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Paul Mason and Carl Hunter OBE appointed Honorary Fellows at the Centre for the Public Understanding of Defence and Security and Exeter’s Defence, Security & Resilience Network Award-winning journalist, writer and political consultant Paul Mason and Carl Stephen Patrick Hunter OBE have been appointed as Honorary Senior Research Fellows at the University of Exeter’s Centre fo...

Carl Hunter OBE and @paulmason.bsky.social have been appointed as Honorary Fellows at the @exeter.ac.uk Centre for the Public Understanding of Defence and Security

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Kate McCann and Stig Abell with Times Radio Breakfast | Times Radio | The Times and the Sunday Times Listen to Times Radio live for the latest breaking news, expert analysis and well-informed discussion covering the biggest stories of the day.

Professor Anthony King from the @exeter.ac.uk Centre for Strategy and Security spoke to @thetimes.com Radio about the use of artificial intelligence in modern warfare

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Iran spent years fostering proxies in Iraq. Now, many aren’t eager to join the war Tehran’s Shi’ite proxies in Iraq have so far launched few attacks during the U.S.-Israel assault on Iran. Insiders tell Reuters how the decimation of other pro-Iran regional groups, and the pursuit of...

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Trump calls on Kurds to aid U.S. effort in Iran, offers support In calls to Kurdish minority leaders in Iran and neighboring Iraq, President Donald Trump offered U.S. support to insurgent efforts against Tehran.

Featuring comment by Professor Gareth Stansfield from @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social
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Analysis by Professor @davidtollerton.bsky.social

Investors and Trump Face an Iran Dilemma

Very happy to be cited in this @nytimes.com DealBook article on China and the war in the Middle East!

@exeter.ac.uk @cais-exeter.bsky.social @spspa-uofexeter.bsky.social

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Research by @richardtoye.bsky.social and Dr Warren Dockter

My thoughts on the legal basis and justification for the UK’s military operations against Iran. It’s complicated…

Simon Parkin - 04/03/2026 - BBC Sounds Simon takes your calls plus the best gossip from the county.

Need to know more about what AI is and how it is being used? Dr Chico Camargo had the answers for BBC Radio Somerset!

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BBC Radio Devon - Caroline Densley, 04/03/2026 Caroline gets Devon talking and celebrates the best of what's going on in the county.

Dr @lucyosler.bsky.social from @exeterspspa.bsky.social spoke to BBC Radio Devon about why people turn to AI to find love and build relationships❤️

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What would Winston Churchill make of war with Iran? Donald Trump has said Keir Starmer is ‘no Churchill’, but his dismissal is based on a simplified version of history.

"The historical record reveals a more complicated figure: a strategist who believed in strength, certainly, but also in diplomacy, alliances and the careful management of great-power rivalries" - @richardtoye.bsky.social on #Trump and #Churchill
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Why Trump's Iran Strikes Are A Legal And Political Nightmare For Starmer The PM is occupying an uncomfortable middle ground right now – and it seems few people are happy with it.

Featuring analysis by @aurelsari.com from @uniexeterlawschool.bsky.social

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My comments for the @wsj.com on China's approach to the conflict in Iran

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Late deciders, higher turnout: what the Gorton and Denton byelection taught us about voters High numbers of undecideds may partially explain the late swing to the Greens.

"This was one seat with its own context, so it’s difficult to apply nationally. But we could see a scenario in May where both Reform and the Greens combined overtake the Conservatives and Labour" - analysis by @hannahbunting.bsky.social of @exeterspspa.bsky.social
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Como EUA e Irã viraram inimigos mortais: a linha do tempo da relação - BBC News Brasil A tensão entre os países inimigos chegou a um dos seus pontos mais altos das últimas décadas após ataques coordenados entre EUA e Israel a diversas cidades iranianas. Mas Teerã e Washington nem sempre...

Professor Maziyar Ghiabi spoke to BBC Brazil about the impact of the conflict in #Iran

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China is Iran's key ally, so how will Beijing respond? | The World | ABC News YouTube video by ABC News (Australia)

Dr @andreaghiselli.bsky.social from @exeterspspa.bsky.social spoke to ABC News (Australia) about China's likely response to the situation in the Middle East

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Why China’s ties with Iran will endure despite death of Khamenei Killing of Iranian supreme leader has sparked turmoil and triggered talk about an ideological shift to the West.

