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Read more at: The future of neutrality in Europe
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The future of neutrality in Europe

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...


Read more at: Stuck in a corner: China’s Zero-Covid strategy
Zero Covid in China

Stuck in a corner: China’s Zero-Covid strategy

By Professor Bill Hurst When vaccines began to be widely disseminated and a path back toward relative normality started to emerge in early 2021, it also became clear that China would not follow it. Relatively slow to roll out vaccines, the PRC did manage to inoculate a very high percentage of its population on nearly the...


Read more at: On Geopolitics Podcast- The Baltic States, Ukraine and Russia

On Geopolitics Podcast- The Baltic States, Ukraine and Russia

Dr Donatas Kupciunas joins Ali and Suzanne to discuss the shared history of the Baltic states, Russia and Ukraine, and ask whether they will ever escape it. 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...


Read more at: Theology after Christendom? The ecumenical movement towards post-nationalist religious engagement
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Theology after Christendom? The ecumenical movement towards post-nationalist religious engagement

By Sophia R. C. Johnson In light of the Russian Orthodox Church’s (ROC) complicity in the Kremlin’s violent nationalist polemics, scholars and religious leaders are calling for alternative models of religious political engagement. I wrote recently about the role of the russkii mir or Holy Rus ideology in Russian...


Read more at: On Geopolitics Podcast- Ukraine: Is China on Russia's Side? Which Other States Might be?
On Geopolitics Podcast

On Geopolitics Podcast- Ukraine: Is China on Russia's Side? Which Other States Might be?

Professor Bill Hurst explains the complex relationship between Russia and China as China grapples with the consequences of the invasion of Ukraine, it’s wider geopolitical and economic relationships and its aspirations for the future of the international order. Also available to listen and subscribe to on Apple , Spotify...