Events
IDEAS events aim to provide the public, policymakers, and professionals with diplomatic insight. Our events include public lectures, debates, policy workshops, and international conferences.
Upcoming Events:
Green Political Economy / 13 October 2026, 6-7pm
Professor Falkner will discuss how geopolitics is reshaping the political economy of the global green transition, by discussing the analysis and the findings of his forthcoming book titled “Green Political Economy”.
Sea change: the new great game in the Arctic circle / Thursday 22 October 2026 6.30pm - 8pm
Award-winning journalist Rana Foroohar will discuss her latest book, Sea Change , exploring the growing geopolitical and economic importance of the Arctic and the competition between the US, Russia, and China for influence in the region. The event will be followed by an audience Q&A and book signing.
The Geopolitics of Climate Change: Rethinking Peace in the Antropocene / Thursday 26 November, 6-7pm
Dr Lakitsch will discuss how political power, legitimacy and environment are altogether becoming increasingly relevant, especially in the wake of climate crisis. Particularly, he will talk about a political ecology of peace that seeks to adapt international peace efforts to the conditions of the
Anthropocene and to thereby make them more effective and sustainable.