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Scottish Council on Global Affairs scga.scot @scga.bsky.social · 6d

SCGA Insight: Exploitation, Precarity and Vulnerability

The UK Seasonal Worker Visa scheme (SWV), a short-term labour visa route in the UK, is ostensibly beneficial to the UK economy and to foreign worker visa holders. However, despite regulations that see...

SCGA Insight: Exploitation, Precarity and Vulnerability

Scottish Council on Global Affairs scga.scot @scga.bsky.social · 6d

🆕SCGA Insight report - Exploitation, precarity and vulnerability: seasonal workers on Scotland’s farms. This SCGA Insight is distilled from a larger supervised student research project undertaken in 2025 in the GO Justice Centre of the School of Law.

The UK Seasonal Worker Visa scheme (SWV), a short-term labour visa route in the UK, is ostensibly beneficial to the UK economy and to foreign worker visa holders. However, despite regulations that see...

Podcast: The next 100 years of peace in the greater Middle East

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Scottish Council on Global Affairs scga.scot @scga.bsky.social · 8d

With peace proposals for the region back in the news once again, a reminder of when SCGA looked at one of the reasons we are here in the first place:
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We are joined by Dr Ilia Xypolia from the University of Aberdeen, and Dr Zana Gul from the University of Stirling to discuss their SCGA-funded project on the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne, its aftermath and...

World of the Right: Radical Conservatism and World Order

Scottish Council on Global Affairs scga.scot @scga.bsky.social · 8d

A real pleasure to welcome a parliamentary delegation from Lower Saxony to Edinburgh.
The visit focused on citizen participation in democracy and petitions - and we discussed Scotland's politics, place in the world and SCGA's role in the public sphere.

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Scottish Council on Global Affairs scga.scot @scga.bsky.social · 8d

"World of the Right: Radical Conservatism and World Order"
Audio from a very timely lecture organised by the Stevenson Trust for Citizenship at University of Glasgow and co-hosted by SCGA in April 2025.

Professors Rita Abrahamsen & Michael C. Williams, Ottawa.

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Podcast Episode · Global Conversations, from Scotland · 29/09/2025 · 1h 31m

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SCGA Report: Regulating Ransomware Through International Law

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University of Glasgow College of Social Sciences @uofgsocsci.bsky.social · 15d

The University of Glasgow’s @uofgpolicy.bsky.social has appointed its first cohort of Practice Fellows. Six policy professionals will spend six months at the Centre exploring key policy challenges.

Read more on the #SocSciHub: tinyurl.com/2u2e8m6t

The Gilbert Scott Building at the University of Glasgow, with a clear and blue sky, suggests a bright daytime setting.

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Scottish Council on Global Affairs scga.scot @scga.bsky.social · 16d

With cyber attacks and #ransomware back in the news again, a timely reminder of SCGA's report on Ransomware and the role of intentional law in combating it:
scga.scot/2024/02/27/s...

An SCGA Report Paper addressing the application of international law to ransomware operation.

The National Security Strategy - Committees - UK Parliament

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Scottish Council on Global Affairs scga.scot @scga.bsky.social · Sep 4

UK National Security Strategy - #NationalSecurity
UK Government published a new National Security Strategy (NSS) on 24 June 2025.
A @ukparliament.parliament.uk Joint Committee is seeking views on how well the NSS addresses the range of challenges facing UK.
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The Government published a new National Security Strategy (NSS) on 24 June 2025. The NSS reviews the risks facing the UK and sets out plans to address them, structured under three themes: security at ...

Innovation and global food security - Committees - UK Parliament

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Scottish Council on Global Affairs scga.scot @scga.bsky.social · Sep 4

@ukparliament.parliament.uk Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee launching an inquiry to explore innovations that could improve agricultural practices around world and examine UK’s role in contributing to global food security.
#foodsecurity
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The United Nations has estimated that global food production would need to increase by 70% by 2050 to feed a population of 9.7 billion. Science, innovation and technology have a role to play in sustai...

What happened when the Kyrgyz ambassador met the Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow

Scottish Council on Global Affairs scga.scot @scga.bsky.social · Sep 3

A fascinating meeting on challenges and opportunities in #Space and related industries and research base, between colleagues from @bayerischerlandtag.bsky.social & Hanns Seidel Foundation, & Space Scotland with Consul General Hullmann, Michael Picard and Andrew Bowie MP @heriotwattuni.bsky.social

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Scottish Council on Global Affairs scga.scot @scga.bsky.social · Aug 28

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The Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow hosted the Ambassador of the Kyrgyz Republic to the United Kingdom.

