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- Political narratives that reject the present in favour of an imagined past find growing support. Dr Capelos argues that this is due to the growth of "reactionism" as a political orientation. Listen now.
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- Tuesday 11th February 2020
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- Honorary Professor David Petraeus (Institute for Conflict, Cooperation and Security) on the announcement of a peace agreement between the U.S. and the Taliban after years of combat and months of negotiation.
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- Tuesday 13th August 2019
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- Read the latest annual report from the ICCS, which highlights the significant research developments and achievements over the last 12 months.
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- Monday 5th August 2019
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- Profs David H Dunn and Nicholas J Wheeler write for the Birmingham Brief on the current Iranian crisis and the challenges of developing trust in international politics.
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- Friday 2nd August 2019
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- Dr Katherine E Brown authors a paper (with Prof Fiona de Londras and Jessica White) exploring the need to embed human rights into counter extremism efforts.
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- Friday 2nd August 2019
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- The Daily Telegraph reports on David H Dunn's evidence to the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee.
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- Friday 12th July 2019
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- David H Dunn is running a workshop this week on helping security professionals understand risk, regulation and resilience to counter the accidental or unlawful misuse of drones.
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- Tuesday 9th July 2019
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- Prof Stefan Wolff writes for the RUSI blog on the 10th Anniversary of the EU's Eastern Partnership.
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- Wednesday 3rd July 2019
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- One of the most prominent modern-day US military figures has accepted an invitation of a 3-year Honorary Professorship in the Institute for Conflict, Cooperation and Security (ICCS) at the University of Birmingham.
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- Wednesday 12th June 2019
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- Prof David H Dunn was interviewed on his research on small drones by the Smithsonian's Air & Space Magazine.
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- Friday 31st May 2019
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- On 21st May, David H Dunn spoke at a panel discussion in Parliament on Rogue Drones in the UK: Security in the Drone Age, organised by the APPG on Armed Drones.
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- Tuesday 28th May 2019
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- Stefan Wolff writes for The Conversation on the next steps for former comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy in his new presidential role.
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- Friday 24th May 2019
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- The Institute for Conflict, Cooperation and Security (ICCS) held its sixth annual training programme on Trust, Diplomacy and Conflict Transformation at the University of Birmingham in April 2019.
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- Monday 20th May 2019
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- The ICCS has been working in partnership with the British American Security Information Council (BASIC) on the Nuclear Responsibilities programme. Here is their latest report.
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- Tuesday 14th May 2019
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- The International Relations Committee has published written evidence from Paul Schulte and Nicholas Wheeler as part of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and nuclear disarmament inquiry.
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- Monday 8th April 2019
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- Stefan Wolff co-authors an article for The Conversation: Ukrainians have lost faith in the political class – and are looking for new alternatives. Populism and Russia may benefit.
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- Friday 5th April 2019
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- Stefan Wolff co-authors an article for The Conversation discussing the precarious state of the forthcoming elections in Ukraine.
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- Friday 15th March 2019
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- Katherine Brown, writes for The Conversation to argue for a combined approach of a fair trial, rehabilitation, and restorative justice in the cases of radicalised individuals returning to the UK.
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- Monday 18th February 2019
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- In January 2019, researchers from the Trust working group represented the ICCS and the University of Birmingham at the 10th Annual FINT conference held in St Gallen, Switzerland.
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- Thursday 24th January 2019
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- The recent events at Gatwick Airport show how vulnerable airport infrastructure is from the fast-evolving and disruptive technology of unmanned drones. By Professor David Dunn, Professor in International Politics.
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- Thursday 20th December 2018