Diplomacy in Practice: Lessons from a Career on the Frontlines In a period of extreme flux in the international system, diplomacy has never been more essential or more challenging. Drawing on his long career as a British and European Union diplomat, including as a head of mission and Managing Director for both Africa and the Middle East, Dr Nick Westcott offers a vivid and practical exploration of the craft of diplomacy: how to handle crises, negotiate with adversaries, support local staff, engage civil society, and navigate the pressures of representing one’s country abroad.
In Conversation with the High Commissioner of the Republic of Zambia to the UK A unique opportunity to hear directly from a senior African diplomat about the realities of diplomatic life today, both in general and in the context of working in London as a major global diplomatic hub.
The New Hinterlands of Global China: Digital Connection, Suspension, and Precarity in Southeast Asia This presentation explores how people build a sense of place and community in the development zones and corridors that have become focal sites of Chinese investment in Southeast Asia.
In the shadow of the constitution: The micropolitics of constitutional contestation in Cambodia Launch of Ben Lawrence's new book on the dynamics of Cambodia's constitutional landscape.
Is President and Supreme Leader Xi Jinping on his way out? Dr Willy Lam will focus on Xi Jinping's relations with the people's Liberation Army (PLA) top brass.
Ways of Remembering: Law, Cinema and Collective Memory in the New India Join us for a discussion of Oishik Sircar's "Ways of Remembering," exploring how law and cinema shape memory of the 2002 Gujarat pogrom. Featuring conversation with Manisha Sethi and Shohini Ghosh.
Immigration detention in Hong Kong: Advocacy in the dark In this seminar, Professor Surabhi Chopra will discuss her paper which examines civil society engagement with immigration detention in Hong Kong.