Nottingham Politics

📺 Fantastic to see Professor Rory Cormac on last night's episode of @BBC's Lucy Worsley Investigates Watch Rory talking about espionage and intrigue in the American Revolution ▶️⤵️ bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

Glad to see the hands are still in action at last week's book panel discussion in @NottsPolitics 🙌🏻

💬 "Intelligence was the bedrock of Epic Fury’s short-term success, yet the impact of intelligence on US policy appears to remain limited". ✍️ Comments with @MTSavill for @RUSI_org on US intelligence and the #Iran War. rusi.org/explore-our-re…

🎉 Congratulations to Prof. Rory Cormac on the release of his new book FAKERS (OUP)📚 It tells the remarkable story of the rise and fall of the UK's black propaganda team and reveals a host of operations- some bizarre, others serious ℹ️ Read more here 🔗 tinyurl.com/3fc2nz5s

Assessing the extent to which European policies towards Syrian refugees since 2011 can be considered liberal ⤵️ @nottspolitics' Dr Catherine Gegout writes for the European Security journal tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Following on from the publication of the new edition of 'On Liberty', @HRMcCabe will be joining @Humanists_UK on 20 May to discuss Harriet Taylor Mill, her recognition as co-author and her profound philosophical legacy ℹ️ Event details here ➡️ humanists.uk/events/in-conv…

Thrilled to see my interview of Quentin Skinner appear in today's lovely new 'Dimanche' edition of the @Grand_Continent ! (in French)🎉 legrandcontinent.eu/fr/dimanches/e…

Ich spreche heute Abend ab 19:30 Uhr im @ZDF zu Trumps Chinareise, dem Zustand des chinesischen Militärs und dem Taiwan-Szenario. zdf.de/video/magazine…

"Chinas militärische Fähigkeit nehme täglich zu, so China-Experte Prof. Andreas Fulda. Ein Angriff auf Taiwan wäre möglich. Käme es zum Krieg, würden wir in einer veränderten Welt aufwachen." #WennChinaAngreift zdfheute.de/video/zdfheute…

"... thinking outside the box enhances, rather than diminishes, the US intelligence community, giving competitive advantage". 📚 My review of @PeterCGrace's book, The Intelligence Intellectuals, published by @Georgetown_UP. 🔗academic.oup.com/ia/article/102…

Dr Hugo Drochon (@HDrochon) recently appeared on @BBCPM with Hugo Schofield to discuss the reported relationship between French politician Jordan Bardella and Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies 🎧Listen back from 25:30 ▶️ bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

The US-UK special relationship has endured leadership and policy differences and will continue despite disagreements over the war in Iran writes @LouiseSKettle of @NottsPolitics blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2026…

How much did parties talking about their opponents in #Scotland and #Wales? 2 out of 3 #Senedd2026 leaflets included a message about an opponent, with @Plaid_Cymru and @WelshLabour being the most likely to have leaflets that focused on their own content.

Delighted to talk to Hugh Schofield on yesterday's @BBCPM (from 25') about the House of Bardella-Bourbon-Two Sicilies bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

As advanced in this article with @josejolivas, published in @LSEEuroppblog (blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/202…), the deterioration of Spanish democracy is clear, as acknowledged by the @Europarl_EN today: todoalicante.es/english/europe…

📚 Other than a brilliant read, it's a thoroughly researched book that documents the history of Brirish Cold War black propaganda. And he's a brilliant colleague and friend. Really pleased to see this out.