Dr Trevor McCrisken, Associate Professor, US Politics and International Studies at the University of Warwick comments on the Iranian missile attack on a US air base in Iraq.

“An 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.”

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 Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2020.

We are delighted to announce that Dr Abby Kendrick has been appointed as Teaching Fellow in PPE and joined the Poilitics and International Studies Department in September 2019.

Professor Wyn Grant reflects on the current state of British politics:-

"With the 13th candidate announcing for the Conservative Party leadership, we now have a baker's dozen wanting the poisoned chalice and eager to join the growing list of Tory leaders brought down by the European question. It's even possible that some candidates will only get their own vote as their nominators may not vote for them."

"While this comic opera continues, a solution to Brexit is as far away as ever. Indeed, it may no longer be possible to compromise on a soft Brexit that wins grudging acceptance from both sides of the argument."

Professor Shaun Breslin comments on the relations between China, North Korea and the US, as North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has arrived in Beijng for an unannounced visit, at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping.

"What Kim does in front of the camera with the US President is at the very least influenced by what he discusses with the Chinese President behind closed doors."