Events AY2025-26

Prospects for International Security Cooperation in East Asia
Prof. Brendan Howe, Ewha Womans University
Monday, 9 February, 17:00-18:30
School II

British Codebreaking and American Secrecy in the First World War
Dr. Daniel Larsen, University of Glasgow
Monday, 16 February, 17:00-18:30
School II

The Problematic Association between Foreign Military Assistance and increased Terrorist Attacks in Recipient Nations
Aoife McCullogh, PhD Candidate, LSE
Monday, 23 February, 17:00-18:30
School II

Framing the First World War: How Divergent Views Shaped a global Conflict
Book Launch followed by a Wine and Cheese Reception
Prof. Sir Hew Strachan, University of St. Andrews
Dr. Aimée Fox, University of St. Andrews
Dr. David Morgan-Owen, University of St. Andrews
Dr. Sofya Anisimova, University College Dublin
Monday, 9 March, 17:00-19:30
Old Union Diner

Military Effectiveness and the Rise of Military Professionalism under Louis XIV: The Artillery – Cutting Edge or Laggard?
Prof. Guy Rowlands, University of St. Andrews
Monday, 23 March, 17:00-18:30
School II

The Wars to Come
‘Bridging the Gap’ Workshop with UK Policymakers and Military Experts
23-24 April, details TBD

Fall Semester

Wine and Cheese Welcome Reception
Monday, 15 September, 17:00-18:30
Arts Building, Third Floor Foyer

European Responses to International Terrorism: The Case of Italy (1970s-1980s)
Dr. Valentine Lomellini, University of Padua
Co-sponsored with CSTPV
Monday, 6 October, 17:00-18:30
Arts Lecture Theatre

The Personality of American Power: Donald Trump and US Strategic Culture
Giselle Donnelly, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
Monday, 13 October, 17:00-18:30
Arts Lecture Theatre

Roundtable: The Strategic Defence Review
General Sir Richard Barrons, British Army (retired)
Co-sponsored with SCGA
Monday, 27 October, 17:00-18:30
Lower College Hall

Global Southwests: Capital, Labor, and Uranium in American and African Southwests
Prof. Jay Sarkar, University of Glasgow
Co-sponsored with ITSH
Monday, 10 November, 17:00-18:30
Arts Lecture Theatre

Frontline Engineering: The Development of Ukrainian Unmanned Systems during the War
Emilie Berthelsen, PhD Candidate, Royal Danish Defence College
Monday, 17 November, 17:00-18:30
Arts Lecture Theatre

Simulation: Strategy, Policy, and Operations Research
Dr. Andrea Gilli
Monday, 24 November, 17:00-19:00
Arts Lecture Theatre