Over the last sixteen months, the Mueller investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 elections has, arguably, become the biggest talking point of the Trump administration. It may well be…Read More >
Darius Wainwright: US Sanctions on Iran
Today, UoR PhD student and Monroe Group Member, Darius Wainwright, made his debut TV appearance on Roundtable on TRT world discussing the US’ latest sanctions on Iran and US-Iran relations…Read More >
Anglo-Iranian Collaboration: The IRD and SAVAK
In September 2014, the then British Prime Minister, David Cameron, met with the Iranian President, Hassan Rouhani, as part of attempts to improve Anglo-Iranian relations. The meeting in New York…Read More >
Success for Dafydd
We have had some great success within the Monroe Group as yesterday our fantastic Dafydd Townley passed his viva! A massive congratulations are sent to both Dafydd and his amazing…Read More >
The Trump Presidency – From Campaign Trial to World Stage
It is a week after Trump arrived in the United Kingdom as part of his very shocking set of visits to his foreign counterparts, and perhaps you are still trying…Read More >
Trump arrives in the UK for a long overdue visit
Associate Professor Mark Shanahan has today been in London on BBC News giving expert coverage of President Trump’s arrival into London ahead of his four day visit, his first to…Read More >
Welcoming the happy traveller
Donald Trump will touch down in the UK on Thursday afternoon, following what’s already a fractious NATO summit in Brussels, and arriving amidst ongoing political ‘turmoil’ (his term) for Prime…Read More >
History Repeats Itself: Eisenhower and American Public Opinion on China
The following blog has been written by Dr Mara Oliva and outlines her new book, ‘Eisenhower and American Public Opinion on China’ (2018) In recent months, the news of a…Read More >
Only three more days to register for the 2018 APG Postgraduate Conference!
Inaugural APG Postgraduate and Early Career Researcher Conference Registration is now open for the inaugural postgraduate and early career conference of the American Politics Group (APG) which will take place…Read More >
HOTCUS annual conference
This week Darius Wainwright and Dafydd Townley are attending the Historians of the Twentieth Century United States (HOTCUS) annual conference. The group is the main British-based research group for the…Read More >