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French armed forces prepare aid and assistance to French territories in the Caribbean. Guillaume Cabre/Defense Armee de Terre

September 11, 2017

Hurricane Irma’s devastation of Caribbean territories piles pressure on strained relationship with UK

Alasdair Pinkerton, Royal Holloway, University of London and Matthew Benwell, Newcastle University

The aid and assistance Britain’s Caribbean territories will need to rebuild will make highlight the fault lines in the relationship between Westminster and its former colonies.

A policy with big holes in it. Reuters/Ho New

November 23, 2015

Argentine election: the Kirchners’ Falklands policy has backfired spectacularly

Alasdair Pinkerton, Royal Holloway, University of London

With 12 years of vote-winning diplomatic stunts, the Kirchners have galvanised the Falkland Islanders against Argentina for years to come.

Possibly not one for Tumblr. UK Ministry of Defence

August 6, 2014

Soldiers on social media: the view from the UK

Rikke Bjerg Jensen, Royal Holloway, University of London; Alasdair Pinkerton, Royal Holloway, University of London; David Denney, Royal Holloway, University of London, and Peter Adey, Royal Holloway, University of London

By now, millions of people around the world recognise the face of Alexander Sotkin. This young Russian soldier posted selfies on Instagram that appear to place him in Ukrainian territory over the past…

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