How have North Koreans settled in South Korea? A roundtable discussion

At this roundatble, we delve into the satisfaction levels of North Korean defectors living in South Korea, the reasons behind it, its impact on North Korea, and the role of the international community regarding human rights violations in North Korea. The speakers will use novel statistical data collected from the Hana Foundation's annual representative surveys of North Koreans living in South Korea.

Naval competition in the Red Sea and Broader Middle East

Lt Cdr Ward will be discussing the anomalies of increased superpower naval presence in the Red Sea, without (so far) increased naval competition.  Building on his work on the mirroring fallacy vis-à-vis the Soviet Navy and the West, he will explore whether there is only one way to do naval strategy.  What do recent operations in the Red Sea tell us about how naval warfare is changing and the role of navies in state-on-state competition?

Rex Nettleford Lecture on Colonialism and its Legacies 2024

Paul Gilroy, Professor of Humanities at UCL and founding director of the Sarah Parker Remond Centre for the study of racism and racialisation, will deliver the annual Rex Nettleford Lecture on Thursday 16 May 2024. On the subject of “The Evolving Political Significance of Studying Africa’s diaspora”.

The lecture, named in honour of former Honorary Fellow and Orielensis Professor Rex Nettleford, former Vice Chancellor of the University of the West Indies, is intended to contribute to the advancement of academic research into the legacies of colonialism in all its forms.
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