Nottingham Politics

Lovely to see Elites and Democracy so prominently displayed at @heffersbookshop, in very good company too!

'Is the UK About to See SOE Reborn? Think Again' @NottsPolitics' UK intelligence expert Dr Dan Lomas @Sandbagger_01 writes for @RUSI_org ⤵️

Does the UK’s refusal to directly support the US-UK military campaign against Iran signal the end of the “special relationship”? @LouiseSKettle writes for @LSEUSAblog Read in full ⤵️

This is in light of feedback we have received from the Iranian community and will allow us to review the format and content of the discussion.

A planned internal academic roundtable on the topic of The War in Iran, which was due to take place on University Park campus on Friday 20 March from 12.30pm has now been cancelled. More info below ⬇️

The Centre for Subversion, Unconventional Interventions & Terrorism collaborates with colleagues across @UniofNottingham to host a roundtable on the current war in Iran 🗓️Fri 20 March ⏲️ 12.30-2pm 📍A01 Highfield House All students & staff welcome ℹ️➡️🔗tinyurl.com/ycym8etv

👀 Following on from C's speech last year, I write for @RUSI_org on why SIS (MI6) isn't about to "set Europe ablaze" in an era of hybrid competition, and why mentioning the wartime Special Operations Executive is problematic for the service today ⏬️ rusi.org/explore-our-re…

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…

Three of our third year students recently attended the 7th annual #BISAFCDOModelNATO Summit at the FCDO Eve Jones, Heather Maltman & Oscar Mckevitt Flack were all tasked with representing Slovenia 🇸🇮 Read their reflections of the day ➡️ tinyurl.com/ms33t6jj

📚 Congratulations to @NottsPolitics' @HDrochon on the publication of his new book 🎉 'Elites and Democracy' (@PrincetonUPress) explores the idea that democracy is more accurately and usefully understood as a perpetual struggle among competing elites ℹ️🔗tinyurl.com/4xcar4nv

Expert analysis from @NottsPolitics Dr Louise Kettle for @ConGeostrategy ⤵️ Find out more about Louise and her research on British foreign policy and the Middle East 🔗 nottingham.ac.uk/politics/peopl…

🎧 Listen back to @NottsPolitics' Dr Louise Kettle on the 'This Is Why' podcast for @SkyNews Louise discusses what the selection of new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei means for the future of the Iranian regime ⏯️⬇️ news.sky.com/story/is-irans…

'Iran is not Iraq. There are many key differences in their political situations, geography and people, not to mention the amount of time to plan the military operation' Read Dr Louise Kettle's commentary for @ConversationUK ⬇️ theconversation.com/how-lessons-fr…

Great article from @NottsPolitics's Dr Louise Kettle on the lessons of Iraq for UK policy in the Middle East today ⏬️ How lessons from Iraq are shaping Starmer’s Iran response linkedin.com/redir/redirect…

This is a blast from the past 👀 A piece I wrote some time ago for @HistoryToday on the UK government and the archive on Britain’s covert activity in 1950s Iran, inspired by a failed request under the Freedom of Information. One to contemplate ⏬️ And thanks for sharing 😊