Expert opinions cover countering terrorism the race to develop AI weapons Turkeys upcoming election and public toilets

Dr Rob Dover from our School of History, Politics and International Relations has discussed the Government's new 'CONTEST' Strategy for Countering Terrorism announced earlier this month.

• Read the article 'Turning the Screw on Counterterrorism Policy: Savid Javid’s speech – 4th June 2018' on Think: Leicester here

In an article for The Conversation, Dr Chris Allen from our Department of Criminology has also discussed issues surrounding the government's revised counter-terrorism strategy.

• Read the article 'Sajid Javid’s plan to declassify MI5 information on terror ‘suspects’ sounds like trouble' hosted on Think: Leicester here

In an article for The Conversation, Dr James Johnson from our School of History, Politics and International Relations has discussed how disruptive technology is fundamentally reshaping global security, and potentially laying the ground for a US-China conflict.

• Read the article 'China and the US are racing to develop AI weapons' hosted on Think: Leicester here

In an article for Open Democracy, Dr Omer Tekdemir from our School of History, Politics and International Relations has discussed Turkey's upcoming election.

• Read the article 'Turkey’s three-dimensional populism, three leaders and three blocs' on Think: Leicester here

In an article for The Conversation, Dr Primrose Freestone from our Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation has discussed 'sit vs. squat' – the big public toilet stand-off.

• Read the article 'Can you catch germs from a public toilet seat?' hosted on Think: Leicester here

Are you a doctoral student/academic at the University of Leicester? Would you like to contribute an opinion piece about your research or topical news to The Conversation or Think: Leicester? Contact the News Centre to pitch your idea or read our submission guidelines.