US–China Competition: Risks without Rewards?

The evolving US–China competition promises to become the defining feature of international politics in the foreseeable future. US objectives in the competition consist of preserving its global hegemony in diverse dimensions in concert with allies and friends, whereas China’s objectives consist of weakening the US security system in the Indo-Pacific en route to becoming a peer competitor of the United States globally.

Covid-19 pandemic; lessons learned, challenges and opportunities for health policy and regulatory changes in the European Union

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the health policy and regulatory landscape in the European Union. The pandemic has led to better cooperation and coordination in the European Union, including joint procurement of vaccines and implementation stricter health and safety regulations to protect public health. In November 2020, the European Commission has proposed to build a strong European Health Union.

Refugee protection in Europe: Some contemporary challenges

Decisions on women’s claims for international protection from domestic violence, including Lazo-Majano (1987), Islam and Shah (1999) and Refugee Appeal No. 76044 (2008) have generated strands of case law which both contradict each other and the Refugee Convention’s object and purpose. Adjudicators have delineated overly restrictive social groups and ignored, identified, or imputed a range of political opinions. A disproportionate focus on ‘private’ motives has also obscured the nexus between persecution and the Convention ground(s).

Faisal Hamid

Faisal researches the Political Economy of Islam in Nigeria. He also serves as a Senior Strategy Analyst at Harvard University.

Before starting his doctorate, Faisal was a senior administrator at Zaytuna College in Berkeley, CA, and a Senior Strategy Consultant with Monitor Deloitte. He earned his BA from Yale and MA from Johns Hopkins SAIS.

Francesco Raffaelli

I am a PhD student at DPIR at the University of Oxford.

My research focuses on the fields of identity politics, comparative political economy, and political behaviour, with a geographical focus on Western European countries. Methodologically, my research employs surveys, laboratory experiments, and causal inference.

Overall, my current research encompasses the following topics.

Subscribe to

QS WORLD RANKINGS FOR POLITICS & INT’L STUDIES: 2

BEST UK UNIVERSITIES FOR POLITICS – THE GUARDIAN: 1

THE WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS FOR POLITICS AND INT’L STUDIES: 1 IN THE UK