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“EU-Russian Relations: A View from Estonia” a lecture by Marina Kaljurand
Van Swinderen Huys Oude Boteringestraat 19, GroningenThe Baltic country Estonia is familiar with Russian hostility and has strongly committed to the support of Ukraine; in spite of the developing energy and inflation crises, it has donated ...
“Protesting State Crimes in Nicaragua” by Dr Julienne Weegels
Mesacosa Zwanestraat 35, Groningen, NetherlandsIn 2018 many Nicaraguans protested against the social security reforms decreed by President Daniel Ortega that increased taxes and decreased benefits. A brutal crackdown by the National Police and heavily ...
“Japan’s security choices in a changing East Asia” by Mitsuru Myochin, Vice Ambassador of Japan
Senate Room Broerstraat 5, Groningen, GroningenIn this lecture the Vice-Ambassador of Japan, Mitsuru Myochin, will discuss the Japanese perspective on security issues in East Asia and how current developments, such as for example the war ...
“On Arctic Security and Cooperation after Russia’s Attack on Ukraine” by Dr. Christoph Humrich
Mesacosa Zwanestraat 35, Groningen, NetherlandsThe Artic region is of high geopolitical importance. Though no country owns the North Pole, multiple countries border the Arctic region and as such have interests there. Moreover, indigenous populations ...
“The War in Ukraine: the Crucible for a Geopolitical Europe” by Teun Janssen
The Crown Zuiderdiep 2, Groningen, Groningen, NetherlandsDuring this interactive lecture, we're going to look at the impact the war in Ukraine has had on the EU as a foreign and security actor. ''Strategic Autonomy'' has been ...
“Artificial Intelligence” by prof. dr. Niels Taatgen
Academy Building Broerstraat 5, Groningen, NetherlandsIn this lecture, prof. dr. Niels Taatgen will first give an introductionary lecture to Artificial Intelligence. Afterwards, he will talk about Neuromorphic Computing, which is the designing of a computer ...
“The Dark Side of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar” by Dr. Sandra Meeuwsen
Mesacosa Zwanestraat 35, Groningen, NetherlandsSports can play a surprisingly important political role. The soccer World Cup Championship of 2022 has been doused by controversies due to Qatar’s questionable human rights record regarding, amongst others, ...
“The moral dilemmas in medicine” by Dr Anika Nagelkerke
Mesacosa Zwanestraat 35, Groningen, NetherlandsAnimal testing is a vital part of drug design in today's medicine, but it raises many ethical questions and isn't even representative of the human body. Dr. Anika Nagelkerke from ...
“Space law 101” by Deepika Jeyakodi
Mesacosa Zwanestraat 35, Groningen, NetherlandsDeepika Jeyakodi works as a space lawyer and is a member of the International Institute of Space Law (IISL). Space lawyers concern themselves with a combination of international, public and ...
“The geopolitics of the peace process between Armenia and Azerbaijan” by Dr. Agha Bayramov and Dr. Mustafa Ali Sezal
Mesacosa Zwanestraat 35, Groningen, NetherlandsArmenia and Azerbaijan have been clashing about the Nagoro-Karabakh region since 1988, when both states were getting ready to leave the Soviet Union. Since the initial 6-year war, border clashes ...