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Building the Transport to the Future

Author’s Note: On the 20th of February, the British Institute of Global Affairs was honoured to have been invited to attend the ‘Unconference: Building the Transport of the Future’. The event was hosted in Leeds by Civic Future and Britain Remade, organisations aiming to encourage civic leadership and to “make it easier for Britain to …

Standing on the shoulders of Giants or in their shadows?: Britain’s place in a new world order

Editor’s Note: This piece is brought to you by Kateryna Shtepa, a graduate of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv in American and European Studies and a member of the Ukrainian Foreign Policy Association. Her main interests include American-British relations, the history of economics, and world food security. Be sure to follow her work, here. …

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English Devolution: Devolving Power or Diluting It?

Littered in the news this week are place names of exciting importance. Vance’s entry into Munich’s Security Conference, Riyadh’s peace talks, the latest news from Washington, and Kyiv’s continued defiance against Moscow all battle for the attention of the world’s public.  While Macron once again pushes for European strategic autonomy, decisions are being made closer …

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Will the UK be conquered by cyberattacks?

Editor’s Note: This piece is brought to you by Isaac Sackville-Adjei, a recent Master’s graduate from the University of St Andrews. His dissertation ‘Ctrl+Alt+Defeat’ on the topic of cyber warfare achieved the Dean’s List award as well as the ‘Rt Hon Lord Campbell of Pittenweem Prize for the best MLitt dissertation written in the School …

Podcast #1 – Amb. John Everard

Author’s Note: Welcome to the first podcast from the British Institute of Global Affairs! Our first series, comprised of five episodes, will be focusing on the theme of ‘Diplomacy’ and each week, I’ll be speaking to guests about their backgrounds, experiences, insights, and thoughts on how the UK can navigate the world of diplomacy as …