Featuring analysis by Dr @andreaghiselli.bsky.social from @exeterspspa.bsky.social

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Stephen Nolan - 01/03/2026 - BBC Sounds The day's main news stories, topical debate and interviews.

Professor Maziyar Ghiabi spoke to BBC 5Live about the situation in #Iran and why the conflict may not be long-lasting

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BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, 02/03/26: Officially enough rain, Mrs Wilmot's Pippin, land use pressure A silver lining to 2026's wet start: scientists say we're leaving 2025's drought behind.

Dr Steven Emery from @crpr-exeter.bsky.social spoke to BBC Farming Today about the Government's forthcoming Land Use Framework and pressures on space in the countryside

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Why are there not more Covid memorials? A talk's being held in Exeter looking at why there's relatively very few...

Professor @davidtollerton.bsky.social spoke to @greatesthitsuk.bsky.social about the complexities of remembering the #coronavirus pandemic

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BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Kyla Harris, Womb transplants, Women in farming, Alev Scott How have Kyla Harris' experiences as a disabled person impacted her unflinching TV series?

Dr Rebecca Wheeler from the @exeter.ac.uk Centre for Rural Policy Research spoke to BBC Woman's Hour about her research into the mental health challenges of women working in farming

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Quoted in todays @theguardian.com on the latest progress in Cornwall's contribution to the country's energy & mineral security, alongside Critical Minerals Challenge Centre colleague Frances Wall & @perranmoonmp.bsky.social: theguardian.com/environment/...
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Today - 25/02/2026 - BBC Sounds News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.

Lee Elliot Major, @exeter.ac.uk Professor of Social Mobility, spoke to BBC Radio 4 Today about potential changes to school admissions, and how to level the "educational playing field"

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Lines from the frontline: the poet soldiers defending Ukraine Not since the first world war has there been anything approaching the quality and quantity of work by poets who are also combatants.

"Not since the first world war has there been anything approaching the quality and quantity of work by poets who are also combatants. Civil society has reciprocated, with packed-out poetry readings in bomb shelters"@hughgaroberts.bsky.social on #Ukraine war poets
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BBC Radio Devon - Caroline Densley, 19/02/2026 Caroline gets Devon talking and celebrates the best of what's going on in the county.

Professor @timkendall70.bsky.social of @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social spoke to BBC Radio in the South West about the new TV adaption of Lord of the Flies and the William Golding archive held at @exeter.ac.uk

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Britain faces '1936 moment', defence chiefs warn PM The move reflects growing unease about Britain's defences in the context of rising Russian aggression, US destabilisation of NATO, and the return of Islamic State.

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Double defence spending or face war, Keir Starmer warned A letter to the prime minister from military experts is urging an immediate increase in funding to rebuild hollowed-out forces and commit to 5% of GDP

Professor Anthony King of the @exeter.ac.uk Strategy and Security Institute is among a group of defence experts who are urging the Government to increase spending on the military

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Global warming must peak below 2°C to limit tipping point risks Global warming must peak below 2°C then return under 1.5°C as quickly as possible to limit the risk of dangerous “tipping points”, experts say.   The new paper, by an international team of researchers...

Global warming must peak below 2°C then return under 1.5°C as quickly as possible to limit the risk of dangerous “tipping points”, according to research led by Dr @paulritchie.bsky.social from @exeter.ac.uk.

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La montée en puissance de la monnaie chinoise dans les échanges en Afrique L’expansion de l’usage du yuan est un moyen pour Pékin de s’assurer des soutiens « sur le plan diplomatique » et pour la banque centrale chinoise de diversifier ses réserves. Il reste toutefois limité...

Featuring analysis by @andreaghiselli.bsky.social from @exeterspspa.bsky.social

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Porpoises ‘buzz’ less when boats are nearby Harbour porpoises “buzz” less when boats and ships and nearby – suggesting a drop in feeding and socialising, new research shows. Scientists used underwater microphones in a narrow strait called the L...

Harbour porpoises “buzz” less when boats and ships are nearby, according to a new study by University of Exeter researchers co-led by @rachlenn.bsky.social

The findings suggest chronic boat traffic is limiting their ability to feed and socialise effectively.

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