Past Events

Cambridge University’s Centre for Geopolitics and the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (FAMES) are delighted to announce that, together with the Peace and Democracy Institute of Korea University, they will jointly be hosting the Korea Global Forum: Europe Seminar on September, 29, 2023, at Darwin College, Cambridge. 

In this event, Andrew Cainey discusses his recently co-authored book, Xiconomics: What China’s Dual Circulation Strategy Means for Global Business, in conversation with Professor William Hurst.  

Professor Martin Dimitrov will discuss topics related to his book Dictatorship and Information: Authoritarian Regime Resilience in Communist Europe and China in conversation will Professor William Hurst.

Speakers

Martin Dimitrov is Professor of Political Science at Tulane University.

Following negotiations to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the UK has signed the Protocol of Accession on 16 July 2023 paving the way for the UK’s entry into a free trade bloc made up of 11 nations spanning the Pacific Ocean.

Sweden and Finland have reacted to Russian aggression in Europe by reversing their previous non-alignment and seeking to join NATO so that now neutrality has all but disappeared from the Baltic Sea region. However the principle of neutrality has previously played a key role in the geopolitical structure of the Baltic.

The Centre for Geopolitics and the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk, with support from the European Leadership Network, are pleased to jointly host a panel on Nuclear Risk Reduction in the Baltic Sea Region

Border Infrastructures Changes and Socio-Cultural Impact (Past and Present)

Twenty-five years after the signing of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement there is much to reflect on. Has the Agreement worked for the people of Northern Ireland? What changes have different communities seen as a result of its implementation, both good and bad? How has Brexit impacted perceptions surrounding the Agreement?

How might the UK respond to rising geopolitical tensions in the South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait?