Senior Teaching Fellow, University of Portsmouth
Dr Veronika Poniscjakova is a Senior Teaching Fellow at the University of Portsmouth.
She specialises in international relations, security studies, political violence, Israel and the Middle East.
Hamas: what you need to know about the group that attacked Israel
Oct 15, 2023 04:09 am UTC| Insights & Views
The group Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel, crossing into the country from Gaza killing hundreds of civilians and taking dozens of hostages. Military confrontations between Hamas and Israel are not unusual....
Ukraine war: Slovakia may be about to elect a government which plans to halt aid to Kyiv
Sep 29, 2023 09:15 am UTC| Politics
Slovakians head to the polls on September 30 to elect a new parliament. The result will not only have a huge impact on the domestic affairs of this small central European state but also, beyond its borders, on the balance...
Ukraine war: the implications of Moscow moving tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus
Sep 01, 2023 01:38 am UTC| Politics
Russia is reported to have deployed nuclear weapons in Belarus, a step that was much telegraphed earlier this year and recently confirmed by Poland. This move has caused concern in neighbouring countries and has affected...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects