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Is it a party if no one comes? A ‘diplomatic boycott’ of the Olympics

By Professor Bill Hurst On 6 December, the Biden administration announced that it would not send diplomatic or other official representatives to attend the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in China. This was followed in short order by similar moves on the part of the British, Australian, Canadian, and other governments. All cited...

Letter from the Directors, from the 2021 Annual Report

By Professor Brendan Simms, Director, and Bill Hurst, Deputy Director The past year has been one of growth and change for the Centre. When it began, we were – like the rest of the country – still in lockdown, continuing to provide a rich online offering on past and present geopolitics; as the year ends, we are already able...

On Geopolitics- Belarus: the last Soviet state in Europe?

We know Belarus as the home of Europe's last dictator, 'weaponising' of migrants, suppression of dissidents, but how much do we understand of the wider context? Dr Donatas Kupciunas joins Ali and Suzanne to explore the background to Belarus/Lithuania/Poland/Russia tensions and what the future might hold. Also available to...

On Geopolitics Podcast- Five days that changed the world?

Professor Brendan Simms and Dr Charlie Laderman introduce their latest book, Hitler's American Gamble, which shows mistrust and uncertainty in decision-making between allies and adversaries in the five days between Japan's bombing of Pearl Harbour and Hitler's declaration of war on the USA. Also available to listen and...

On Geopolitics Podcast- Ungoverned Spaces, with Lt General Sir Graeme Lamb

Convention holds that the world is organised into nation states, but this is challenged by the existence of "ungoverned space": non-state actors are on the rise both in areas of conflict and instability and in the West. Lt General Sir Graeme Lamb joins Ali Ansari and Suzanne Raine to explore the implications. Also...

Is it a party if no one comes? A ‘diplomatic boycott’ of the Olympics

Letter from the Directors, from the 2021 Annual Report

On Geopolitics- Belarus: the last Soviet state in Europe?

On Geopolitics Podcast- Five days that changed the world?

On Geopolitics Podcast- Ungoverned Spaces, with Lt General Sir Graeme Lamb

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