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As the post-war international order, rooted in multilateral co-operation and underpinned by US leadership, comes under threat from the rise of authoritarian powers and a retreat into nationalism, scholars and diplomats are being urged to pay closer attention to the experience of Latin American states as a way to better understand the way forward for international relations.

Women militia members make a positive choice to join combat units and are motivated by similar factors to male fighters, according to a new study by Dr Jennifer Philippa Eggert of the University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ which draws on the experiences of women fighters in Lebanon to challenge current theories about female fighters.

The University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ has been ranked among the best universities in the world for politics and international studies and sociology, business and economics, education and law, according to the Times Higher Education’s 2019 World Reputation Rankings released this week. ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ is one of just 7 UK universities to be listed in the top 100 in all four subject groups and scored particularly highly for business and economics, placing 33^rd in the world.

Matt Western MP and West Midlands finance and industry leaders joined Dr Stephen Connelly and Dr Andreas Kokkinis from ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ Law School at the first University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ Business Forum, a new initiative aiming to connect the University’s experts with the region's business community.

The fourth in a new series of briefs bringing current legal thinking to bear on public policy issues has been published by GLOBE, a research centre within the University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ’s Law School. The Risks of Using Blended Finance in Development, by Dr Celine Tan, Associate Professor at ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ Law School, highlights the risks posted by the increasing reliance on new forms of private and innovative finance for funding development projects, calls for action to address the regulatory challenges that blended finance presents, and warns that the use of blended finance should not be intensified without adequate safeguards in place.

The Centre for Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE), based in the Department of Economics at the University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ, has been awarded £2.09 million to continue its pioneering social science research for another five years.