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Scottish Council on Global Affairs scga.scot @scga.bsky.social · Aug 14

@scga.bsky.social is delighted to again be playing a part in supporting the Beyond Borders Scotland Festival this August.
Full programme details here:
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Festival Programme - Beyond Borders Festival

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Scottish Council on Global Affairs scga.scot @scga.bsky.social · Jul 25

An online event about #climatechange and #watersecurity in Central Asia by our colleagues in Asia Scotland Institute - 30 July
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Climate Change and Water Security in Central Asia - Asia Scotland Institute

Central Asia’s pressing water insecurity, compounded by competing interests, legacies of antiquated Soviet infrastructure, and anthropogenic pressures, is

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Scottish Council on Global Affairs scga.scot @scga.bsky.social · Jul 17

@ukparliament.parliament.uk Business and Trade Committee Inquiry into UK trade with the US, India and EU
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UK trade with the US, India and EU - Committees - UK Parliament

The Business and Trade Committee is launching an inquiry into the UK’s trade deals with three of its most important partners: the United States, India, and the European Union. As part of this work, th...

The UK’s F-35 stealth fighter capability - Committees - UK Parliament

Scottish Council on Global Affairs scga.scot @scga.bsky.social · Jul 17

@ukparliament.parliament.uk Public Accounts Committee Inquiry into the UK’s F-35 stealth fighter capability

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The F-35 is a fifth-generation stealth fighter aircraft, which is able to enter contested environments undetected. As part of a US-led programme, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) purchased and is using t...

Scottish Council on Global Affairs scga.scot @scga.bsky.social · Jul 15

🆕INSIGHT REPORT - Migration and Belonging: Learning from Historic & Contemporary Chinese Immigration to Jamaica. This report explores what we can learn from history & anthropology to better understand today’s migration policies and policy discourse. scga.scot/2025/07/15/s... @yichizhang.bsky.social

Banner for a new SCGA Insight report about migration and belonging relating specifically to Chinese immigration to Jamaica.

Scottish Connections Fund: guidance

Scottish Council on Global Affairs scga.scot @scga.bsky.social · Jul 15

If you’re based outside of Scotland, grants of up to £5,000 are available to support your project.
To find out more, and for full eligibility criteria, visit ➡️
www.gov.scot/publications...

Guidance on funding to set up a project to promote Scotland’s worldwide reputation.

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Scottish Council on Global Affairs scga.scot @scga.bsky.social · Jul 15

The #ScottishConnections Fund 2025-26 is now open for applications. The Scottish Government is looking for innovative ideas from individuals and organisations that promote Scotland and bring together its diaspora around the world.

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Scottish Council on Global Affairs scga.scot @scga.bsky.social · Jul 10

@europarl.europa.eu Seminar: spotlight on security and defence challenges
www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres... 107th Rose-Roth Seminar: spotlight on security and defence challenges

107th Rose-Roth Seminar: spotlight on security and defence challenges | News | European Parliament

On 14 and 15 July, Parliament will host the 107th Rose-Roth Seminar in partnership with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (NATO PA).

www.europarl.europa.eu

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Andrew W Neal @andrewwneal.bsky.social · Jun 26

Analysis is based on sentence-level semantic search of inductively-discovered threat topic groups, filtered to include the word 'threat'. Data sourced from the Edinburgh National Security and Defence Documents dataset. datashare.ed.ac.uk/handle/10283...

National Security and Defence Documents Dataset (1987-2024) v2.0

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Andrew W Neal @andrewwneal.bsky.social · Jun 26

State-sponsored threats:
Both espionage and sabotage emerge as prominent concerns in 2025—espionage doubling from the 2020-2023 baseline whilst sabotage appears as an entirely new threat category—reflecting intensified state competition and the targeting of critical national infrastructure.

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Andrew W Neal @andrewwneal.bsky.social · Jun 26

Missile threat salience rose 90% in 2025, likely driven by proliferation of advanced ballistic and hypersonic capabilities amongst adversarial states and the erosion of traditional arms control frameworks.

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Andrew W Neal @andrewwneal.bsky.social · Jun 26

Hybrid warfare salience increased 67% by 2025, indicating growing governmental concern over coordinated grey-zone operations that blur the boundaries between peace and conflict through disinformation, cyberattacks, and economic coercion.