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Historically grounded approaches to enduring geopolitical problems
Joined June 2017
Job opportunity: Part-time Research Assistant. Sought to support @wjhurst on the Centre's Indo-Pacific geopolitics research strand. Open to recent graduates & PhD candidates with an interest in issues affecting the region. More info:
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EMERGENCY EVENT: The Russian invasion of Ukraine. Brendan Simms,@CamGeopolitics .Rt Hon Charles Clarke.Rory Finnin, Associate Prof of Ukrainian Studies.@Bridget_Kendall .@edwardstrngr. More regional & military experts tbc. Mon 2-3.30pm, Cambridge. Reg:
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New event: Why the history of intelligence matters today, with Chris Andrew @CamIntelligence . 'The further back you look', Winston Churchill is said to have said, 'the further forward you can see.'. Mon 30 Jan, 5.30-7pm, Peterhouse.More info & reg:
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New podcast: Russia invades Ukraine. Professors Rory Finnin and Brendan Simms on how we got here and what happens next. With hosts @SuzanneRaine and @aa51_ansari . Listen now:. @Dept_of_POLIS @CamUkrainistyka @Cambridge_Uni
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Event update - R2P & Crimes Against Humanity in the DRC. We are delighted to announce that @RichardKapend02 will now join @JudiRever, @freyntje & @jasonkstearns on our panel for next week's discussion. More info & register:
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The recording of today's event on the Russian invasion of Ukraine is now available to watch on YouTube. With Brendan Simms, @Bridget_Kendall, @HaslamJonathan, @edwardstrngr, Svitlana Zalishchuk, Iuliia Osmolovska, Rt Hon Charles Clarke, and Rory Finnan.
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New Event - Launch of Baltics Geopolitics Programme. To increase understanding of the #geopolitics of the #Baltic and the UK's role in it. Opened by HE Kersti Kaljulaid, the President of the Republic of Estonia. Find out more & register here:
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"Trump has not been repudiated – a Biden presidency would face obstruction at every level" says @adam_tooze International Advisory Board member of @CamGeopolitics @guardian .
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New event - #Scotland and the #Baltic from the early modern period to the present day. @WorthingtonD .@drzee17.Marjory Harper @aberdeenuni .Donatas Kupčiūnas. Tue 8, 5pm, Zoom. Info & reg: #History #geopolitics
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Job opportunity: Post-doctoral Research Associate. The successful candidate will support the running of the Baltic Geopolitics Programme @CamGeopolitics a research centre within @Dept_of_POLIS . One-year fixed-term post.More details:
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The importance of UK-Baltic ties in meeting current geopolitical challenges in Europe. Join our panel of Baltic parliamentarians to discuss how the UK-Baltic relationship could develop to meet geopolitical challenges. ⏰15 Nov (17:00).📍@pittbuilding. Reg👉
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New event: The geopolitics of China's Belt & Road Initiative and Westward focus. @AnoushEhteshami joins the Centre's @IranChinaGuy to discuss China's increasing focus on its neighbours in Central Asia and the Middle East. Tue 16 May, 5pm, Zoom.Reg:
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Event reminder: The geopolitical challenges of China’s growing influence in the Gulf, with @jonathandfulton . How has China developed its presence & what impact does this have on regional rivalries & extra-regional powers with interests in the ME?. More:
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New podcast: Heroic leadership. @SuzanneRaine2 & @aa51_ansari are joined by @edwardstrngr to look at what defines heroic leadership, whether it can be taught & whether the idea of the genius leader is fit for today's challenges.
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Watch .@SuzanneRaine2 of@CamGeopolitics with @RoryStewartUK and John Sawers on ‘Leadership or Survival: what should the UK prioritise in foreign and national security policy after Covid-19?’ hosted by .@Bridget_Kendall.Find the video here ↓.
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The Centre for Geopolitics welcomes its new International Advisory Board.@B_Eichengreen, @RolfEinarFife, @TinaFordham1, @arminkahelic, @malloch_brown, @wess_mitchell, @AmritaNarlikar, @rolandparis, @RichardShirreff, @javiersolana, @adam_tooze.↓ .
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Event reminder: New Atlantic Order, with Patrick Cohrs. @Pocohrs discusses his new book with @londonvinjamuri and Prof Chris Clark. Tomorrow 17:30 to 19:00.Cambridge. More info & reg:
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Congratulations to the Centre's Dr Hugo Bromley (@RobinsonCamb) on winning Highly Commended in Student Partnership and Empowerment at the @yourcambridgesu #StudentLedTeachingAwards!
