Dirty tricks are a big part of the south’s first presidential primary.
25 Apr
On June 9-10, I’ll be hosting a workshop on Disasters, Development, and Financing. Practitioners and Researchers are coming from around the world to discuss the most pressing needs in disaster resilience work, and how we can best address them.
23 Mar
France 24. March 21, 2016
‘Wild card’ Trump sets sights on wooing pro-Israel voters (PDF)
Dr Gina Yannitell Reinhardt of the Department of Government at the University of Essex told FRANCE 24 she expected Trump would adopt a different tactic.
23 Mar
The Conversation. March 10, 2016
Andrew Jackson: Donald Trump’s presidential forefather
To the horror of the mainstream Republican Party, Donald Trump is the frontrunner for its nomination in the 2016 presidential contest.
Some more historically minded observers have noticed that Trump’s supposedly unprecedented march to the nomination bears more than a passing resemblance to the career of Andrew Jackson.
They’re on to something. Here are five reasons why.
07 Mar
March 2, 2016
Super Tuesday sees Trump and Clinton triumph: scholars around the globe react
On Super Tuesday, voters from more than a dozen U.S. states voted in presidential primaries with important consequences for the candidates. We asked three scholars in different parts of the world to comment on the results and what they mean for the presidential race going forward.
07 Mar
March 2, 2016
Five ways foreign aid and NGOs can make things worse when disaster strikes
Charitable giving is big business, with many organisations handling millions in revenue. But big charities have come under fire for issues from bad accounting to actually doing more harm than good.
07 Mar
February 29, 2016
Super Tuesday: five things to remember on Trump’s big night
March 1 is America’s “Super Tuesday”, the day when a plethora of states and territories will hold presidential primaries and caucuses to pick the parties’ presidential nominees.
Here are five things to bear in mind as the results come in.
29 Feb
Check out my most recent article published by ‘The Conversation’.
February 19, 2016
Why South Carolina’s Republican primary is such a dirty brawl
Dirty tricks are a big part of the south’s first presidential primary.
26 Feb
Check out my article published by ‘The Conversation’.
February 15, 2016
With Justice Antonin Scalia’s death, the battle for the US Supreme Court begins
US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has died at the age of 79. He leaves behind a legacy of intelligent rhetoric and landmark opinions, and the court has lost a larger-than-life personality.
03 Nov
On November 15th (Friday), I will give a talk on finding jobs in international development at the Bush School of Government and Public Service in Texas A&M University. Location: Room 1017, Allen Building. Time: 12:20-1:20 PM.
21 Oct
I will present my work on foreign aid and contracting at the IPES on October 25th.