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  1. The Fate of Civilians in War

    The Fate of Civilians in War

    Stephen Neff, Edinburgh University

    The fundamental rule regarding civilians in armed conflict is the requirement at all times to distinguish civilian populations from combatants. Civilian...

  2. Career Talk with ISWS

    Career Talk with ISWS

    Guest Speaker - James Black

    James Black is assistant director of the Defence and Security research group at RAND Europe. In addition to group management responsibilities, he leads the...

  3. The Wednesday Seminar Series

    The Wednesday Seminar Series

    School of International Relations Wednesday Research Seminar Series Autumn 2023

    The Wednesday Seminar Series --- School of International Relations Wednesday Research Seminar Series Autumn 2023 Convenors: Drs Jeffrey Stevenson Murer and...

  4. All. Rights. Matter.

    All. Rights. Matter.

    Centre for Art and Politics Seminar

    Leilah Babirye made and exhibited the installation I care about you (2016) during the Artwork at Kampala Exhibition hosted at Makerere University in 2016. She...

  5. Bridging Continents: Navigating the EU-China Relationship

    Bridging Continents: Navigating the EU-China Relationship

    A talk by Italian academic Dr. Nicola Casarini

    We are excited to present "Bridging Continents: Navigating the EU-China Relationship", a talk by Italian academic Dr. Nicola Casarini. Dr. Casarini...

  6. Terrorism and Democracy

    Terrorism and Democracy

    Talk by Lord Mark Sedwill followed by Q and A

    Join alumnus Sir Mark Sedwill, Head of the Civil Service and Cabinet Secretary to the UK Government, as he reflects upon his role as the Government's most...

  7. School of Psychology and Neuroscience -- Friday Seminar

    School of Psychology and Neuroscience -- Friday Seminar

    On Friday 22nd, at 12noon we'll have Shiwen Li (Oxford) present on "The sensory, perceptual, and behavioural trajectories of iridescence --...

  8. PGR Methods Cafe 2024

    PGR Methods Cafe 2024

    The School of IR is pleased to announce the return of the Methods Café for PGR students - all PGR students are warmly invited to join!

    Programme Lunch 1:00pm --- 1.30pm Panel Discussion 1.30pm --- 2:15pm Roundtable Discussions 1 2:15pm --- 3:15pm Break 3:15pm --- 3:30pm...

  9. The End of the Afghan Campaign?

    The End of the Afghan Campaign?

    Special Guest Speakers - Lieutenant General (Retired) Giles Patrick Hill and General (Retired) Mick Nicholson

    Nearly three years have passed since the United States withdrew the last of its troops from Afghanistan, ending nearly twenty years of military presence and...

  10. UAP and the Ethics of War

    UAP and the Ethics of War

    "Throughout the presentation we will explore the problems posed by Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) to current just war theories and international law....

  11. Transboundary water cooperation in Central Asia

    Transboundary water cooperation in Central Asia

    MECACS Seminar Series Event

    Dr. Dinara Ziganshina is the Director at the Scientific Information Centre of Interstate Commission for Water Coordination (SIC ICWC) in Central Asia, a...

  12. Careers Advice Talk with Jamey Dumas

    Careers Advice Talk with Jamey Dumas

    Careers Advice Talk with Jamey Dumas Jamey Dumas is the Senior Intelligence officer for the US National Counterterrorism Center. He has served in a variety of...

  13. Explorathon 2023 presents Bright Club

    Explorathon 2023 presents Bright Club

    The thinking person's comedy night

    A brand new thinking person's comedy night, where Dr Bobbie May becomes a stand-up comedian. Topics of every flavour are set to stimulate our funny bones...

  14. Status reversal and its discontents

    Status reversal and its discontents

    Michael Hechter, School of Politics and Global Studies, Arizona State University

    The recent rise of reactionary politics in modern democracies across the globe has been attributed to a variety of causes, including deindustrialisation,...

  15. Feminism in Contemporary Syria

    Feminism in Contemporary Syria

    Centre of Syrian Studies (CSS)

    Speakers at this Centre of Syrian Studies (CSS) event include Ola Rifai, Birgit Poopuu, Omar Imady, Roua Al Taweel and Lina Al Hafez, with Discussant, Rahaf...

  16. The Russo-Ukraine war: a strategic update

    The Russo-Ukraine war: a strategic update

    Talk by Mykola Bielieskov

    Join colleagues from the School of International Relations and Mykola Bielieskov to discusses the Russo-Ukraine war. Mykola has an MA in International Relations...

  17. Can Central Asian States Keep Their Balancing Act?

    Can Central Asian States Keep Their Balancing Act?

    Talk by Prof Nargis Kassenova (Harvard University)

    Prof Kassenova will talk about the changing geopolitical environment, sets of security, political and economic challenges facing Central Asian states, their...

  18. The Gatecrashers: a long view of lone actor assassins and terrorists

    The Gatecrashers: a long view of lone actor assassins and terrorists

    Featuring Tim Wilson

    Over little more than a decade, the so-called 'Lone Wolf' attacker has emerged as a central security threat. Such lone actors are usually seen as a...

  19. Internal Security and Chinese Grand Strategy

    Internal Security and Chinese Grand Strategy

    St Andrews University - ISWS online seminar series events

    Since 2014, Xi Jinping has made security a focal point of his approach to governing China. But how do Xi Jinping and top leaders of the Chinese Communist Party...

  20. Book Talk : Pathways Towards Lasting Peace

    Book Talk : Pathways Towards Lasting Peace

    Kaleem Hussain

    Peace and Reconciliation in International and Islamic Law presents a lucid analysis, observing how the sources of international law and Islamic Law help or...