Thanks to Grant Jarvie , Alice Calder and @bencoulson.bsky.social of @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social chaired by Brian Whittle MSP
16.02.2026 22:22 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Sport and the power of soft power - #FestivalofPolitics at @parliament.scot
This panel looked at powerful role of #softpower and #paradiplomacy and took questions on international comparisons, national policy and the role of sport in community integration.
#FOP
16.02.2026 22:22 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Save the Dates! for Scotland's Festival of Europe. 7-10 May 2026. Talks, walks, film, music and more. Follow @festivalofeurope.bsky.social for news, updates and pass it on! @europeanmovement.co.uk @euromovescotland.bsky.social @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social @europestreet.bsky.social @scga.bsky.social
16.02.2026 21:13 β π 2 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0
Opportunities and challenges posed by developments in AI and advanced digital technologies for Scotland and world:
Chris Boyland β Head of AI and Digital Economy, Scottish Government
Dr Cailean Gallagher β Business School, University of St Andrews
Prof Marion Thain β Edinburgh Futures Institute
13.02.2026 15:51 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Emerging & #disruptivetechnologies are radically reshaping societies. Ubiquity of digital data and proliferation of artificial intelligence ( #AI ) transforming economies, social interactions, privacy, government services, policing, intelligence & military capabilities, urban & natural environments
13.02.2026 15:51 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
SCGA The State of the World: Pandemic Preparedness
Roundtable on pandemic preparedness in Scotland: what it should look like, how to achieve it and what Covid-19 teaches us for future plans.
Dr Ben Kasstan-Dabush, lecturer in Global Health Policy at the @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social & SCGA management team member, is organising a State of the World Pandemic Preparedness event at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, 2 March.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1981856658... @benk-d.bsky.social
13.02.2026 09:21 β π 4 π 4 π¬ 1 π 0
Scotlandβs new government bonds policy and the changing development aid regime @jkaarbo.bsky.social @bencormier.bsky.social @juliacalvert.bsky.social vert.bsky.social @maharafiatal.bsky.social
13.02.2026 10:00 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Speakers discussed current challenges in the global multilateral trade regime, the energy transition in the global economy, the UKβs trade strategy, and the consequences for Scotland, as well as sovereign debt
13.02.2026 10:00 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Ben Cormier, Juliet Kaarbo, Julia Calvert and Maha Rafi Atal on the panel at a talk about international trade
Frances Guy of the Scottish International Development alliance talks about international aid at a SCGA organised event
Full house at last night's The State of International Trade, Finance and Development event, organised by SCGA & Department of Government Public Policy @unistrathclyde.bsky.social
13.02.2026 10:00 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
@rcpedin.bsky.social
13.02.2026 09:42 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
long-term disruption. Learning from Covid-19 isnβt about replaying the past. Itβs about building the conditions for a faster, more coordinated, and more equitable response next time.β #health #globalhealth
13.02.2026 09:21 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Dr Kasstan-Dabush said: βCovid-19 was a stark reminder that pandemics donβt just test health systemsβthey test trust, governance, inequality, and our ability to act quickly under pressure. Pandemic preparedness matters because the cost of being unready is measured in lives, livelihoods and
13.02.2026 09:21 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Drawing on insights from across the social sciences and public health, this roundtable is organised in collaboration with the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, and interrogates these questions to formulate priorities and possibilities for pandemic preparedness in Scotland.
13.02.2026 09:21 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
The free event asks what a state of pandemic preparedness looks like, how should such a state be attained, and how can learning from Covid-19 responses inform plans for the future.
13.02.2026 09:21 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
SCGA The State of the World: Pandemic Preparedness
Roundtable on pandemic preparedness in Scotland: what it should look like, how to achieve it and what Covid-19 teaches us for future plans.
Dr Ben Kasstan-Dabush, lecturer in Global Health Policy at the @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social & SCGA management team member, is organising a State of the World Pandemic Preparedness event at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, 2 March.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1981856658... @benk-d.bsky.social
13.02.2026 09:21 β π 4 π 4 π¬ 1 π 0
Defence in the High North - Committees - UK Parliament
The inquiry will examine the current and emerging threats in the region. It will ask what the UKβs defence and security interests are, and whether we have the correct str...
Defence in High North
@ukparliament.parliament.uk Defence Committee will examine current & emerging threats - ask what UKβs defence & security interests are, whether we have correct strategies, capabilities & alliances to counter threats
committees.parliament.uk/work/9588/de...
#highnorth #defence
10.02.2026 21:15 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Looking forward to hosting this workshop with my colleague Clare Frances Moran, funded by the SCGA as part of the State of the World project.
Registration open now and spaces are free: scga.scot/2026/02/10/o...
