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Final year students attend MPSA Conference in Chicago
05 Jul 2023Two of our final year students, Alessia Adam and Mya Luggha, attended the MPSA Annual Conference in Chicago, USA, where they presented their dissertation research.
Dr Tom Watts publishes new report on loitering munitions in support of his Leverhulme Trust Early Career Research Fellowship on “Remote Warfare and Great Power Competition”
07 Jun 2023Global trends in the development of loitering munitions show why autonomous weapon systems should be banned.
Dr John Tull completes phase two of the ESRC research programme with the Estonian Defence Forces
14 Mar 2023Dr John Tull undertook a second two-week research trip to Estonia to conduct interviews within the Estonian Defence Forces (EDF), as part of Dr Tom Dyson’s ESRC project on military learning.
Tom Dyson Holds Lecture and Q&A on Military Learning at the Portuguese Military Academy
13 Dec 2022On Tuesday 13th December Dr Tom Dyson gave a lecture and held a Q&A on military learning by the Ukrainian Armed Forces and Portuguese Army at the Portuguese Military Academy in Amadora, Lisbon
International Day for Tolerance: Three Models of Toleration
16 Nov 2022November 16 marks the International Day for Tolerance, proclaimed by UNESCO in 1996. For the occasion, Dr Jonathan Seglow reflects on the roles of tolerance from the perspective of political theory.
PIRP Researchers Present Research Findings on Military Learning at the Netherlands Defence Academy
04 Nov 2022Dr. Tom Dyson and Dr. John Tull presented their findings about military learning and the development of lessons learned processes in the Netherlands and Ukraine at the Netherlands Defence Academy.
Tom Watts has been awarded a three-year Leverhulme Early Career Research Fellowship
04 Nov 2022Tom's project draws from practice-theories and semi-structured elite interviews with Washington-based policymakers to explore the impact Trump's presidential legacy on remote warfare.
Tom Watts gives a lecture on the past, present, and future of remote warfare scholarship
04 Nov 2022Tom’s lecture will be delivered at the School of Area Studies, History, Politics and Literature at the University of Portsmouth at 5pm on 7 December 2022
The Politics of Eco-Violence: Why Is Conflict Escalating in Nigeria’s Middle Belt?
20 Oct 2022This article examines how political developments have contributed to the escalation of conflicts in Nigeria's Middle Belt.
World Food Day, Global Food Insecurity, and Ways Forward
16 Oct 2022Global food insecurity is high and has increased over the last five years. Now might be a good opportunity to introduce changes into the global food system.
