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Election confusion in Honduras: Expert comment from Dr Tom Long

With two candidates claiming victory in the Honduras presidential election, Dr Tom Long from the Department of Politics and International Studes comments on the poll.


Will the Budget stamp duty cut really help first time buyers?

Following yesterday's Budget announcement of a stamp duty cut for first time buyers Professor Ben Lockwood analyses whether the change will really benefit buyers and help alleviate the housing crisis.


Brexit talks - the clock is ticking

As Europe's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier says there has been "no decisive progress" on key issues in talks with the UK Dr Gabriel Siles-Brügge, Associate Professor, Department of Politics and International Studies comments.

Thu 31 Aug 2017, 13:42 | Tags: Academic Staff, Brexit, Poltics and International Studies

US will need to develop an alternative strategy for Afghanistan, says Prof Anthony King

"The US will need to develop an alternative strategy to their first efforts under Operation Enduring Freedom and ISAF between 2001 and 2014".

Tue 22 Aug 2017, 12:50 | Tags: Poltics and International Studies

Neymar signing demonstrates "the close ties between football, finance and politics"

Dr David Webber of the University of Warwick's Department of Politics and International Studies, a researcher of the economy of football, said: "It is an astonishing amount of money - more than twice that Manchester United paid for Paul Pogba last summer and two and a half times that paid to United by Real Madrid for Cristiano Ronaldo.

"Of course, while a lot of people will be discussing whether any footballer is worth *that* much money - let alone how any club can afford it - it does also raises a number of issues that demonstrate the close ties between football, finance and politics."

Thu 03 Aug 2017, 09:13 | Tags: Sport, Poltics and International Studies

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