10.02.2026 19:20 β π 2 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Pleased to share that Dr Marcin Kaczmarski will be a speaker at this @scga.bsky.social @stir.ac.uk public event, joining fellow leading experts on peace, security, migration and refugees, who will analyse these issues and the implications for Scotland.
10.02.2026 14:02 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Banner advertising SCGA event, Outlier or Leader about human rights and international law
Outlier or Leader? A one-day workshop exploring Scotland's approach to human rights & international law 6 March @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social @erinferguson.bsky.social #humanrights
10.02.2026 08:24 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 1
The State of the World: Emerging and Disruptive Technologies
This expert roundtable brings together leading voices to assess the opportunities and challenges posed by developments in AI and advanced digital technologies for Scotland and the world.
The State of the World: Emerging and Disruptive Technologies in Scotland and the World
2 March, 5.30pm-6.45pm (followed by reception)
Lookout Room, Edinburgh Futures Institute, @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social
Organisers: @scga.bsky.social and the Edinburgh Futures Institute
scga.scot/2026/02/09/t...
09.02.2026 14:38 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
SCGA State of the World
What happens worldwide affects life in Scotland. SCGAβs 2026 State of the World brings Scotland-based experts together to explore global challengesβhealth, trade, tech, climate, security, migrationβan...
All of our set-piece State of the World events in one place: ππΌ
International Trade, Finance, and Development;
Global Peace & Security;
Pandemic Preparedness;
Climate Change & Biodiversity loss.
...more to follow...
www.eventbrite.com/cc/scga-stat...
05.02.2026 10:02 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Follow us on @eventbrite.bsky.social for event details:
04.02.2026 15:04 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Lecturer in Law, University of Aberdeen. Public law, privatisation, environmental constitutionalism, climate change, transparency.
Lecturer in Law @AberdeenUniLaw
Welcome to the School of Social & Political Sciences at the University of Glasgow. Through teaching and research, we're tackling the key social and political challenges of our time. Join #TeamUofG | https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/socialpolitical/
New Yorker abroad. Adam Smith Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Political Economy at University of Glasgow studying governance by/of corporations. Sometimes journalist. Always feminist.
Journalist, photographer, broadcaster, painter. Contributing Foreign Editor @heraldscotland @ScotNational Contributor @BBCScotland @BBCWorld - www.davidpratt.co.uk - views own
Lecturer in International Relations
Politics @Uniofaberdeen.bsky.social
Global Strategy Reference Group
@anticorruption.bsky.social
I work on politics of corruption and anti-corruption, authoritarian regime survival and illiberal bureaucracies
Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer) in IR and Gender, University of Edinburgh. Director of Students, School of Social & Political Science. Co-convenor Gender and Politics Research Group, UoE. Former Chair of FTGS & Co-convenor GIRWG;FFP; autism advocate
International Relations Research Group
School of Social and Political Science
University of Edinburgh
https://www.sps.ed.ac.uk/research/research-themes/international-relations-research-group
Pollster. Chief Research Officer of @focaldata.bsky.social and Honorary Professor @UofGlasgow.bsky.social
Chief Executive, The British Academy
Chair, Our World in Data
Board, National Audit Office
Visiting Professor, Kings College London
Fellow, Birkbeck College
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Scotlands Futures Forum is The Scottish Parliamentβs futures think-tank, bringing fresh perspectives, ideas, and creativity to how we prepare for the future.
Scotlandβs future is built on bold ideas.
Be part of the conversation.
Criminologist. Former Lada driver. Atrocity crimes | democracy | police | Bosnia & Herzegovina | ex-Yu | family history | other people's cats... (he/him)
Idle hands draw social theorists poorly on a digital egg.
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Welcome to SIET: Our grants have been helping remarkable young Scots study internationally for fifty years - transforming their own lives, connecting Scotland with the world, and strengthening our shared future.
Asia Director at ECFR. Formerly: European Commission, German Marshall Fund. Posting on China / US / Europe Books, articles: andrewsmall.org
International Historian, Defence Studies Department, Kingβs College London.
Cold War; Diplomacy; British Foreign Policy.
Views my own.
The IWM promotes intellectual exchange between disciplines, academia and society, through public events, and fellowships for scholars, journalists, translators.
https://www.iwm.at
Bluesky account of the REVEL (Realising European Values and European Law) Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence at Maynooth University School of Law and Criminology. Funded by the European Union (2025-2028).
Official account of the EU Delegation to the UK
Member of the Colombian Government Negotiation Team in Peace Process with Comuneros del Sur. Co-founder Rodeemos el DiΓ‘logo, senior policy affiliate PeaceRep, associate researcher SOAS. Newest book: We Are Not Made of Sugar (Fuller Vigil 2025)
