11/06/18 – Mark Shanahan on TRT World suggesting that the US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un may not be able achieve much in Tuesday’s summit in…Read More >
Mark Shanahan on Trump and Russia
Fun talking to @RT_com for @UniofReading on why #G7 won't readmit #Russia & why @realDonaldTrump wants #Putin-land back in #G8. For? Russian intervention in #US elections that may have enabled…Read More >
Mooch: the best new clown in town
We’re a week into Anthony Scaramucci’s tenure as President Trump’s Director of Communications, perhaps the only full week he’ll serve, as incredulity at this latest turn in the Trump White House…Read More >
Breezes picking up: six months into a presidency like no other
I’ve just been scanning the latest headlines on President Trump and a presidency that history may well record as the car crash to end all car crashes. In the past…Read More >
Trump needs a big win this week – let’s hope it’s not in Korea
“Build the wall!”; “Drain the swamp”; “Repeal and Replace”; “Lock her up!” – all stock phrases from the campaign trail as Donald Trump moved from outsider-challenger for the US Presidential…Read More >
The countdown is on to our launch event – Trump’s First 100 Days
On May 2, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Reading, Sir David Bell, will formally launch ‘The Monroe Group’ a new interdisciplinary research group at the university focused around…Read More >
The Monroe Group – Reading Interdisciplinary Research Network for the Study of Politics in the Americas
The Monroe Group was established by Dr Mara Oliva (Department of History), Dr Mark Shanahan (Department of Politics) and Dr Madeleine Davies (Department of English) in March 2017. The network…Read More >