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Prof Marc Weller

The US capture of Venezuela’s Maduro: An international legal analysis

08 Jan 2026

The US military operation against Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro was a fundamental breach of international law with far-reaching consequences for...

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A Cambridge legal expert on the ICJ's landmark climate opinion

24 Jul 2025

A Cambridge professor and counsel team member for Vanuatu gives his initial views on the ICJ Advisory Opinion.

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Opinion: The AI Summit was a promising start – but momentum must be maintained

08 Nov 2023

Given the frenetic pace of AI development, the international consensus demonstrated at the AI Summit is much-needed progress, says AI expert Dr Seán...

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The Battle of Waterloo by William Sadler II

Opinion: Britain and Europe: a long history of conflict and cooperation

21 Jun 2016

Brendan Simms (Department of Politics and International Studies) discusses Britain's relationship with Europe, from the Vikings to the Referendum.

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Celebrating in Tahrir Square

The myth of the Arab Spring

18 Oct 2011

New research shows true picture of what and who is behind the political uprisings.

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Flag of the United Nations.

Global politics on the agenda at Hay

22 May 2011

Ahead of her talk at the Hay Festival, Dr Amrita Narlikar, Director of the University of Cambridge's new Centre for Rising Powers, discusses how...

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United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland

Power in the balance

11 May 2011

A new research hub dedicated to the study of emerging powers and how different nations evolve to become leading political forces on the world stage...

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