Past Events

The Baltic Germans dominated the political, cultural and social life of what are now Latvia and Estonia for generations. They were not only prominent landowners and writers but also soldiers and administrators in the Swedish and Tsarist empires.

Apologies: this event has been cancelled due to a change in speaker availability.

NATO’s expansion eastward is one of the most contested and hotly debated elements of the post–Cold War order.

Join Professor William Hurst of the Centre for Geopolitics in conversation with Dr Ling Li (University of Vienna) to discuss the consolidation of power around Xi within the Communist party, and the implications for the future of China’s institutions and its relationship with the world.

Why has Scotland had such a considerable cultural and political effect on the wider world, and what does it mean for Scotland today?

This panel will reflect on the implications and future of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland to the Withdrawal Agreement agreed between the EU and the UK (i.e. the Northern Ireland Protocol) as well as on the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill, currently under consideration in the House of Lords.

Connections between Scotland and the farthest corners of the Baltic had been a subject of much historical research, revealing unknown, unexpected, and often surprising connections.  Until 1603, Scotland competed against England for influence in the Baltic.  From mid seventeenth to mid eighteenth century, in the territory of the Grand Duchy of Li

The protests that have been sparked in Iran by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Jina Amini, who was arrested by the Islamic Republic’s morality police, have posed a serious challenge to the political elite and leadership of Iran.

Chair: Dr. Donatas Kupčiūnas, Research Associate at the Centre for Geopolitics 

The traditional image of the Scandinavian Baltic societies is as prosperous, tolerant, and open-minded, embodying respect for human rights and a strong and humane welfare state.  And, in some cases, at any rate, a deep disposition to geopolitical neutrality.