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New Lecturer in International History
The School of History is delighted to welcome Sean Fear to the department, who will be taking up the position of Lecturer in International History, joining the School in January 2018.
Radio: BBC Radio Scotland (09/04/17, 9.33am)
Professor Edward Spiers (English – Arts) discusses global stocks of chemical weapons and the Chemical Weapons Convention.
Trump and Xi Jinping are at an impasse on how to deal with North Korea (South China Morning Post, 08/04/17)
Dr Adam Cathcart (History – Arts) discusses how the United States might seek to push Chinese sanctions, enforcement and trade with North Korea.
Diplomatic dexterity needed from US (Yorkshire Post, 10/04/17)
Professor Edward Spiers (English – Arts) comments on the unpredictability shown by Trump in firing 59 missiles at Shayrat in response to the chemical weapons attack at Khan Sheikhoum.
Day in the tide turned against Germany in the Great War
Professor Holger Afflerbach comments on the trigger that led the US President, Woodrow Wilson, to order his troops to enter the conflict.