Professor of International Politics in the Department of Political Science and International Studies, University of Birmingham
I am Professor of International Politics in the department of Political Science and International Studies and Director of Internationalisation for the College of Social Sciences at the University of Birmingham. During my career at Birmingham I have been Director of Graduate Studies within POLSIS, Postgraduate Tutor to the School of Social Sciences, and Assistant Dean for Postgraduate Admissions for the Faculty of Commerce and Social Science. Between 1997 and 2000 I was also an elected member of the British International Studies Association and through that the BISA representative on the Political Studies Association Executive. Since 1992 I have been a member of the West Midlands Military Education Committee and since 2000 its chairman.
My research interests are diverse and have evolved and broadened over my career. They fit largely within the areas of US Foreign and Security Policy, Strategic and Security Studies and, Diplomacy and Statecraft.
Aug 29, 2024 11:12 am UTC| Insights & Views
Russias recent military advances and ferocious bombardment of Ukraine have led the country to renew calls for western allies to lift their ban on the use of their long-range missiles to hit military targets in Russia. But...
Project 2025: what is it and why does Trump say he knows nothing about it?
Aug 26, 2024 23:59 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Think-tank policy proposals rarely make the headlines, but 2024 is no ordinary year and Project 2025 is no usual set of plans for government. This is a not-very-secret set of plans that Republicans have put together in...
US election 2024: Trump victory in Iowa caucus not as big as he may have hoped
Jan 17, 2024 03:43 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
News headlines reporting Donald Trumps victory in the Iowa caucus on January 15 give the impression of a much larger victory than should sensibly be drawn from this first expression of American electoral opinion in 2024....
Moscow drone attacks are a morale booster for Ukraine and a warning for Russia – here's why
Jun 03, 2023 03:28 am UTC| Politics
A wave of approximately 30 drones appeared in skies around the Russian capital, Moscow, on May 30. Though widely sensationalised as a major attack against the heart of the Russian government, they caused only minor damage,...
May 05, 2023 12:38 pm UTC| Politics
Whether the alleged drone assassination attempt on the Russian president in the Kremlin was an audacious attack by Ukraine or a clumsy attempt at a false flag operation by Moscow may never be known. But from the Kremlins...
Ukraine war: this conflict is just further evidence that Putin's Russia is now a rogue power
Oct 21, 2022 06:13 am UTC| Politics
Given where most of the fighting and dying is taking place it is easy to think that the current European security crisis is primarily about Ukraine. This tendency is reinforced by the fact that Russia and the west are keen...