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American politics Democracy

New York Times v Sullivan: the 60-year old Supreme Court judgment that press freedom depends on in Trump era

Sep 26, 2025 Editor Comment on New York Times v Sullivan: the 60-year old Supreme Court judgment that press freedom depends on in Trump era

Emma Long, University of East Anglia Donald Trump is attempting to sue the New York Times. In a lawsuit filed on September 15 the US

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What Would You Put in a US Time Capsule?

Sep 26, 2025 Editor Comment on What Would You Put in a US Time Capsule?

On this day in 1938, the World’s Fair came to Flushing Meadows Park in New York City. It is here that the Westinghouse Time Capsules

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Peacetime Anglo–Japanese Military Relations: Old Friends, New Partners

Sep 18, 2025 Editor Comment on Peacetime Anglo–Japanese Military Relations: Old Friends, New Partners

For over a decade, Japan and the UK have identified one another as their most important security partners in Asia and Europe respectively. The two

Environmental politics

What will happen to the legal status of ‘sinking’ nations when their land is gone?

Sep 11, 2025 Editor Comment on What will happen to the legal status of ‘sinking’ nations when their land is gone?

Avidan Kent, University of East Anglia and Zana Syla, University of East Anglia Small island nations such as Tuvalu, Kiribati, the Maldives and Marshall Islands

Democracy

Palestine Action arrests: what happens next, and what it tells us about the breadth of Britain’s counter-terrorism laws

Aug 16, 2025 Editor Comment on Palestine Action arrests: what happens next, and what it tells us about the breadth of Britain’s counter-terrorism laws

David Mead, University of East Anglia The proscription of Palestine Action – banning membership or support for the organisation on the ground that the home

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Billions voted in 2024, but Electoral Integrity Project exposes cracks in global democracy

Aug 8, 2025 Editor Comment on Billions voted in 2024, but Electoral Integrity Project exposes cracks in global democracy

Toby S. James, Holly Ann Garnett, and Sofia Caal-Lam The Global Electoral Report 2025 has been published and raises concerns about the state of democracy

American politics Democracy

New York Times v Sullivan: the 60-year old Supreme Court judgment that press freedom depends on in Trump era

Sep 26, 2025 Editor 0
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What Would You Put in a US Time Capsule?

Sep 26, 2025 Editor 0
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Peacetime Anglo–Japanese Military Relations: Old Friends, New Partners

Sep 18, 2025 Editor 0
Environmental politics

What will happen to the legal status of ‘sinking’ nations when their land is gone?

Sep 11, 2025 Editor 0
Democracy

Palestine Action arrests: what happens next, and what it tells us about the breadth of Britain’s counter-terrorism laws

Aug 16, 2025 Editor 0
Democracy

Billions voted in 2024, but Electoral Integrity Project exposes cracks in global democracy

Aug 8, 2025 Editor 0
Britain and Europe

The Forgotten Question: Security Cooperation in a Post-Brexit Europe

Jun 16, 2020 AdminComment on The Forgotten Question: Security Cooperation in a Post-Brexit Europe

It took three arduous years of negotiation between the European Union and the United Kingdom

Britain and Europe

The UK and the infamous ‘Tampon Tax’: A win for Brexit?

Jun 16, 2020 AdminComment on The UK and the infamous ‘Tampon Tax’: A win for Brexit?

As the UK braces itself to leave the EU’s jurisdiction, it bids farewell to everything

Britain and Europe

The Premier League after Brexit: Loss of competitiveness, revenue and talent

Jun 15, 2020 Admin1 Comment on The Premier League after Brexit: Loss of competitiveness, revenue and talent

Football experts suggest that a no-deal Brexit, in particular the end of free movement of

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It was only a dream – The reality of a post-Brexit UK-US Deal

Jun 15, 2020 AdminComment on It was only a dream – The reality of a post-Brexit UK-US Deal

Now that the campaigning has finished and reality has struck, it is time to assess

Britain and Europe

Between a Rock and a Hard Place… The ‘Gibraltarian Backstop’

Jun 15, 2020 AdminComment on Between a Rock and a Hard Place… The ‘Gibraltarian Backstop’

Much of the Brexit negotiations have focussed on the ‘Irish Backstop’, but the situation in

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Racism and Higher Education Institutions in the UK: meditations from The Black Register

Jun 9, 2020 Admin1 Comment on Racism and Higher Education Institutions in the UK: meditations from The Black Register

The animation of thought by those who have their humanity questioned presents an ontological scandal.

Politics at the Edge Politics at the Edge Podcasts

Did the Lockdown come too late?

Jun 2, 2020 AdminComment on Did the Lockdown come too late?

The UK’s death rate from Covid-19 is currently the second highest in the world, and

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Trump v Twitter: A watershed moment in American digital democracy

Jun 1, 2020 AdminComment on Trump v Twitter: A watershed moment in American digital democracy

Early Friday morning Twitter added a “glorifying violence” warning label to a Trump tweet about

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The Council of Europe recommends an end to the piecemeal regulation of online hate speech across the continent

May 19, 2020 AdminComment on The Council of Europe recommends an end to the piecemeal regulation of online hate speech across the continent

The Council of Europe is the continent’s leading international human rights organization. Today it published

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My experience of the Sweatshop Free campaign and the Activist Campaigning module at UEA

May 7, 2020 AdminComment on My experience of the Sweatshop Free campaign and the Activist Campaigning module at UEA

Before the Sweatshop Free campaign, admittedly, I had never considered the possibility that the electronics

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American politics Democracy

New York Times v Sullivan: the 60-year old Supreme Court judgment that press freedom depends on in Trump era

Sep 26, 2025 Editor 0
Uncategorized

What Would You Put in a US Time Capsule?

Sep 26, 2025 Editor 0
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Peacetime Anglo–Japanese Military Relations: Old Friends, New Partners

Sep 18, 2025 Editor 0
Environmental politics

What will happen to the legal status of ‘sinking’ nations when their land is gone?

Sep 11, 2025 Editor 0
Democracy

Palestine Action arrests: what happens next, and what it tells us about the breadth of Britain’s counter-terrorism laws

Aug 16, 2025 Editor 0
Democracy

Billions voted in 2024, but Electoral Integrity Project exposes cracks in global democracy

Aug 8, 2025 Editor 0
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