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Final Acts of remembrance? Time to end war commemorations

November 9, 2018November 9, 2018 by Editor

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Professor Lee Marsden writes ahead of Sunday's Remembrance Day on why it time to end war commemorations During the First World a popular song with British squaddies reflected the futility and human cost of the war: 'If you want to find the general I know where he is, I know where he…

Should we recognise North Korea as a nuclear power?

February 14, 2018February 15, 2018 by Editor

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un claimed in his 2018 New Year's address that "the entire mainland of the US is within the range of our nuclear weapons and the nuclear button is always on the desk of my office". How the international community should respond to this has been a…

Fire and Fury: UEA staff and students react

February 6, 2018February 15, 2018 by Editor

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Michael Wolff's book 'Fire and Fury', which provides an inside story of Donald Trump's Whitehouse, set headlines around the world when it was published. A range of bombshell claims were made about how policy was made, Trump's approach to the Presidency and Donald Trump himself. A fierce debate followed. The…

Why a row over military bases on Okinawa spells trouble for US-Japan relations

March 14, 2017 by Editor

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Ra Mason, University of East Anglia on why a row over military bases on Okinawa spells trouble for US-Japan relations The beautiful subtropical island chain of Okinawa is officially Japan’s 47th prefecture, but it’s also home to thousands of US marines. Many are stationed at Futenma Airbase, which some have…

Lee Marsden’s Inaugural lecture: Global Politics: God, Sex and Violence

December 17, 2014January 12, 2015 by Editor

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Professor Lee Marsden gave his Inaugural Lecture at the University of East Anglia in November 2014 on 'Global Politics: God, Sex and Violence'. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g14xtL2IeCg

Lee Marsden: Barack Obama and US Foreign Policy in the Middle East

December 10, 2014January 5, 2015 by Editor

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Professor Lee Marsden spoke on 'Barack Obama and US Foreign Policy in the Middle East: The Essence of Indecision' as part of the Politics@UEA Lecture series in the Autumn of 2014. Listen to his lecture here.

Professor Richard Jackson: Terrorism, Taboo and Discursive Resistance

September 29, 2014January 12, 2015 by Editor

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Professor Richard Jackson gave a guest lecture at UEA in September 2014 on his new novel, Confessions of a Terrorist. he is introduced by Dr. Lee Jarvis. Prior to the talk he gave an interview 0n the motivation behind writing this book, and its connection to his academic research on terrorism and conflict. [audio mp3="http://www.ueapolitics.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Richard-Jackson-UEA-Sept-2014.mp3"][/audio]

Why Obama’s Strategy Against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria Is Likely to Fail

September 23, 2014January 9, 2015 by Editor

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Dr Johan Franzén argues that the US led strategy to demobilise the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria is unlikely to succeed. President Barack Obama recently announced a new American campaign against the Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (al-Dawlah al-Islamiyyah fi al-'Iraq wa al-Sham; ISIS). This campaign, in Obama's…

Confessions of a Terrorist: An interview with Professor Richard Jackson

September 9, 2014January 9, 2015 by Editor

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Professor Richard Jackson will be visiting UEA on 17 September to offer a guest lecture on his new novel, Confessions of a Terrorist. In the following interview with Dr. Lee Jarvis, he discusses the motivation behind writing this book, and its connection to his academic research on terrorism and conflict. …

Iraq, Syria and the Middle East – a response to Tony Blair

June 18, 2014January 9, 2015 by Editor

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Professor Lee Marsden provides a critique of Tony Blair's recent essay on 'Iraq, Syria and the Middle East'. Tony Blair’s latest intervention in events in the Middle East have been summarily dismissed by London Mayor Boris Johnson as ‘unhinged’. While such comments are hardly respectful towards the current Middle East…