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The first all-Scotland international relations institute<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

A hub for collaborative policy-relevant research and a home for informed, non-partisan debate on all areas of foreign and security policy broadly defined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Climate Change, Sustainability, Fisheries, Engineering<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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There is strong and compelling evidence that climate change is underway and authoritative sources attribute this unequivocally to anthropogenic activity. The evidence is reported by multiple independent sources.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Human Rights, Immigration, Migration, Refugees<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Earning the Right to Long-term Security: Human Rights Implications<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Contemporary liberal democracies are gripped by mounting anxieties about migration, with political and media narratives frequently declaring that national borders are \u2018out of control\u2019. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Climate Change, Sustainability, Fisheries, Engineering<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Podcast: Scotland’s Hydrogen Sector<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Funded by the Scottish Council on Global Affairs, the limited series covers Scotland’s hydrogen sector, and Episode 1 features Nigel Holmes, CEO of Hydrogen Scotland.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Climate Change, Sustainability, Fisheries, Engineering<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Climate Change, Biodiversity Loss and the Importance of the Oceans<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Climate change is unequivocally caused by human activity. Burning of fossil fuels and changing land-use have rapidly increased the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, and it is these gases that are causing rapid increases in Earth\u2019s average temperature. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Human Rights, Immigration, Migration, Refugees<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

The State of Solidarity with Migrants – a view from Stobswell, Dundee<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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As far-right movements have gained increased prominence across various national and regional contexts, we witness an intensification of anti-migrant discourses and practices. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Defence & Security<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Militarising the fight against crime? Lessons for Scotland<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Twenty-five years ago, the beginning of the War on Terror (WOT) marked a period of militarisation not only in the US, but also in Europe.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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