It’s the biggest crisis since the Second World War, and I want to talk about it now, not analyse what went wrong in 20 years’ time, says Professor Catherine Barnard

Whether wielded by rock stars or politicians, charisma is the ultimate soft power. CAM explores the dark side of this most alluring – and potent – of qualities.

When all seems new. we need more history, says Professor David Runciman, Head of the Department of Politics and International Studies and a Fellow of Trinity Hall.