Abstract

The fifth William Pitt seminar, Geopolitics: crisis and change, will be held in the Queen’s Building, Emmanuel College, at 4 pm on Friday 15 October 2010, followed at 8 pm by dinner in Pembroke. The seminar will be chaired by Mr James Naughtie, the well-known broadcaster, and will cover the following three areas/topics:

• Historical: how the world has arrived at its current political state
• Failure to deal on a European scale with major problems as they emerge
• The shift of power and influence from West to East, focussing on emerging economies

The speakers will be:

• Mr Robert Cooper, Director-General for External and Politico-Military Affairs at the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union
• Hon. Alexander Downer, formerly Australian Foreign Minister who will give a ‘Pacific Rim’ view
• Dr Stefan Halper, University of Cambridge, former US Presidential Advisor, whose research interests remain centred on US foreign and national security issues and international security matters.
• Professor Brendan Simms, University of Cambridge, Professor in the History of International Relations, who will provide a historical perspective

Please contact Jane Moorman (jm596@cam.ac.uk) if you would like to attend