• Geo-politics and the new President Trump Administration

    By Rocio Ferro-Adams                                                                             25 March 2025 How is the geopolitical arena being re-drawn after President Trump tears up the existing rules-based order, on trade and commitments to Europe? Since his appointment to Office, President Trump has made a number of statements, which has turned into US policies, resulting in the reorganisation of government and…

  • The UK Economy in the global economy after the general election 2024

    By Rocio Ferro-Adams January 2025 The Current State of International Affairs The Labour Government won the UK General Election on 4th July 2024. It has had some months to settle into government and it has made a number of policy decisions and made promises to the public in these months, which reflect Labour Policies from…

  • Political Economy: War and Humanitarianism. What would happen in a world war?

    By Rocio Ferro Adams Comment Political Economy: war economy and humanitarianism. International Assessment Summary at 17 April 2024 There are several media articles broadcasts which raise the question – What could we expect in World War III? No Government, nor any international institution has declared that the world has reached World War III status, but…

  • World Orders: The context of the Israeli-Hamas war

    By Rocio Ferro-Adams                                                                    27 January 2024 Analysis The current conflict has brought to the International Criminal Court (ICC) an Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (South Africa vs Israel). [1]Evidence of genocide must meet some of those Acts under Art1 of the Convention, of which both…

  • War Powers by Convention

    UK Government and Politics – Opinion Note (with an update on 24 January, following further military action in the Red Sea) Government Administration Opinion from a Political Sciences Perspective By Rocio Ferro-Adams There is a Convention following the escalation of war and military action in Iraq 2003 and subsequent debates about the decision to go…