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Girton College is hosting a special talk provided by Oman's Foreign Minister on the 26th of October at 5.30pm. A drinks reception will follow. 📅 Monday 26 October 2026 📍 Old Hall, Girton College, University of Cambridge 👉 Registration: girtoncollege.wufoo.com/forms/a-talk...

A Talk by The Foreign Minister of Oman

Monday 26 October 2026 5.30pm, Old Hall, Girton College, University of Cambridge Followed by a drinks reception If you wish to attend this event, please fill out the form below:

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The Cambridge Intelligence Seminar returns! 🕵️ 🗓️ Fri, 9 Oct, 17:30 - Prof Christopher Andrew reveals his secret collaboration with Oleg Gordievsky after his escape from Moscow in 1985, with KGB documents and London dead letter boxes you can still visit. 📍 Corpus Christi College & online Details 👇

Prof Christopher Andrew: ‘My secret collaboration with Oleg Gordievsky after his escape from Moscow in 1985’ - Centre for Geopolitics

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The Cambridge Intelligence Seminar returns! 🕵️ 🗓️ Fri, 9 Oct, 17:30 - Prof Christopher Andrew reveals his secret collaboration with Oleg Gordievsky after his escape from Moscow in 1985, with KGB documents and London dead letter boxes you can still visit. 📍 Corpus Christi College & online Details 👇

Prof Christopher Andrew: ‘My secret collaboration with Oleg Gordievsky after his escape from Moscow in 1985’ - Centre for Geopolitics

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🚨 TODAY 🚨 We are introducing our new #Mediterranean Programme at the University of Cambridge Alumni Festival ⚓️ See you at 17:00 on the Sidgwick Site! 🌊 ⬇️ Details and registration

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🌊 Excited to launch our #Mediterranean Programme! -- to be introduced by Brendan Simms & Nicholas Hopton at the Cambridge Alumni Festival, Fri 18 Sept, 17:00–18:00. Britain's Mediterranean ties run deep – and they matter more than ever. 🇬🇧🌍 Details: www.cfg.cam.ac.uk/events/europ...

🇬🇧 What is at stake for #Britain in the Mediterranean region? ⚓️ Join us to find out at the Cambridge Alumni Festival next week, where the Centre for Geopolitics is launching its new #Mediterranean Programme! Fri 18 Sept, 17:00 Details and registration ⬇️

Centre for Geopolitics@camgeopolitics.bsky.social · 2mo ago

🌊 Excited to launch our #Mediterranean Programme! -- to be introduced by Brendan Simms & Nicholas Hopton at the Cambridge Alumni Festival, Fri 18 Sept, 17:00–18:00. Britain's Mediterranean ties run deep – and they matter more than ever. 🇬🇧🌍 Details: www.cfg.cam.ac.uk/events/europ...

BOOK LAUNCH! 📚 @csns-uk.bsky.social will host Prof Brendan Simms and Dr Hugo Bromley for the launch of their new book: British Statecraft and the Baltic Sea Region: A Documentary History 📅 Thu, 17 September, 17:00-18:15 📍 King's College London ⬇️ Details and registration

Centre for Statecraft & National Security@csns-uk.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Join us for the launch of Dr Hugo Bromley and Prof Brendan Simms's new book: British Statecraft and the Baltic Sea Region: A Documentary History 📅 Thu, 17 Sep, 17:00-18:15 📍 King's College London csns.uk/event/britis...

Event video now live! 'European Approaches to De-Risking: National Security, Strategic Coordination, and Indo-Pacific Partnerships' This panel featured in last week's 'Between De-Risking and Interdependence: Rethinking Europe-China Relations' conference. bit.ly/3SGMDsE

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Between De-Risking and Interdependence: Rethinking Europe-China Relations Between De-Risking and Interdependence: Rethinking Europe-China Relations is a two-day conference that brings together leading scholars, as well as policymakers and think tank representatives, with a focus on the development of Europe-China relations during the leadership of Xi Jinping. Since Xi Jinping’s ascent to power in China, relations between China and Europe have become increasingly securitised and tense. In 2019, the EU labelled China a ‘systemic rival’, and both the EU’s and the UK’s strategies began emphasising security concerns. The UK’s Integrated Review Refresh describes China as an ‘epoch-defining challenge’, also reflecting a shift toward a securitised, ‘de-risking’ approach. However, full de-risking from China is unrealistic due to economic interdependence and the need for cooperation on global issues like climate change and arms control. Balancing this approach requires clearly identifying the challenges posed by China’s geopolitical behaviour, and particularly by the issues of strategic and economic competition this poses to Europe. This collaborative project between the Centre for Geopolitics at Cambridge and CERI at Sciences Po explores this issue in a range of distinct, yet closely interrelated, strategic sectors crucial to contemporary relations between Europe and China and, more widely, geopolitics in the 21st Century. This conference is supported by the CamPo programme, fostering collaboration between the University of Cambridge and Sciences Po. Panel 4. European Approaches to De-Risking: National Security, Strategic Coordination, and Indo-Pacific Partnerships Speakers: Suzanne Raine, Master of Selwyn College, University of Cambridge; former Civil Servant, British Foreign and Commonwealth Office Professor John Nilsson-Wright, Professor of Japanese Politics and International Relations of East Asia at the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (FAMES), Fellow at Darwin College, University of Cambridge Dr Giulia Garbagni, Early Career Research Fellow at Fitzwilliam College, Research Affiliate, Centre for Geopolitics, University of Cambridge Moderator: Dr Alice Politi, Centre for Geopolitics, University of Cambridge

