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A Strategic Trap? Reviewing the “Peace Deal” for Ukraine and its implications for Europe and the UK

Authored by Professor Amelia Hadfield and Margaryta Khostova. Professor Amelia Hadfield is the Founder and Director of the Centre for Britain and Europe, which was founded in 2020, within the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Surrey. Margaryta Khostova is a PhD Candidate in Politics in the same department. Russia’s renewed […]


So you want to be a Public Health Leader?

CBE’s public health expert, Dr. Vassilis Karokis-Mavrikos, recently contributed to the WHO Public Health Leadership Course in Athens, Greece – a collaborative initiative between the WHO Regional Office for Europe and the University of West Attica, with the support of the Greek Ministry of Health and the Stelios Philanthropic Foundation. In this CBE Blog, he […]


Part 3 – Mind the (Devolution) Gap: Keeping Young People in Surrey in Education, Employment and Training 

Written by Professor Amelia Hadfield and Megan Ward. Amelia is the Founding Director of the Centre for Britain and Europe, Director of CIFAL Surrey and Associate Vice President of External Engagement. Megan is the Communications & Public Affairs Officer for the Centre for Britain and Europe and a graduate of the Politics & International Relations […]


Part 2 – And Then There Were Two: What the Government’s Decision on Local Government Reorganisation Means for Surrey and its Communities 

Written by the Centre for Britain and Europe team collaboratively, in response to the Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) decision for Surrey. The team includes Professor Amelia Hadfield, Vassilis Karokis-Mavrikos, Maya Chew, Margaryta Khovostova and Megan Ward. On the 20th of October 2020, the Mayor of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Andy Burnham, held a press […]


Part 1 – Avant la Deluge? Ensuring Surrey’s New Governance Structure is Flood-Ready 

Written by: Professor Amelia Hadfield, Founder and Director of the Centre for Britain and Europe, Director of CIFAL Surrey, Associate Vice President of External Engagement   Meg Ward, CBE Communications and Public Affairs Officer, Politics & IR Graduate, 2025  With the much-anticipated devolution decision having finally landed, there is another urgent matter that Surrey should […]


What is eating the Tories?

Written by Dr Alia Middleton. Alia is a senior lecturer of Politics at the University of Surrey and Co-Director of the Centre for Britain and Europe. She is CBE’s foremost expert in Electoral politics, party campaigning strategies, UK strategic political communication, party leadership/constituency relations, and UK general election candidate recruitment. Rishi Sunak slowly being rained […]


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