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New event: Military History Working Group. Led by @1812andallthat, the group will bring together Cambridge-based scholars working on the history of war and the military to discuss each other’s work and approaches. Mon 28, 4pm.More info: @Dept_of_POLIS
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Job opportunity: Research Assistant. With the generous support of the Cambridge Security Initiative, the Centre is pleased to offer a ‘Research Assistantship in Applied History’ to a second- or third-year doctoral student in @Dept_of_POLIS . More info:
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New podcast: Russia's war?. @DrJadeMcGlynn joins @SuzanneRaine2 and @aa51_ansari to discuss how memory and myth are used to build support for Russia's War on Ukraine, and why it isn't quite right to call it "Putin's War". Listen.
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This Thursday, join our panel on 'Leadership or survival: what should the UK prioritise in foreign, and national security policy after Covid-19?' With @RoryStewartUK, @SuzanneRaine2 & @sirjohnsawers, hosted by @Bridget_Kendall. Thursday 7 May 1800-1900.
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Missed our event with @DSORennie from @TheEconomist discussing China's ambitions for world order?. Watch the video now:
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New event - From WW1 to the 21st Century: The history of women’s role and activism in peace processes, diplomacy, and human rights in international politics. @IngridESharp .Nova Robinson.@jencthomson .Anahita Arian @Kings_College. Thur 9 Mar, 4-6pm.Zoom:
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New event: Humanitarian Governance and the British Antislavery World System. @maevecsryan @warstudies discusses her new book with @BronwenEverill @CAS_Cambridge @CamHistory . Followed by a drinks reception. Tue 31, 5.30-7pm, Peterhouse.More info & reg:
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New event – Mao and Markets: The Communist Roots of Chinese Enterprise. What do Xi Jinping's Maoist principles mean for the future of the Chinese economy & relations with the West?. @Chris_Marquis_ @CambridgeJBS .@wjhurst . Wed 31 May, 17:00.Info & reg:
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NEW IN-PERSON EVENT: @DanKaszeta @RUSI_org will speak about 'The Forest Brotherhood: Baltic Resistance against the Nazis and Soviets' with Dr Donatus Kupciunas. ⏰Wed 18 Oct (17:00). 📍Knox-Shaw Room, Sidney Sussex College. Registration:
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New event - Writing military history today. Three experts discuss the role of this area of study today:. @sauldavid66 .@glynprysor .Nicole Hartwell .Chair: Brendan Simms. Mon, 26 Sep, 17:30 to 19:15 inc drinks.Cambridge.Reg:
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NEW ONLINE EVENT:.Join @AnnaPowles @UnderhillYvonne @Prof_DPeebles and Steven Ratuva for a discussion on ‘The Future of the Pacific Regional Order’, in partnership with @EWCinWashington .⏰ Tue 27 Feb (21:00).📍 Online.Reg -
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New event: The changing geopolitics of the Middle East and the prospects for peace. Panel:.@JohnJen96660941 .@Dr_E_Monier .@AyseZarakol.@Dr_E_Kendall .@aa51_ansari. Fri 13 Oct, 17:30, King's College.Register:
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Join our next video panel on R2P: @SAdamsR2P of @GCR2P, Max Pensky of @BinghamtonIGMAP & Andrew Mitchell MP join @tom_peak1 to discuss ‘R2P, International Justice and the Battle Against Impunity’ this Wednesday 13 May, 1800 UK time .Register here ↓.
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NEW EVENT: Art & War. @rebeccanewell, Head of Art at @I_W_M, will speak on the power of imagery to question and influence thinking about war and conflict - with @SuzanneRaine2 . 5.30-7.30 pm, 7 March, Cambridge. Reg:
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EVENT SPECIAL: Trends in politics, economics & security in the Indo-Pacific. The hallmark public event for the Centre's annual Indo-Pacific Roundtable. @DrJaneHayward .@wjhurst .@shrutikapila .Adnan Naseemullah.@JNilssonWright . Thu 5:30 - 7, Cambridge.Reg
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ANNOUNCING: On Geopolitics! . In this inaugural episode of the Centre's revamped podcast, new regular hosts @SuzanneRaine2 & @aa51_ansari discuss Afghanistan & the legacy of #Khorasan. Listen now!. Clip 👇
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New event: Goodbye Globalization. @elisabethbraw @AtlanticCouncil discusses her new book which explores the collapse of globalisation and the profound challenges it will bring to the West - with @HugoBromley . Mon 15 Apr, 5 to 6.30pm, online.Reg:
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Job opportunity! Junior Research Fellowship in the History of the British Army, c.1650 - c.1800. @NAM_London and @CamGeopolitics are pleased to sponsor a new JRF in the History of the British Army @QueensCam . More info:
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Still time to register for this important in-person event on UK-Baltic ties . Wednesday 15 Nov (17:00). Details and registration below👇.
