One week to go!
Towards a ‘Smart’ approach: Ukraine and the transformation of the European defence
Join us for a discussion on Ukraine’s role in shaping emerging European defence transformation and the implications for broader security
🗓️ 18 Mar 5-7 PM
🗺️ House of Commons
🔗 bit.ly/4skG2R9
Don't miss it! Dr Joseph Hatfield, There Is No Such Thing As Open Source Intelligence (OSINT)
Join us for a provocative talk. Dr Hatfield argues that practical benefits would be gained if OSINT was reintegrated into traditional intelligence categories
🗓️Mar 13, 5.30-7PM
💻Online
🔗 bit.ly/40hkuc6
🎙️Explorations on War - Episode 9 drops Monday
In this episode, professor @wjhurst.bsky.social and Caroline Baxter discuss the vulnerabilities shaping modern security, from climate change and AI to quantum technologies
➡️ Past episodes:
bit.ly/4uenjZ6
New Event!
Dr Peter Grace, ‘Uncertain Futures. The Crisis at CIA from 1947-1950 and the Arrival of the Intelligence Intellectuals’
🗓️ 20 Mar, 5.30-7 PM
🗺️ Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
🔗 Info: bit.ly/4rnsHXy
NEXT WEEK!
Between peace and war: Britain’s response to hybrid threats
Join us to explore how the UK is adapting to a rapidly evolving security landscape where new risks extend beyond traditional military confrontation
🗓️12 Mar, 6-7 PM
🗺️Selwyn College
🔗 bit.ly/3MRmHrM
New event!
Towards a ‘Smart’ approach: Ukraine and the transformation of the European defence
Explore Ukraine’s defence posture, adaptive security frameworks, and current geopolitical challenges.
🗓️ 18 Mar 17:00-19:00
🗺️ House of Commons
✒️ More info: bit.ly/4skG2R9
Only two days to go! Prof Peter Jackson, The First World War & the Birth of Modern Intelligence
Discover how the rise of radio communications and the evolution of manned flight revolutionised intelligence practices during Great War
🗓️ Mar 5, 5.15-7 PM
✒️ Hybrid
🔗 bit.ly/4amgQUm
Last chance to get your ticket!
Milei’s economics: Signpost or warning for Latin America and beyond?
Dr Irene Mia explores Javier Milei's dramatic economic experiment and its wider implications for Argentina, Latin America and beyond
📅 4 Mar, 5.30-7 PM
🗺️ Trinity Hall, Cambridge
🔗 bit.ly/4kKQyPd
New event!
Between peace and war: Britain’s response to hybrid threats
Suzanne Raine and Director General for Homeland Security Dr Michelle Haslem will discuss the UK's national security risks.
🗓️12 Mar, 18:00-19:00
🗺️Selwyn College
✒️Reg & info: bit.ly/3MRmHrM
Milei’s economics: Signpost or warning for Latin America and beyond?
President Javier Milei's ultra-libertarian agenda challenges decades of conventional economic policy. Hear its greater implications for Latin America & the World.
🗓️ 4 Mar 17.30
🗺️ Trinity Hall
✒️ Reg & info: bit.ly/4aLlhs1
🎙️Explorations on War - Episode 8
Can norms and laws impact wars?
How did waging war become less legally acceptable in the 20th cent.?
How have 21st-cent technologies blurred war boundaries?
Listen to the full episode on:
Apple bit.ly/ExploApple
Spotify bit.ly/ExploSpot
YouTube bit.ly/Exp8-youtube
Last week, former UK Ambassador to Iran Nicholas Hopton joined Lord Ed Vaizey on Times Radio to discuss the US military buildup near Iran.
📌 Tune in from 02:07:50:
bit.ly/3MJaN39
Former UK Ambassador to Iran, Nicholas Hopton, is among 25 ex-ambassadors who have written to @thetimes.com, warning that Israel’s West Bank settlement expansion is illegal and threatens the two-state solution.
Read the full letter here:
bit.ly/40wmFIV
🎙️Explorations on War podcast - Episode 8
In this last episode, we discuss how norms, laws and expectations can prevent and impact wars
⬇️Catch a short clip below
🎧Full episode
Apple bit.ly/ExploApple
Spotify bit.ly/ExploSpot
YouTube bit.ly/Exp8-youtube
TOMORROW! Tomas Venclova on being a dissident in the Soviet Union
Join us tomorrow for a conversation with Tomas Venclova, who will reflect on his dissident years in the 1970s Soviet Baltic, the Brezhnev-era repression and the Helsinki Accords
🗓️ 27 Feb, 5.30-7 PM
🗺️ Cambridge
🔗 bit.ly/3Zq6fBo
Don’t miss 'Dr Claire Hubbard-Hall - Her Secret Service: The Forgotten Women of British Intelligence'
Join us tomorrow to hear the untold stories of women’s contribution to Britain’s secret services.
