Commentary

Does learning lessons from history do more harm than good? The hosts: Suzanne Raine is an Affiliate Lecturer at the Centre for Geopolitics at Cambridge University. She served for 24 years in the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office on foreign policy and national security issues, including postings in Poland, Iraq and...

By Professor Brendan Simms The UK Union, which has historically played an important part in sustaining Britain’s great power position, has been under attack for some time. In Scotland, the Scottish National Party (SNP) has made clear its desire to call another referendum on leaving the Union as soon as possible. Across the...

Suzanne and Ali discuss the current protests with Dr Anahita Arian, from the Centre for Geopolitics. The hosts: Suzanne Raine is an Affiliate Lecturer at the Centre for Geopolitics at Cambridge University. She served for 24 years in the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office on foreign policy and national security issues...

What happened at the 20th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and what does it mean for China's future direction? Ali and Suzanne are joined by Professor Bill Hurst , who talks us through personalities, drama, and the new Chinese focus on persistence and security. The hosts: Suzanne Raine is an Affiliate Lecturer at...

By Bill Figueroa For the past five years, China and Israel have been attempting to hammer out the details of a free-trade agreement, which would be the first of its kind for China in the Middle East. As recently as last month, the two sides claimed they aimed to ink an agreement by the end of 2022. But now, the deal is...

After an eventful summer, Suzanne and Ali discuss the role and limitations of predictions and forecasting in geopolitics. More about the hosts Suzanne Raine is an Affiliate Lecturer at the Centre for Geopolitics at Cambridge University. She served for 24 years in the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office on foreign...

The welcome to the Summer School from the Rector of Vilnius University, Professor Rimvydas Petrauskas, himself a historian, summed up the contemporary importance of the event, and the importance of university thinking, and gave a valuable outline of the historic relations between Lithuania and the UK:- I am delighted to...

Suzanne and Ali explore this short but significant border. Also available to listen and subscribe to on Apple , Spotify and the Centre's Youtube channel . More about the hosts Suzanne Raine is an Affiliate Lecturer at the Centre for Geopolitics at Cambridge University. She served for 24 years in the British Foreign and...

By Rt Hon Charles Clarke The very recent decisions of Finland and Sweden to apply for membership of NATO have put the current geopolitical spotlight on the nature of neutrality in modern Europe. The Turkish response to their applications, which challenged their right to be NATO members because of the applicants’ alleged...