I have been awarded a small grant from the Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation for the project 'UK-Japan Collaboration on Sustainable Reconstruction in Post-conflict Countries: Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, and Ukraine' with a partner, Professor Keiko Sakai, at Chiba University

Record winds of 114mph recorded as Storm Eowyn hits the UK and Ireland A record wind speed of 114mph has been recorded in Ireland as Storm Eowyn causes widespread disruption on both sides of the Irish Sea.

Record winds of 114mph recorded as Storm Eowyn hits the UK and Ireland

National Security & Defence Documents Dataset Published now: a groundbreaking corpus & dataset of national security documents, offering unprecedented insights into the landscape of international security.

A Global Perspective on National Security: Announcing the National Security and Defence Documents Dataset
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Climate Diplomacy’s $300 Billion Failure Climate negotiations at COP29 ended in a deal that mostly showed how far the world is from facing climate change’s real dangers.

Much of the money in this agreement climate negotiators reached in Baku will likely be structured as debt, even though, @zoeschlanger.bsky.social writes, that stands in the way of COP’s stated goals.

The next 100 years of peace in the greater Middle East: Beyond the 1923 peace settlement and the reconfiguration of the East-West relations Podcast Episode · Global Conversations, from Scotland · 04/11/2024 · 48m

In our latest podcast, Dr Ilia Xypolia, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at University of Aberdeen; and Dr Zana Gul, Lecturer in International Politics at University of Stirling discuss their SCGA-funded project on the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne, its aftermath and its lessons.