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Read more at: LISTEN NOW - Podcast: Defiance & Revolution in Iran
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LISTEN NOW - Podcast: Defiance & Revolution in Iran

22 March 2021 With Suzanne Raine , Affiliated Lecturer. E pisode 2 : Defiance and Revolution in Iran, with Ali Ansari Suzanne Raine talks to Professor Ali Ansari of St Andrew's University about what led to the 1979 revolution and the creation of the radical, resistance state of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Part of the...


Read more at: China's persecution of Uighur minorities in Xinjiang opens up debates on political and legal definitions of genocide
Kashgar, Xinjiang, China - August 14, 2012: A statue of Mao Zedungin

China's persecution of Uighur minorities in Xinjiang opens up debates on political and legal definitions of genocide

16 March 2021 B y Thomas Peak , Research Associate The Chinese government has long been accused of persecuting Uighur and other Turkic minorities in Xinjiang. Evidence has been found of concentration camps holding up to 1 million people, targeted killings of Uighurs, systematic policies of forced abortions and...


Read more at: LISTEN NOW - Podcast: The Digital Dollar, with Christopher Giancarlo
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LISTEN NOW - Podcast: The Digital Dollar, with Christopher Giancarlo

15 March 2021 With Hugo Bromley , Research Assistant. Episode 1: The Digital Dollar, with Christopher Giancarlo Hugo Bromley speaks with former CFTC Chairman Christopher Giancarlo about the geopolitical impact of Central Bank Digital Currency, and the need for the US to embrace a digital dollar. Part of the Geopolitics of...


Read more at: Is China more of a threat or an opportunity?
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Is China more of a threat or an opportunity?

15 March 2021 By James Vitali , Research Assistant. An apt metaphor for the confused nature of the UK’s stance on China can be found in the events of February 2019. That month, a statement by the then Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson of his intention to send a British Carrier to the Pacific caused consternation in some...


Read more at: LISTEN NOW - Podcast: Democracy and Division
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LISTEN NOW - Podcast: Democracy and Division

10 March 2021 With Suzanne Raine , Affiliated Lecturer. Episode 1: Democracy and Division , with Raffaello Pantucci Suzanne Raine talks to Rafaello Pantucci about what far-right extremists have learned from Islamist terrorists.   Part of the Resista nce, Radicalisation and Religion Series: Suzanne Raine, Affiliate Lecturer...


Read more at: Why the Baltic matters to Britain (and vice versa)

Why the Baltic matters to Britain (and vice versa)

3 March 2021 By Professor Brendan Simms , Director Britain’s economic and political connection to the Baltic Sea Region stretches back more than a thousand years. During the Middle Ages, England and Scotland traded extensively there and maintained close contacts with the Hanseatic League. In the 18th century, the Baltic...


Read more at: Talking Baltics - Interview with Ian Bond
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Talking Baltics - Interview with Ian Bond

3 March 2021 We posed five questions to the Director of foreign policy at the Centre for European Reform and a former British ambassador to Latvia to get his thoughts on the Baltic Sea Region Q: What is the single most significant policy issue faced by the states of the Baltic Sea Region today and why? A: The most...