Russia is paying schoolgirls to have babies. Why is pronatalism on the rise around the world?
04 July 2025
Writing in The Conversation, Dr Jenny Mathers from the Department of International Politics discusses how Putin and other world leaders have implemented policies aimed at encouraging higher birth rates among women.
Peace stories shared on World Refugee Day
20 June 2025
A new initiative is using digital storytelling to explore and share the lived experiences of forced migrants in Wales.
Tackling society’s most urgent challenges
09 June 2025
Academics will investigate how citizens, civil society organisations and policymakers are collaborating to tackle some of society’s most pressing problems.
Putin forced to send wounded back to fight and offer huge military salaries as Russia suffers a million casualties
12 June 2025
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
Keir Starmer says migrants should learn English to integrate. Is he being fair?
10 June 2025
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.
Peace conference debates a ‘warless world’
05 June 2025
The First Minister has opened a special peace conference at Aberystwyth University organised to discuss how can Wales contribute to a world without war.
Russia looks to frame war as an inevitable part of life on Victory Day
08 May 2025
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.
Why is Donald Trump failing to bring peace to Ukraine like he promised?
23 April 2025
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.
Challenging the traditional telling of Welsh Patagonia’s story
27 March 2025
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.
North Korea: Kim Jong-un is sending a second wave of soldiers to Ukraine – here’s why
04 February 2025
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.