Will there be any initiatives in the near future to promote US-China cooperation?
As the Cold War came to an end, the world witnessed a shift in the geopolitical dynamics and the structure of global power. With the emergence of the four great…
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Tragedy and terror – the US gun laws
Joseph Spencer discusses gun laws in America with reference to the recent Newport school shooting.
Professor Alan Lowdon awarded OBE for pivotal role in developing offshore wind links with USA
OBE awarded to Alan Lowdon for services to UK and US offshore wind collaboration. Find out about Alan’s expertise and how he is supporting Durham University researchers and students through…
Able Archer 1983: war game to nuclear Armageddon
Sally Holden looks into how a NATO war game nearly led to nuclear Armageddon.
Cold War anniversaries: reassessing the legacy of the Long Telegram and Iron Curtain speech
In this article Sally Holden explores the impact of the Long Telegram and Churchill's Iron Curtain speech on the development of the Cold War.
Afghanistan: Biden’s “forever war”?
One year on from Trump's deal with the Taliban to withdraw US troops, what will Biden do differently and what might that mean for Afghanistan? Stella Baricic investigates.
Biden’s rejoining of the Paris Agreement – a win for the climate?
When Joe Biden rejoined America to the Paris Agreement just hours after becoming President on 20th January, environmentalists around the world breathed a collective sigh of relief. After four years…
Biden won: what now?
With Trump finally on his way out of the Oval Office, Mike Gaughan outlines what Biden's presidency has in store for us over the next four years.
A Brief Guide to the US Government Shutdown
The shutdown started at midnight of Thursday, 21st December. So far, it has been going on for 20 days, and if it lasts past this weekend, it will be the…
Donald Trump and The Great Man of History
Rory McKinley discusses the widespread idea in liberal currents, reinforced by mainstream media, that everything wrong with the US today is a creation of Trump; and that if Trump is…