🗓️Feb 27, 5.30-7 PM
💻Online
🔗https://bit.ly/465p6W6
NEW EVENT! Colombia’s armed conflict in regional and global context
What are the prospects & obstacles for peace in Colombia?
Dr @annetteidler.bsky.social explores security challenges and what to expect from the upcoming election
🗓️ Mar 18, 5-6.30 PM
🗺️ Cambridge, CB3 9DP
🔗 bit.ly/4qVgSY2
🎙️New episode out now – Explorations on War, episode 8
@wjhurst.bsky.social & Ian Hurd discuss how norms, laws and expectations can prevent and impact wars
👇Catch a short clip below
🎧Full episode:
Apple bit.ly/ExploApple
Spotify bit.ly/ExploSpot
YouTube bit.ly/Exp8-youtube
Don't miss it! Prof Peter Jackson, The First World War & the Birth of Modern Intelligence
Discover how the rise of radio communications & the evolution of manned flight revolutionised intelligence practices during the Great War
🗓️ Mar 5, 5.15-7 PM
✒️ Hybrid
🔗 Info: bit.ly/4amgQUm
TODAY, don't miss it!
The resurgence of global antisemitism and its geopolitical implications for the West
Leading expert David Harris will explore the rise of antisemitism, its new dynamics and its implications
🗓️ Feb 25, 5:30–7 PM
🗺️ Pembroke College, CB2 1RF
🔗 bit.ly/3MeK1PH
New event video available!
Untold Realities of Confucius Institutes: A Director’s Memoirs
Prof Jinghan Zeng speaks about his six years leading a UK Confucius Institute during escalating global controversy and geopolitical strain.
Watch now via YouTube:
youtu.be/T9mYctP2V0U?...
🎙️'Explorations on War' podcast - Episode 8 now live!
Prof @wjhurst.bsky.social & Prof Ian Hurd discuss how norms, laws and expectations can prevent and impact wars
➡️ Watch a short clip below
🎧 Listen to the full episode
Apple bit.ly/ExploApple
Spotify bit.ly/ExploSpot
YouTube bit.ly/Exp8-youtube
One week to go! Milei’s economics: Signpost or warning for Latin America and beyond?
Dr Irene Mia explores Javier Milei’s dramatic economic experiment in Argentina, and its implications for the global economy
🗓️ 4 Mar, 5.30-7 PM
🗺️ Trinity Hall
✒️ bit.ly/4kKQyPd
🎙️New episode dropping Monday: Explorations on War
@wjhurst.bsky.social & Ian Hurd discuss how norms, laws and expectations can prevent and impact wars
🎧 Listen to a short preview below
▶️ Catch up on past episodes:
Apple: bit.ly/ExploApple
Spotify: bit.ly/ExploSpot
YouTube: bit.ly/Exp-youtube
New event! Dr Joseph Hatfield, ‘There Is No Such Thing As Open Source Intelligence’
Is “open source intelligence (OSINT)” still a useful concept? Join us for this provocative talk that challenges the concept of OSINT
🗓️Mar 13, 5.30-7 PM
💻Online
🔗Info: bit.ly/40hkuc6
Don’t miss 'Dr Claire Hubbard-Hall - Her Secret Service: The Forgotten Women of British Intelligence'
Join us to hear the untold women’s contribution to Britain’s secret services since the establishment of the Secret Service Bureau in 1909
🗓️Feb 27, 5.30-7 PM
💻Online
✒️https://bit.ly/465p6W6
Don’t miss it — Only a few tickets left!
Tomas Venclova on being a dissident in the Soviet Union
A conversation with the Lithuanian scholar on his dissident years in the 1970s Soviet Baltic, Brezhnev-era repression and the Helsinki Accords
🗓️ 27 Feb, 5.30-7 PM
📍Cambridge
🔗https://bit.ly/3Zq6fBo
🎙️New episode dropping Monday: Explorations on War
Prof @wjhurst.bsky.social & Prof Ian Hurd discuss how norms, laws and expectations can prevent and impact wars
➡️ Watch a short preview below
🎧 Catch up on past episodes:
Apple bit.ly/ExploApple
Spotify bit.ly/ExploSpot
YouTube bit.ly/Exp-youtube
NEW EVENT
Milei’s economics: Signpost or warning for Latin America and beyond?
Dr Irene Mia explores Javier Milei's dramatic economic experiment and its wider implications for Argentina, Latin America and beyond
🗓️ 4 Mar, 5.30-7.00 PM
🗺️ Trinity Hall
✒️ Registration & info: bit.ly/4kKQyPd
TOMORROW - War in Ukraine: Linking geopolitics with battlefield realities
Join Iuliia Osmolovska & Roman Trokhymets for a timely discussion that connects geopolitical analysis with firsthand battlefield experience
🗓️ 19 Feb, 5-7 PM
🗺️ Christ’s College
🔗 bit.ly/4qBG1XW
