Internal Staff Presentation – Dr Iain Johnston-White

‘The Politics of a Golden Alliance: Financing the Commonwealth War Effort in the Second World War’

 

 

On Tuesday, 21st February, there will be another SRG event, this time it will be a new member of staff presenting their research. Dr Iain Johnston-White who joined the Department in September 2016 will be presenting on his newly released book ‘The Politics of a Golden Alliance: Financing the Commonwealth War Effort in the Second World War’.

 

This was the subject of his PhD at Cambridge University before going on to teach both in Paris and at Oxford University. All are welcome to join us for this thoroughly insightful talk which we hope you will be able to join us for, on Tuesday 21st February in the Steve Critcher Room in the International Politics Department from 3.10 – 4.00.

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Abigail Blyth- abb10@aber.ac.uk

 

First Event of the New Semester – Current Events Seminar

The SRG are pleased to announce our first event of the new semester. This will be a Current Events Seminar next week where we will discuss:

China’s presence internationally – the rise of a new world power

 

Certain world events such as the election of President Donald Trump and the UK’s electorate decision to leave the European Union have somewhat dominated discussions since the middle of last year. Whilst both of these are important world events with security and intelligence ramifications, they are not the only world events with such consequences. Some of the themes which will be explored within the seminar but are not limited to include:

·        Xi Jinping’s domestic reforms and how this affects their international stance

·        Will this cause greater difficulties for countries when negotiating with China due to his purging of opposition within China?

·        Growing relations between China and Russia – what does this mean for Asia and further afield

·        China’s ambitions in the South China Sea and the furthering of military objectives

·        Does China’s economic prowess cause security concerns?

For those who are interested, there is a Chatham House Report about the rise of China which can be Accessed here:

The event will take place on: Tuesday, 14^th February 3.10 – 4 in the Steve Critcher Room of the International Politics Department.

For more information, please contact Abigail Blyth – abb10@aber.ac.uk

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Exciting Events in the new semester

A very belated Happy New Year to everyone and a welcome back to all students back for their second semester this academic year! Despite getting off to a slow start last semester, the SRG has a number of exciting events planned for the upcoming semester. These will begin in 2 weeks time – on the 14th February with a Current Events Seminar. More information about the subject and the location of the seminar will be published in the next week.

 

We also have a number of speakers lined up for the semester, both from within the Department and from further afield. All of our events will be stimulating and allow any students who wish to attend to be part of the research environment within the Department. For anymore information about the upcoming events, contact Abigail Blyth – abb10@aber.ac.uk

 

More information can also be found on:

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We look forward to seeing you all at one or multiple of our many events!