The importance of UK-Baltic ties in meeting current geopolitical challenges in Europe. Join our panel of Baltic parliamentarians to discuss how the UK-Baltic relationship could develop to meet geopolitical challenges. ⏰15 Nov (17:00).📍@pittbuilding. Reg👉
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New event: Germany and Ukraine. Speaker: @FrankeBenedikt @MunSecConf .Respondents:.@james_rogers @ConGeostrategy .@EvieAspinall_ @TheBFPG .Chair: Brendan Simms. In partnership with @DAADCamHub . Tue 30 May, Cambridge.Reg:
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New podcast! Five days that changed the world? Brendan Simms & @CharlieLaderman join @SuzanneRaine2 and @aa51_ansari to discuss their new book, Hitler's American Gamble. Listen now on Clip 👇
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New event: The geopolitics of academic freedom, with @M_Ignatieff @ceu . Michael Ignatieff professor, writer, and politician will reflect on how international struggles of our day impact academia, and where they may be heading. More info & reg:
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Event video: The army and the Union in the long 18th Century. Chaired by the Centre's @1812andallthat and delivered in partnership with @NAM_London . WATCH NOW:
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Brendan Simms & @CharlieLaderman's new book gets a fantastic write-up in @WSJ's:. ‘Hitler’s American Gamble’ Review: The Mistake That Changed World War II. Nazi misconceptions about the U.S. drove a nightmarish strategy that would doom millions. Here:
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NEW EVENT: Nuclear Risk Reduction in the Baltic Sea Region . Online, 19 Jul (15:00–16:30) . SPEAKERS: . Charles Clarke (Chair) . Lord Des Browne @theELN . Artis Pabrikis @Pabriks . Dr Marion Messamer @mgmessmer . Paul Ingram @CSERCambridge . Sign up:
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EVENT RECORDING : Prof Martin Dimitrov speaks on 'Dictatorship and Information Authoritarian Regime Resilience in Communist Europe and China' with Prof Willian Hurst (@wjhurst ). 📽️WATCH ONLINE HERE: @Dept_of_POLIS @CambridgeFames @CamHistory.
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At our event on ‘Art & War’, Rebecca Newell, Head of Art at @I_W_M, spoke about the museums’ collection of art about war as well as the power of imagery to question and influence thinking about conflict:.@rebeccanewell @SuzanneRaine2 @evtamus
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New event! Rethinking American Grand Strategy: .Historical Approaches. Panel:.@USouthFlorida's @juliairwin .@OregonState's @CMcKNichols.@RutgersU's Dr Kate Epstein.Chair: @Cambridge_Uni's Prof Andrew Preston. 11th May 6-7pm. Info & reg:
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Proudly announcing our new podcast, Cambridge Geopolitics Conversations!. Episode 1 - @SuzanneRaine2 speaks with @raffpantucci about commonalities in #extremism across the world, part of our series on #Resistance, #Radicalisation & #Religion. Listen now:
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New event - Geopolitics, History and the US-China Rivalry. Speakers:.@BelferCenter's @ga_thomps.@EdinburghUni's @RCrowcroft . Seminar 2 in our Applied History & Contemporary Geopolitics Series with @KCL_CGS @ihr_history @FCDOHistorians . Info & reg:
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Opportunity: three fully-funded PhD scholarships dedicated to AJI’s mission!. More info: AJI scholarships are open to candidates accepted by .@Dept_of_POLIS to study for a PhD starting in October 2022. Deadline: 6 Jan.More info:
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Event reminder: Devil-Land: England under siege 1588-1688. #sedition #extremism #catastrophe #failedstate !. Dr Clare Jackson discusses her new book with @AndrewMarr9 . Thu 10, 17:45 – 19:00, @TrinityHallCamb . Join us:
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More tickets released! . Women, life, freedom: A #feminist revolution in #Iran and beyond?. Evaleila Pesaran @MECCambridge.Cynthia Enloe @ClarkUniversity.Anahita Arian & @IranChinaGuy @CamGeopolitics . Tue 8, 4.30pm, @Kings_College . Register now:
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Not yet listened to our first podcast on the Responsibility to Protect?. In this episode, @Luke_glanville explains the role of military intervention in #R2P. Catch up now:.Youtube - Apple - Spotify - Clip 👇
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Event reminder!. @DmitriTrenin, in conversation with Charles Clarke, explores how Russia currently sees the Baltic, how ‘neighbourliness’ can be achieved and how he views the emerging tensions between the EU, NATO and Russia. Thurs 6pm. More info & reg:
New event: Russia, NATO & the Baltic: towards neighbourliness. Rt Hon Charles Clarke speaks with @DmitriTrenin, director of the Carnegie Moscow Center about how #Russia currently sees the #Baltic. Thur 10 June 6-7pm. More info & reg:
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Event video: External influences in the Baltic state-building after the Great War. With:.Tomas Balkelis.Ēriks Jēkabsons.@KuldkeppMart.Donatas Kupčiūnas. Watch now via the Centre's YouTube channel: #baltic #greatwar #geopolitics
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NEW EVENT: What are China's ambitions for the world order?. Join our conversation with @DSORennie on China and the world order. 5:15-7:30pm, 12 March 2024.Gillespie Centre, Clare College, Cambridge.
