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Read more at: Call for applications: Gdansk Summer School 2023

Call for applications: Gdansk Summer School 2023

16 March 2023

Border Infrastructures. Changes and socio-cultural impact (past and present) When : 10 – 15 July 2023 Where : University of Gdansk (Poland) For whom : Undergraduate, Masters and PhD students from Cambridge within the arts, humanities and social sciences (POLIS, History, Modern and Medieval Languages, Asian and Middle...


Read more at: Energy security in the Baltic and Northern Europe

Energy security in the Baltic and Northern Europe

8 March 2023

By Dr Hugo Bromley and Rt Hon Charles Clarke , The Baltic Geopolitics Programme successfully held its first major parliamentary event at the House of Lords on 20 February, on 'Energy security in Northern Europe and the Baltic', working in partnership with the UK FCDO Network of Liberty Fund. Over 100 took part including...


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Munich Security Conference

8 March 2023

The legendary Munich Security Conference assembles many world leaders and experts in the Bavarian capital every year. On this occasion it was opened by German Chancellor Olav Scholz, followed by French President Emmanuel Macron, and US Vice President Kamala Harris. The MSC is also known for its moments of high drama. Think...


Read more at: The Rise and Fall of the EAST with Professor Yasheng Huang
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The Rise and Fall of the EAST with Professor Yasheng Huang

2 February 2023

The Centre for Geopolitics welcomed Professor Yasheng Huang ( Epoch Foundation Professor of International Management and Faculty Director of Action Learning at the MIT Sloan School of Management) to discuss his forthcoming book, The Rise and Fall of the EAST: Examination, Autocracy, Stability, and Technology in Chinese...


Read more at: Military History Working Group - Lent Term 2023
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Military History Working Group - Lent Term 2023

24 January 2023

Photo: 'The Long Trail, North West Frontier of British India, 1919', National Army Museum 1999-09-72-10 The Military History Working Group, established last term by the Centre for Geopolitics, will continue meeting in Lent Term in the Engelsberg Room in Fitzwilliam House (Mondays at 4pm). The group brings together...


Read more at: Energy Security in the Baltic and Northern Europe

Energy Security in the Baltic and Northern Europe

24 January 2023

By Rt Hon Charles Clarke and Dr Hugo Bromley On 20 February the Baltic Geopolitics Programme is holding a seminar to address ‘Energy Security in the Baltic and Northern Europe’. This will take place in the House of Lords, hosted by Lord Jeffrey Mountevans, a member of our Advisory Board, and will be followed by a Reception...


Read more at: Call for applications - Baltic Geopolitics Programme Publication Prize
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Call for applications - Baltic Geopolitics Programme Publication Prize

19 December 2022

The Baltic Programme at the Centre for Geopolitics, University of Cambridge is pleased to announce a call for applications for the Baltic Geopolitics Network Publication Prize. The prize of £1000 will be awarded for an outstanding publication – a book or an article in an academic journal – on the subject of the geopolitics...


Read more at: The Centre for Geopolitics Annual Report 2022
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The Centre for Geopolitics Annual Report 2022

19 December 2022

Letter from the Directors In 2022, the Centre for Geopolitics – launched in 2015 – reached the next level in its mission to become a world-leading centre. Pivotal to this success was the support of the Ax:son Johnson Institute for Statecraft and Diplomacy (AJI), which provided funding for three postdoctoral researchers and...


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Professor Bill Hurst’s tweet on the protests in China goes viral

19 December 2022

By Michelle Houghton , Communications & Events Coordinator In late November, the ‘rare’ public protests against China’s strict zero-covid lockdowns were generating extensive coverage across international news outlets. In response, the Centre’s Professor Bill Hurst, Chong Hua Professor of Chinese Development, tweeted: I...


Read more at: The Baltics and Germany: Joint Roundtable with the Körber Stiftung

The Baltics and Germany: Joint Roundtable with the Körber Stiftung

16 December 2022

The Centre for Geopolitics, Baltic programme travelled to Berlin on 14 November for a roundtable jointly organised with the Körber Stiftung History Forum . On the agenda was Germany’s place in the Baltic Sea region following the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the announcement by Chancellor Olaf Scholz of a Zeitenwende ...