Bertrand TaitheDuring the night of Friday to Saturday 3 October 2015 the US airforce bombed a hospital in the Afghan city of Kunduz. The attack destroyed the hospital and killed (as of today, 5 October) 13 Medecins sans Frontires staff and about 10 of their patients....

Peter Gatrell  @PeterGatrellI've been teaching a course on Refugees in modern world history for several years and I wrote a book as a result. Never has the subject seemed timelier or more troubling than in 2015. Here are a few short observations about what historians...

Roger Mac GintyIt is the start of the academic year and I am delighted to say that we have a bumper crop of MA Peace and Conflict Studies students. I'm looking forward to the debates and the intellectual exchange. One thing that is noticeable about the class is its...

Gemma Sou, @gemmasouAre we more empathetic towards vulnerable and distressed people who we perceive as like us? I have been following the media reports on the refugee crisis and was equally distressed and moved by the images of Aylan Kurdi who washed ashore on a...

Jessica HawkinsAs my colleague was suggesting the British PM and his opposition counterpart should take a holiday to Greece to witness the solidarity and compassion of the Greek people towards refugees, I was boarding a flight with the rest of my family to the Greek...