Past events

The third session of the autumn series of webinars on the coronavirus with Professor David Heymann and guest speaker, Dr Olivia Tulloch, helping us to understand the facts and make sense of the latest developments in the global crisis.

Discussion on the extent of voter suppression in the US and whether an expansion of voting by mail will enfranchise more US citizens.

This event explores how both President Zelenskyy’s administration and non-state actors are responding to Russian threats. 

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated tensions in the US-China relationship, but even before this time, these two great powers have competed for dominance in a number of spheres, including economics, technology and military superiority.

This webinar explores the intersection between domestic and foreign policy in the context of the 2020 presidential election.

This webinar explores the impact of race and inequality on voters’ decisions in the November presidential election. How do lawmakers and policymakers protect and perpetuate discriminatory policies that exacerbate racial inequalities and what changes are needed to end this.

As the pandemic continues to expand, the prospect of the virus becoming endemic, and the economic and societal impact of measures aimed at suppressing it, are increasingly being felt.

Speakers discuss the emergence and renewal of Chinese ideas of state sovereignty and their implications for global governance.

 In Conversation with Andriy Yermak, Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine.

The global food system is heavily dependent on trade, with imported food representing around 20 per cent of food consumption worldwide.

Panellists reflect on the relationship between a healthy information space and resilient democracies.

This webinar examines whether the climate crisis will play a significant role in the upcoming American presidential elections.