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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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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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Georgia: how a former Manchester City footballer will shift the nation’s politics further towards Russia

In an article on The Conversation, Dr Jenny Mathers from the Department of International Politics, discusses the implications of the inauguration of Georgia’s new president.

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New government ‘democratic innovations’ group led by Aberystwyth academic

Aberystwyth academic Dr Anwen Elias has been appointed Chair of the Welsh Government’s new Innovating Democracy Advisory Group.

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US politics has long shaped global climate action and science – how much will Trump’s opposition matter?

Writing for The Conversation from the COP29 climate summit, Dr Hannah Hughes, Senior Lecturer International Politics and Climate Change, discusses Trump's influence on climate politics.

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Experts call for new ways of collecting data about the Welsh language

New methods of data collection need to be developed if we want a comprehensive picture of the state of the Welsh language and how it’s used, according to Aberystwyth University experts.

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