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Workshop participants created collages to convey what peace in Wales means to them.

Peace stories shared on World Refugee Day

A new initiative is using digital storytelling to explore and share the lived experiences of forced migrants in Wales.

Dr Anwen Elias, WISERD co-director at Aberystwyth University

Tackling society’s most urgent challenges

Academics will investigate how citizens, civil society organisations and policymakers are collaborating to tackle some of society’s most pressing problems.

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Dr Jenny Mathers, Department of International Politics

Putin forced to send wounded back to fight and offer huge military salaries as Russia suffers a million casualties

Writing for the Conversation, Dr Jenny Mathers from the Department of International Politics discusses the impact that the war in Ukraine is having on Russia, which is facing nearly a million casualties, forcing desperate recruitment tactics and reshaping its society, military, and politics

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Left to right: Dr Gwennan Higham from Swansea University, Professor Leigh Oakes from Queen Mary University of London and Dr Huw Lewis from Aberystwyth University.

Keir Starmer says migrants should learn English to integrate. Is he being fair?

Writing for The Conversation, Dr Huw Lewis from the Department of International Politics and his co-writers discuss the ethics of linguistic integration, and how fairness may entail an obligation on government or society, as well as on migrants.

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First Minister Eluned Morgan and Aberystwyth University Vice-Chancellor Professor Jon Timmis with the organisers of the peace conference at Aberystwyth.

Peace conference debates a ‘warless world’

The First Minister has opened a special peace conference at Aberystwyth University organised to discuss how can Wales contribute to a world without war.

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Russia looks to frame war as an inevitable part of life on Victory Day

Writing in The Conversation, Dr Jenny Mathers from the Department of International Politics and Dr Allyson Edwards from Bath Spa University suggest that by encouraging young people to feel a personal connection to Russia’s history of war, Moscow hopes to ensure that they regard war as an inevitable part of life.

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Why is Donald Trump failing to bring peace to Ukraine like he promised?

Writing for The Conversation, Dr Jenny Mathers from the Department of International Politics discusses why negotiations for peace in Ukraine are struggling to get off the ground, despite numerous meetings between US and Russian officials.

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Dr Lucy Taylor from Aberystwyth University will launch her new book Global Politics of Welsh Patagonia (University of Wales Press, 2025) at the National Library of Wales at 7pm on Wednesday 2 April.

Challenging the traditional telling of Welsh Patagonia’s story

The romantic story of the Welsh people who settled in Patagonia over a century ago is challenged in a new book, revealing a darker side to the establishment of Y Wladfa.

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Thirty years ago Ukraine got rid of its nuclear arsenal – now the people regret that decision

Writing in The Conversation, Dr Jenny Mathers from the Department of International Politics discusses whether things would be different if Ukraine still had a nuclear arsenal and whether Kyiv may now feel compelled to pursue a nuclear weapons programme.

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North Korea: Kim Jong-un is sending a second wave of soldiers to Ukraine – here’s why

Writing for The Conversation, Dr Jenny Mathers from the Department of International Politics explains why North Korea is sending a second wave of soldiers to Ukraine, despite the many thousands who have already been killed there.

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