Past Events

In conversation with Professor Brendan Simms and Professor Diane Coyle, Harold James will explore how contemporary political language has been formed by its nineteenth century origins and what can be done to better define major political ideas.   

The wider Baltic Sea Region, which now includes Belarus, has seen a steady increase in tensions since 2007 when Estonia was subject to a serious cyber attack by Russia.

On the eightieth anniversary of Pearl Habor, join us in the relaxed setting of the University Arms Library, where Professor Brendan Simms will be in conversation with eminent historian, David Reynolds, taking us through a riveting account of the five most crucial days in twentieth century diplomatic history.

Part of the Cambridge seminar series on the future of the island of Ireland, co-hosted by Sidney Sussex College and the Centre for Geopolitics, University of Cambridge.

Part of the Cambridge seminar series on the future of the island of Ireland, co-hosted by Sidney Sussex College and the Centre for Geopolitics, University of Cambridge.

As we prepare to commemorate the eightieth anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack, it remains etched in the public memory as the moment that ended America’s isolationism and led inevitably to the Axis defeat.

Although institutional advantages, curbed civil liberties, and a dose of coercion help sustain electoral-authoritarian or “hybrid” regimes, those features are not the whole story.

Part of the Cambridge seminar series on the future of the island of Ireland, co-hosted by Sidney Sussex College and the Centre for Geopolitics, University of Cambridge.

Matt Carthy TD (Sinn Féin, Cavan-Monaghan & party spokesperson for agriculture, food and the marine) will discuss the future of the island of Ireland.

Part of the Cambridge seminar series on the future of the island of Ireland, co-hosted by Sidney Sussex College and the Centre for Geopolitics, University of Cambridge.

Lord Robin Eames will be in conversation with Prof Eugenio Biagini on the subject of the future of the island of Ireland.

Part of the Cambridge seminar series on the future of the island of Ireland, co-hosted by Sidney Sussex College and the Centre for Geopolitics, University of Cambridge.