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Job opportunity: 3 x Research Assistants. Are you a PhD candidate @Cambridge_Uni interested in supporting the intellectual & organisational work of the Centre AND excellent opportunities for network building?. If so, get in touch!. More info:
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New podcast: Crisis!. How can history help decision-makers in moments of crisis? With @GillHistory former Chief @FCDOHistorians . With @SuzanneRaine2 @aa51_ansari . Listen:.
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New event: The Baltic Geopolitics Symposium 2023. From chaos to the New World Order: The Baltic in the aftermath of the First World War, 1918-1922. Karsten Brüggemann, Maciej Gorny, @TTepora, Eva Piirimäe, Andrew Lambert. Wed 22, Peterhouse.More info:
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NEW ONLINE EVENT: . Join Douglas Fuller, Ming-chin Monique Chu, Chun-Yi Lee, and @wjhurst for a discussion on 'Taiwan, Technology, and Trade'. 📍Online.⏰Fri 8 March (14:00). Sign up at
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There is still time to register for an online event on Taiwanese resistance delivered by @ChongJaIan @NUSingapore in conversation with @wjhurst @Cambridge_Uni. 📍Online (Zoom).⏰Thu 28 Sept (14:00 BST).Register 👉 ✍️Information at
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Last week was a busy one for us, but among others we were thrilled to welcome @Andrew_Adonis for a lecture @pembroke1347's Old Library. Thanks to all for coming!
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New event - Keir Starmer: Irish unity's nemesis?. How might the chances of the reunification of Ireland be affected by the entry of Keir Starmer to Downing Street?. @SJAMcBride in conversation with @michaelkenny_ . Mon 24 Oct, 18:00, Zoom.More info & reg:
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New event: Where is England now?. Jason Cowley @NewStatesman will be in conversation with @HelenHet20 about his new book, which explores what Orwell called the "social atmosphere" of the country over the last 25 years. Info & reg:
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Today - in partnership with @CambridgeFames and @Keio_KCS, and with support from @NihonCyber - we are hosting a sold out panel entitled 'The UK-Japanese defence and intelligence relationship, past, present and future'. A recording will soon be available at
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New event - 100 Years of Diplomatic Relations: Estonia & UK. To commemorate when, on 26 January 1921, the United Kingdom gave formal de jure recognition to the Republic of #Estonia. #geopolitics . More information & register here:
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Great article from the Centre's @JNilssonWright:.
"The high turnout in South Korea's recent election, with 77 per cent of the electorate participating, suggests that voters take their democratic responsibilities seriously". Read @JNilssonWright's latest report on democracy in South Korea.
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Hurry! Few spaces left for '#R2P in Europe: Pillar I Challenges' tonight at 1800 UK time.Kate Fergusson @WordsAreDeeds of @ECR2P & @IBVprev.@ShannonRSingh of @ELAC_Oxford, @BlavatnikSchool.György Tatár of @BudapestCentre.@Tom_Peak1 of @CamGeopolitics.
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New event: The geopolitics of #Kaliningrad. We discuss the history and geopolitical implications of #Russia’s exclave on the #Baltic with:. Raimundas Lopata.Sir Stuart Peach.@KaarelPiirimae.@stefwolff .Chair: Charles Clarke. Tue 20 Sep, 5-6.30pm.Zoom reg:
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Join a panel of academics/politicians who will discuss impacts of an Anglo-Scottish border. Confirmed Panellists. Nicola McEwen @McEwen_Nicola. Jill Rutter @jillongovt. Willie Rennie @willie_rennie. Hugo Bromley. ⏰13 Nov (19:00).📍Online via Zoom.Register—
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New podcast: Protest in China. @wjhurst and @SuzanneRaine2 examine the significance of the recent outbreak of protests in many cities in China, and the CCP's response. Apple Podcasts link coming soon. @Dept_of_POLIS @aa51_ansari . Clip👇
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There is still time to register for our video panel on Mass Atrocities and the Security Council w/ @ELAC_Oxford. @FDalessandra, @romeodallaire, Amb. Stephen Rapp & @tom_peak1.Wednesday, June 3, 18:00 to 19:00 .
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Later this afternoon, our friends at Cambridge University China Forum are hosting:. Can China become an 'Ecological Civilisation'?. An interesting topic to cover as COP27 kicks off!. Join them: Room 1, AMES Faculty on the Sidgwick Site - 4.15pm TODAY. @wjhurst
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New podcast: Iran's wars. @SuzanneRaine2 & @aa51_ansari examine what is driving Iranian aggression in the ME & the extent to which apparent coordinated Iranian activity might not be as simple as it seems.
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One not to be missed!.
And here's the final @CamIntelligence of 2020-21! . Brendan Simms (@CamGeopolitics) will present 'Hitler and the United States', drawing from his recent biography of Hitler and his forthcoming book with @CharlieLaderman. See you Friday at 5:30 before our summer hiatus!
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Event reminder! The cultural politics and geopolitics of the borderlands; the case of Czeslaw Milosz. Panel:.Tomas Venclova.Clare Cavanagh .Robert Faggen.Chair: @StanleySBill . Weds 7 July 5.30pm. More info & reg: With @LtCultureUK & @PLInst_London
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TONIGHT! #Security and vulnerability of #NATO's Northern flank. @laurie_bristow .Kristina Spohr.Nora Topor-Kalinskij.Sally Walker.Brendan Simms. Peterhouse, 5.30 to 7pm.Join us:
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NEW ONLINE EVENT: Join @GraemeKSmith and @wjhurst for a discussion on ‘China in the Pacific’ . 📍Online.⏰Tues 13 Feb (21:00). Sign up at
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You can now watch Brendan Simms & @CharlieLaderman in conversation w/ @dimbleby_jd about their new book, 'Hitler's American Gamble', here: Register NOW to hear Simms discuss the new book in Cambridge on 7 & 15 December. More info:
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Congratulations to Brendan Simms and Steven McGregor for the fantastic review in The Telegraph for their new book - The Silver Waterfall: How America Won the War in the Pacific at Midway. @Dept_of_POLIS.
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New event - The Personality of American Power: Empire Imagined. @DonnellyGiselle argues the origins of US ‘strategic culture’ are to be found in the British colonial experience; the Revolution of 1776 was a revolu'n within a tradition, not against it. Reg
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Event - Biden, US Foreign Policy, & China-Africa Relations. Panel:.@ChinaBIGIdea1's @shirleyzeyu.@WakeForest's @LBenabdallah .@ALC_KCL's Barney Walsh.Chair: @CamGeopolitics' Chris Wadibia. More info & reg:
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New podcast: The Norway/Russia border. @SuzanneRaine2 and @aa51_ansari explore this short but significant border. Listen:. @Dept_of_POLIS . Clip 👇
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New event: The future of neutrality in a changing geopolitical context. Panel:.@SwissAmbUK .@Steven_m_ward .@Bridget_Kendall .@Cjh68Hill .Charles Clarke. 4-6pm, 6 Jun, Cambridge. Info & reg: In partnership with @swissembassyuk and Cambridge Swiss Society
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New podcast - What is going to happen?. After an eventful summer, @SuzanneRaine2 and @aa51_ansari discuss the role and limitations of predictions and forecasting in geopolitics. @Dept_of_POLIS . Clip 👇
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New event: What is solidarity? Reconstructing the meanings of the modern idea. Jacek Kołtan argues how the dominant definitions of the word 'solidarity' overlook its key feature – leaning out of the self to the other. Tue 13 Jun, 17:30 @WolfsonCam .Reg:
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New event: Russia, NATO & the Baltic: towards neighbourliness. Rt Hon Charles Clarke speaks with @DmitriTrenin, director of the Carnegie Moscow Center about how #Russia currently sees the #Baltic. Thur 10 June 6-7pm. More info & reg:
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New event: A false choice? British naval power in the Baltic and the Pacific . Prof Andrew Lambert.Rear Admiral @DrChrisParry .@aliciakearns MP.@StarychSam . Tue 19 Apr, 6-7pm, Zoom. More info & reg:
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