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Professor Mark Harrison comments on Russian sanctions one year on from the invasion of Ukraine

Wed, 22 Feb 2023 09:56:00 GMT

Emeritus Professor Mark Harrison comments on the effect of the sanctions on Russia, one year since the invasion of Ukraine began.

IMF extends debt service relief for 25 low-income countries - expert comment

Tue, 21 Dec 2021 13:40:00 GMT

Dr Celine Tan of Warwick Law School comments on the IMF's decision to grant a fifth and final round of debt relief for 25 low-income countries.

"War is not impossible" between China and Taiwan: Prof Shaun Breslin

Wed, 06 Oct 2021 09:48:17 GMT

Tensions between Taiwan and China are at their worst in forty years, according to Taiwan's defence minister, who has warned of the risk of an accidental strike. Read more in BBC News. Professor Shaun Breslin, expert in Chinese International Relations from the University of Warwick, offers his comment.

US call to boycott China Olympics: Prof Shaun Breslin comments

Wed, 19 May 2021 11:55:00 GMT

US House speaker Nancy Pelosi has called for a international boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022, in response to reports of human rights abuses by the Chinese government.

Professor Shaun Breslin, a renowned expert on China, comments.

Expert comment on decision to merge FCO and DFID

Wed, 17 Jun 2020 10:57:00 GMT

"Alignment of trading and security interests, as articulated by the FCO seem to be taking centre stage, as DfID gets side-lined." Professor Shirin Rai, Director, Warwick Interdisciplinary Research Centre for International Development, comments on the Prime Minister's Global Britain announcement.

Drop the Debt - expert comment from Dr Celine Tan

Tue, 14 Apr 2020 12:36:18 GMT

Dr Celine Tan, Reader in Law, School of Law, University of Warwick, comments on calls to drop the debt owed by developing countries to their sovereign and private creditors to free up financial resources needed to address the COVID-19 pandemic.

Xi Jinping's endorsement of Carrie Lam "indicates a lack of public accountability in Hong Kong politics"

Tue, 05 Nov 2019 15:16:00 GMT

Pablo A. Rodriguez-Merino, from the Department of Politics and International Studies and the Institute of Advanced Study, comments on the latest news that Chinese president Xi Jinping has expressed confidence in Carrie Lam, in her position as Hong Kong's chief executive.

“How the US reacts in the next few hours will set the tone and be crucial in terms of the way ahead.”

Thu, 20 Jun 2019 09:20:00 GMT

Dr Trevor McCrisken, Associate Professor of US Politics and International Studies at the University of Warwick, comments on the news that Iranian forces have downed a US military drone.

Labour's proposals for an Overseas Loans Transparency Act - Expert Comment

Wed, 05 Jun 2019 16:18:18 GMT

The recent Mozambique/Credit Suisse fraud case has highlighted the problem of secret loans that are helping to push impoverished countries into debt. Dr Stephen Connelly and Dr Celine Tan of Warwick Law have been supporting Jubilee Debt Campaign's work on this issue. Dr Connelly comments on the news that Labour plan an Overseas Loans Transparency Act to tackle the problem.

Fears of escalating violence in West Papua - Dr Keith Hyams comments.

Fri, 07 Dec 2018 11:44:01 GMT

Supporters of West Papuan independence have faced harsh penalties for raising their flag on 1 December. Dr Keith Hyams of the Department of Politics and International Studies comments on rising tension in the region.