What is EA Birmingham?
EA Birmingham is EA WorldView’s section where the best academic research meets the best public engagement on today’s issues of concern. University of Birmingham scholars, both faculty and postgraduates, draw on their expertise to illuminate the reality of confiict and the hope for cooperation, be it over democracy, migration, humanitarian aid, civil rights, or international relations.
Within EA Birmingham, you’ll find or initiatives such as the Populism Project. We will be co-publishing the articles of Birmingham colleagues on outlets such The Conversation, and featuring their analysis in the media.
The day of the ivory tower is long gone. From the heart of Birmingham and the tower of Old Joe, welcome to our window to the world.
Ukraine War, Day 598: Russia “Facing Setbacks” in Attacks on Avdiivka in East
Russia’s attacks on Avdiivka in eastern Ukraine, trying to seize the momentum from Kyiv’s 4-month counter-offensive, are reportedly “facing setbacks”.
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Political WorldView Podcast: Trump’s Threat to US Democracy
After a 4-year break, Political WorldView returns with an analysis of the forthcoming trials of Donald Trump, even as he tries to return to the White House.
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Unfiltered Video: Should People in Debt Try to Save?
Unfiltered video and podcast: Professor Andy Lymer and Joanna Elson of the Money Advice Trust discuss whether people in problem debt should try to save
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Political WorldView Podcast: Trump in the UK — Ceremony, Bluster, and Fallout
Political WorldView takes apart Donald Trump’s visit to UK, looking not only at royal treatment but also Trump’s intervention in British domestic politics.
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Political WorldView Podcast: The Politics Around the (Still Unseen) Mueller Report
Political WorldView’s reading of politics around Mueller Report on Trump-Russia, from Administration attempt at burial to consequences for Trump & Democrats
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Political WorldView Podcast: The “Breakup of UK Party Politics?” Edition
Political WorldView on Independent Group and challenges to main parties: “We must emphasize how important Brexit has been in reshaping UK party politics.”
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EA on International Media: Will Trump Go to War with Iran?
35-minute analysis on Iran-US talks over Tehran’s nuclear program and potential cost of strikes by Trump Administration on Islamic Republic
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EA on International Outlets: From Trump’s Sham “Board of Peace” to A Threatened War on Iran
Analyzing headline contradiction: Donald Trump’s sham “Board of Peace”, for his ego & profits rather than Gaza, v. his threatened war on Iran
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Trump’s Detentions and the Undocumented Irish in America
“Whatever outcome of Seamus Culleton’s case, it has turned a spotlight on fraught racial politics over undocumented Irish in Trump’s America”
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EA-Times Radio VideoCast: Trump, Iran, and Epstein
36-min analysis: possible Trumpist air war on Iran, and latest evidence which might implicate Donald Trump in the crimes of Jeffrey Epstein
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The Billionaire Blame Game: How UK Tax Exile Jim Ratcliffe Fueled Class Division and Bigotry — and How We Must Respond
Responding to UK billionaire tax exile Jim Ratcliffe’s invective v. working class and immigrants: “We must engage with respect, not contempt”
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EA on India’s Firstpost: Iran’s Protests Were Far More Than US Economic Pressure and “Dollar Shortage”
Knocking back US Treasury Secretary Bessent’s boast that Trump Administration triggered Iran’s nationwide protests through “dollar shortage”
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EA on DW News: Epstein Files — Was Trump Involved in Sexual Abuse of Teenage Girl in Mid-1980s?
Analyzing latest over Epstein Files, from Trump camp’s stonewalling to allegation that Donald Trump was involved in sexual abuse of teenager
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EA on Brendan O’Connor Show: Ireland’s Presidential Politics; Trump’s Detention and Deportation Abuses; Football; and A Caricature to Deny Transgender Rights
55-min Week in Review on 1st 100 days of Ireland’s President; Trump camp’s abuses of immigrants; and a caricature to deny trangender rights
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