Centre for Geopolitics

29/05/2026

The next episode of 'On Geopolitics, Currents' is out now!

Episode 5: 'Conflict & Neuroscience: How The Brain Shapes War And How War Shapes The Brain, with Dr Nick Wright'

Prof John Nilsson-Wright and Dr Nicholas D Wright, a neuroscientist and adviser to the Pentagon Joint Staff, consider how fear, perception, misperception, and memory are tied to different physiological elements of the brain, and how they influence our predisposition to engage in conflict.

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28/05/2026

The Centre for Geopolitics is taking applications for 3 new Postdoctoral Research Associate positions, with applications closing on 14th June 2026.

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The Centre for Geopolitics (CfG), part of the Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH) at the University of Cambridge, invites applications for three Postdoctoral Research Associates to pursue historically minded work on statecraft and strategy. The post forms part of...

28/05/2026

The event recording is now available for: 'Hungary voted: A conversation with Paul Fox, former British ambassador to Budapest'.

Watch the discussion with Paul Fox and Dr Barnabás Szabó here:

Join us for an online conversation as Paul Fox, former British ambassador to Budapest, will discuss the recent parliamentary elections in Hungary, the intern...

28/05/2026

🎙️ Explorations on War – Episode 13 is now live!

Professor William Hurst is joined by Prof Shiping Tang to discuss the origins of war and the reasons why states fight. They also consider how war has become a defining force in shaping international order, and examine the social evolution of the rules that surround order.

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20/05/2026

The Centre's Dr. Trevelyan Wing brought together the following panellists to celebrate '25 years of CRASSH' by speaking about 'From climate change to energy securitisation: Advancing the green transition amid shifting narratives of power and crisis'

Nick Bridge CMG, former UK Special Representative for Climate Change, Prof. Michael Bradshaw, Warwick Business School, and Dr Zissis Marmarelis, Environment and Society Centre at Chatham House, all gave fascinating contributions.

The event video is now available here:

From Climate Change to Energy Securitisation: Advancing the Green Transition amid Shifting Narratives of Power and CrisisGeopolitical, geoeconomic, and other...

20/05/2026

The latest podcast episode of On Geopolitics, Currents, 'British Foreign Policy In A Disorderly World' is available now!

Sir Robin Niblett speaks to Professor John Nilsson-Wright about the challenges facing the Labour Government and Sir Keir Starmer.

Stay tuned for more releases of highly topical conversations with expert guest speakers.

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