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Panel 3 of 'Between De-Risking and Interdependence: Rethinking Europe-China Relations' is now available on our YouTube channel. Watch this panel 'Green Interdependence or Strategic Vulnerability? Climate Cooperation in an Era of De-Risking' here: bit.ly/4wlPaqu

Between De-Risking and Interdependence: Rethinking Europe-China Relations | PANEL3

Between De-Risking and Interdependence: Rethinking Europe-China Relations Between De-Risking and Interdependence: Rethinking Europe-China Relations is a two-day conference that brings together leading scholars, as well as policymakers and think tank representatives, with a focus on the development of Europe-China relations during the leadership of Xi Jinping. Since Xi Jinping’s ascent to power in China, relations between China and Europe have become increasingly securitised and tense. In 2019, the EU labelled China a ‘systemic rival’, and both the EU’s and the UK’s strategies began emphasising security concerns. The UK’s Integrated Review Refresh describes China as an ‘epoch-defining challenge’, also reflecting a shift toward a securitised, ‘de-risking’ approach. However, full de-risking from China is unrealistic due to economic interdependence and the need for cooperation on global issues like climate change and arms control. Balancing this approach requires clearly identifying the challenges posed by China’s geopolitical behaviour, and particularly by the issues of strategic and economic competition this poses to Europe. This collaborative project between the Centre for Geopolitics at Cambridge and CERI at Sciences Po explores this issue in a range of distinct, yet closely interrelated, strategic sectors crucial to contemporary relations between Europe and China and, more widely, geopolitics in the 21st Century. This conference is supported by the CamPo programme, fostering collaboration between the University of Cambridge and Sciences Po. Panel 3 - Green Interdependence or Strategic Vulnerability? Climate Cooperation in an Era of De-Risking Speakers: Isabel Hilton OBE, Visiting Professor, Lau China Institute, King’s College London; Chair, Great Britain China Centre; Founder, China Dialogue Dr Bruno Binetti, Senior Policy Advisor, E3G; Associate Fellow, Chatham House Marcus Gustafsson, Policy Officer, Secretariat-General, European Commission Moderator: Dr Sinan Chu, CERI, Sciences Po

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Videos are now available from 'Between De-Risking and Interdependence: Rethinking Europe-China Relations'. Watch Panel 1 'Rewiring Globalisation: Supply Chains, Industrial Policy, and Economic Security' here: bit.ly/3SLo5i8

Between De-Risking and Interdependence: Rethinking Europe-China Relations | PANEL1

Between De-Risking and Interdependence: Rethinking Europe-China Relations Between De-Risking and Interdependence: Rethinking Europe-China Relations is a two-day conference that brings together leading scholars, as well as policymakers and think tank representatives, with a focus on the development of Europe-China relations during the leadership of Xi Jinping. Since Xi Jinping’s ascent to power in China, relations between China and Europe have become increasingly securitised and tense. In 2019, the EU labelled China a ‘systemic rival’, and both the EU’s and the UK’s strategies began emphasising security concerns. The UK’s Integrated Review Refresh describes China as an ‘epoch-defining challenge’, also reflecting a shift toward a securitised, ‘de-risking’ approach. However, full de-risking from China is unrealistic due to economic interdependence and the need for cooperation on global issues like climate change and arms control. Balancing this approach requires clearly identifying the challenges posed by China’s geopolitical behaviour, and particularly by the issues of strategic and economic competition this poses to Europe. This collaborative project between the Centre for Geopolitics at Cambridge and CERI at Sciences Po explores this issue in a range of distinct, yet closely interrelated, strategic sectors crucial to contemporary relations between Europe and China and, more widely, geopolitics in the 21st Century. This conference is supported by the CamPo programme, fostering collaboration between the University of Cambridge and Sciences Po. Panel 1 - Rewiring Globalisation: Supply Chains, Industrial Policy, and Economic Security Speakers: Peter Handley, Senior Associate, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership. Former Head of Unit and Deputy Director in DG GROW, responsible for critical raw materials (CRMs) and energy-intensive industries. Dr Francesca Ghiretti, Director Economic Security and Resilience Initiative, RAND Europe Professor Paul Irwin Crookes, Associate Professor in Contemporary China Studies, Oxford School of Global and Area Studies, University of Oxford Bruno Houtzager, PhD Candidate, University of Cambridge; Geopolitical Analyst, ASML Moderator: Alessandro Maffei, CERI, Sciences Po

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Former UK Home Secretary and founder of CfG's Baltic Geopolitics Programme, Rt Hon Charles Clarke spoke to The Baltic Times about the Programme's work, regional security, and UK–Baltic cooperation. Read the full article here: bit.ly/44aHGe7

Cambridge's Baltic Geopolitics Programme: strengthening understanding in a changing Europe

The University of Cambridge's Centre for Geopolitics is a leading research institution focused on international security and strategic affai...

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