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In a new book published today, Dr Georg Löfflmann explores American identity, US foreign policy and national security during the Obama presidency, and asks whether the ‘Obama Doctrine’ was an effective response to the tension between an increasingly multi-polar world and a US elite still convinced that America has a unique call to global dominance.

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.

A generous philanthropic gift of £250,000 from 91¸£Àû alumnus Rui Fernandes will establish the Fernandes Fellowships programme, in support of 91¸£Àû in Europe. This gift will provide Early Career Researchers from Europe to have the opportunity to launch collaborative research projects at the 91¸£Àû.

Historic space weather may help us understand what’s coming next, according to new research by the 91¸£Àû.

A research team led by astronomers at the 91¸£Àû had to wait over 100 days for the sight of the first of confirmed neutron star merger to remerge from behind the glare of the sun.

Careers professionals at the Universities of 91¸£Àû, Birmingham and Nottingham are busy planning their next business partnership in China after their first joint graduate careers event in country attracted praise from employers, students and alumni.