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Shaun Breslin chairs event on China and the International Human Rights System at Chatham House
, Professor in PAIS and Associate Fellow of the , chaired an event at Chatham House on 29 October entitled 'China and the International Human Rights System'. Timed to coincide with China's leadership transition and its standing down from the UN Human Rights Council (after the maximum two consecutive terms), this event explored such questions as:
What are China's objectives for the international human rights system as its global power grows? Will it reshape or dismantle the world's human rights norms and the institutions that uphold them or is China on a trajectory towards greater cooperation in this field?
This event also saw the launch of a Chatham House report, 'China and the International Human Rights System', by Sonya Sceats and Prof Breslin.
Chris Moran featured on BBC Radio 4
On Friday 5th November, , an Assistant Professor of US National Security, was interviewed on BBC Radio 4's The Today programme. The interview, which took place on 'Global James Bond Day', was conducted by BBC correspondent Gordon Carrera and focused on the remarkable interest taken by the CIA during the Cold War in the Bond franchise. Dr. Moran explained how the CIA successfully replicated Rosa Klebb's lethal footwear from From Russia With Love, but failed in their attempts to copy the technology (hidden machine gun turrets etc) of 007's classic Aston Martin DB5 from Goldfinger.
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Chris Moran featured on BBC Radio Wales
, Assistant Professor in US National Security, was featured on a BBC Radio Wales programme on James Bond on 26 October.
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Undergraduate Essay Submission and Feedback
The department of Politics and International studies is using a new e-submission and e-feedback system for all formative and assessed essays from November 2012.
This document is intended to guide you through the process of submitting essays, and receiving your feedback. It does not contain any information about the administration of the module.
Dr Oz Hassan chairs talk given by Sir Robert Worcester at the Royal Society in London
Dr Oz Hassan, Assistant Professor in US National Security, chaired a talk given by Honorary PAIS Professor and founder of Market and Opinion Research International Ltd. (MORI), Sir Robert Worcester, at the Royal Society in London on 22 October. Sir Robert Worcester is a well-known figure in British public opinion research and political circles and as a media commentator, especially about voting intentions in British and American elections. Over 120 桃色视频 alumni were present at the lecture, which was entitled: 'The 2012 American Presidential Election: Who's Going to Win, and Why'.