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People of the Rainforest
The Villas Boas Brothers, Explorers and Humanitarians of the Amazon
Under Red Skies
The Life and Times of a Chinese Millennial
Chinese Spies
From Chairman Mao to Xi Jinping
Follow Me, Akhi
The Online World of British Muslims
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The Blog
20.09.19 | Dilip Hiro
Saudi Arabia Oil Attacks and Rising US-Iran Tension

With the Trump administration’s May 2018 withdrawal from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal with six major powers, and its imposition of secondary sanctions on Iran’s oil sales, tensions in the region have escalated sharply.

03.09.19 | John Hemming
The Villas Boas Legacy in the Rainforest

A timely examination of the legacy of the Villas Boas brothers in the Amazon Rainforest.

02.09.19 | Marta Dassù Edoardo Campanella
Suspending Parliament: What Lies Behind Boris’ No-Deal Brexit

Boris Johnson has gone for the nuclear option. The prime minister’s request to the Queen to suspend Parliament for up to five weeks frustrates anti-Brexit legislation and sends a clear message to Brussels: the current government is serious about leaving the EU, deal or no deal.

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King's College London
Joana Cook Book Launch
17 Sep 2019 – 19.00
Royal Geographical Society
Explorer-humanitarians of the Amazon, with Dr John Hemming
23 Sep 2019 – 18.20
King's College London
Book Launch – ‘In Their Own Words: Understanding Lashkar-e-Tayyaba,’ with Christine Fair
26 Sep 2019 – 18.00 - 19.30
Asia House
Follow Me Akhi: The Online World of British Muslims w/ Hussein Kesvani
26 Sep 2019 – 18:45 - 21:00
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