia you may well ask? It was the lush and fertile central area of mainland Greece, stuck between Attica (the territory of Athens) on the one hand and the territory of Thessaly to the north...
A blog post from Department of Economics Professor Mark Harrison:
On 28 May the Gaidar Foundation published excerpts from an essay competition among Russian school students, in which they write about their impressions and the family histories that have been passed down to them...
Dr , department of Politics and International Studies, reacts to news that the French economy has gone back into recession.
The current French Government, and the last one, understate the degree to which reductions in public expenditure contained in fiscal consolidation plans will eat away at demand and growth in the economy.
A rising power reaching the top? Brazilians now lead the WTO and the FAO
, Assistant Professor in International Political Economy (IPE) in the Department of Politics and International Studies comments on the news that Brazilian Roberto Carvalho de Azevêdo has been named the new Director-General of the World Trade Organization.
Economist looks at whether the North Korean regime is crazy or calculating.
North Korea's leaders see two scenarios. In one, there is a peaceful future in which their regime will inevitably disintegrate and howling mobs will drag them into the street and tear them to pieces. In another, there is a high probability of war in which millions might perish but there is some faint chance of regime survival. You wouldn't jump at either, and you might not rush to make a choice. Still, ask yourself: If you were Kim Jong Un, and push came to shove, which would you prefer?