Centre for Geopolitics

Recently, our staff member Dr Lisa Vickers participated in the Manfred Wörner Seminar with the German Bundeswehr. In her cohort was a Petrean who remembered his time at the college fondly, entering Professor Brendan Simms' new book The Return of the Great Powers into the seminar's gift lottery as a token to represent his home country. A NATO staff officer was the recipient of this book. The Centre is glad to see Professor Simms' work uniting Cambridge - past and present - and the broader security field. Dr Vickers also saw the book featured at Dussmann das KulturKaufhaus in Berlin, of which there was only one copy remaining!

Visiting Braniewo and meeting with Deputy Mayor Anna Kapusta were highly rewarding parts of CfG's 2026 Baltic Summer School. Huge thanks to Uniwersytet Gdański and all the contributors to this week's programme of political, historical, and cultural education.

University of Cambridge students were very fortunate to visit the Polish-Russian border during the Centre's 2026 Baltic Summer School at the University of Gdańsk. They found this cultural and political exchange to be extremely rewarding. Many thanks to the Warmia-Masuria Border Guard Division and Uniwersytet Gdański for this educational visit.

The video of 'Between De-Risking and Interdependence: Rethinking Europe-China Relations' is available now!

This panel featured Suzanne Raine, John Nilsson-Wright, Giulia Garbagni, and Alice Politi for an insightful conversation about 'European Approaches to De-Risking: National Security, Strategic Coordination, and Indo-Pacific Partnerships'

Watch here:

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Panel 3 of 'Between De-Risking and Interdependence: Rethinking Europe-China Relations' is now available on our YouTube channel.

This panel featured Isabel Hilton OBE, Bruno Binetti, Marcus Gustafsson, and Sinan Chu in a discussion about 'Green Interdependence or Strategic Vulnerability? Climate Cooperation in an Era of De-Risking'.

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Panel videos are now available from 'Between De-Risking and Interdependence: Rethinking Europe-China Relations'.

Panel 1 featured Peter Handley, Francesca Ghiretti, Paul Irwin Crookes, Bruno Houtzager, and Alessandro Maffei for an engaging discussion on 'Rewiring Globalisation: Supply Chains, Industrial Policy, and Economic Security'.

Watch here to hear their insights:

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Former UK Home Secretary and founder of CfG's Baltic Geopolitics Programme, Rt Hon Charles Clarke spoke to Baltic Times about the Programme's work, regional security, and UK–Baltic cooperation.

Read the full article here:

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...

Last chance to register for tonight's event 'Turning right in turbulent times: Chile under Kast'

This discussion will explore Chile's place in an increasingly polarised world order.

🗓️ Tonight! 17:30 – 19:00
🗺️ Long Room, G&C
🔗 Reg & info: https://bit.ly/4vBM29L